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