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