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Past Simple / Past Continuous
Contributed by: Sala Esquena
  • 1. I .....................to the cinema when I met her
A) went
B) were going
C) was going
D) go
  • 2. She .............a noise while she was walking
A) hears
B) was hearing
C) were hearing
D) heard
  • 3. While she was walking the dog she ..................her teacher
A) was seeing
B) saw
C) were seeing
D) sees
  • 4. When she ..................they were studying
A) came in
B) was coming in
C) come in
D) cames in
  • 5. While they .............................a bike, they saw many people
A) rode
B) rides
C) was riding
D) were riding
  • 6. I ..........................asleep while I was reading a book
A) fall
B) felt
C) was falling
D) fell
  • 7. I ...............my wife while she was studying at a high school
A) meet
B) met
C) meted
D) was meeting
  • 8. When she went out, it ...................
A) rains
B) was raining
C) rained
D) rain
  • 9. She .....................on the door while he was teaching
A) knocked
B) knockked
C) knocks
D) was knocking
  • 10. We were driving when the accident ........................
A) happen
B) was happening
C) happened
D) happens
  • 11. Peter ....................me while I was having a shower
A) rings
B) rung
C) was ringing
D) rang
  • 12. My mother .................a dish while she was washing them
A) break
B) was breaking
C) breaked
D) broke
  • 13. While I .........................the letter, I made some mistakes
A) typed
B) were typing
C) was typing
D) type
  • 14. When I opened the door, she ............................a film
A) watched
B) watches
C) was watching
D) watch
  • 15. While she ..........................a book, her mum was cooking
A) reads
B) is reading
C) was reading
D) read
  • 16. She .................the guitar when he rang her
A) are playing
B) played
C) is playing
D) was playing
  • 17. She ..............................the homework when the light went off
A) did
B) is doing
C) do
D) was doing
  • 18. She was listening to music when her mum .......................
A) arrive
B) arrived
C) was arriving
D) arrives
  • 19. She .............................emails when the computer stopped working.
A) checked
B) is checking
C) checks
D) was checking
  • 20. I..........................off the ladder while I was painting the ceiling
A) felt
B) was feeling
C) fell
D) was falling
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