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