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Past Simple / Past Continuous
Contributed by: Sala Esquena
  • 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) heard
B) hears
C) was hearing
D) were hearing
  • 3. While she was walking the dog she ..................her teacher
A) were seeing
B) was seeing
C) sees
D) saw
  • 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) rode
C) rides
D) were riding
  • 6. I ..........................asleep while I was reading a book
A) fall
B) felt
C) was falling
D) fell
  • 7. I ...............my wife while she was studying at a high school
A) meted
B) was meeting
C) meet
D) met
  • 8. When she went out, it ...................
A) rain
B) was raining
C) rains
D) rained
  • 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) happens
B) was happening
C) happened
D) happen
  • 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) was breaking
B) break
C) broke
D) breaked
  • 13. While I .........................the letter, I made some mistakes
A) were typing
B) type
C) typed
D) was typing
  • 14. When I opened the door, she ............................a film
A) watches
B) watch
C) was watching
D) watched
  • 15. While she ..........................a book, her mum was cooking
A) read
B) is reading
C) reads
D) was reading
  • 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) is doing
B) did
C) do
D) was doing
  • 18. She was listening to music when her mum .......................
A) arrives
B) arrive
C) arrived
D) was arriving
  • 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) was feeling
B) fell
C) was falling
D) felt
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