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Past Simple / Past Continuous
Contributed by: Sala Esquena
  • 1. I .....................to the cinema when I met her
A) were going
B) went
C) was going
D) go
  • 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) were seeing
B) sees
C) was seeing
D) saw
  • 4. When she ..................they were studying
A) cames in
B) came in
C) come in
D) was coming in
  • 5. While they .............................a bike, they saw many people
A) rides
B) were riding
C) rode
D) was riding
  • 6. I ..........................asleep while I was reading a book
A) fall
B) was falling
C) felt
D) fell
  • 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) rains
B) was raining
C) rained
D) rain
  • 9. She .....................on the door while he was teaching
A) knocked
B) was knocking
C) knockked
D) knocks
  • 10. We were driving when the accident ........................
A) was happening
B) happen
C) happened
D) happens
  • 11. Peter ....................me while I was having a shower
A) rang
B) rung
C) rings
D) was ringing
  • 12. My mother .................a dish while she was washing them
A) break
B) breaked
C) broke
D) was breaking
  • 13. While I .........................the letter, I made some mistakes
A) typed
B) was typing
C) were typing
D) type
  • 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) reads
B) was reading
C) is reading
D) read
  • 16. She .................the guitar when he rang her
A) are playing
B) played
C) is playing
D) was playing
  • 17. She ..............................the homework when the light went off
A) did
B) do
C) was doing
D) is doing
  • 18. She was listening to music when her mum .......................
A) arrive
B) arrives
C) arrived
D) was arriving
  • 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) felt
B) was falling
C) fell
D) was feeling
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