Past Simple / Past Continuous
  • 1. I .....................to the cinema when I met her
A) went
B) go
C) was going
D) were going
  • 2. She .............a noise while she was walking
A) heard
B) was hearing
C) hears
D) were hearing
  • 3. While she was walking the dog she ..................her teacher
A) were seeing
B) saw
C) sees
D) was seeing
  • 4. When she ..................they were studying
A) come in
B) cames in
C) came in
D) was coming in
  • 5. While they .............................a bike, they saw many people
A) was riding
B) rides
C) rode
D) were riding
  • 6. I ..........................asleep while I was reading a book
A) fall
B) felt
C) fell
D) was falling
  • 7. I ...............my wife while she was studying at a high school
A) meted
B) met
C) meet
D) was meeting
  • 8. When she went out, it ...................
A) was raining
B) rains
C) rain
D) rained
  • 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) happened
B) happen
C) happens
D) was happening
  • 11. Peter ....................me while I was having a shower
A) rang
B) rung
C) was ringing
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) were typing
B) typed
C) type
D) was typing
  • 14. When I opened the door, she ............................a film
A) was watching
B) watch
C) watches
D) watched
  • 15. While she ..........................a book, her mum was cooking
A) is reading
B) was reading
C) read
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) is doing
B) do
C) was doing
D) did
  • 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) was checking
B) checked
C) checks
D) is checking
  • 20. I..........................off the ladder while I was painting the ceiling
A) felt
B) fell
C) was falling
D) was feeling
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