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