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Past Simple vs Past Continuous 12

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    Past Simple vs Past Continuous
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  • "What (John / do) when you came home?". - He ......(sleep) on the sofa.
    was John doing / was sleeping
  •  10
  • James....(not / wake up) in time for school this morning.
    didn't wake up
  •  5
  • Mum ...(not / see) Joe score a goal because she ... (not pay) attention.
    didn't see / wasn't paying
  •  20
  • My grandfather .... (leave) school when he was 14 and .... (get) a job.
    left/got
  •  15
  • As firefighters ... (try) to put out the fire, an ambulance ... (take) the injured people to hospital.
    were trying/ was taking
  •  25
  • I.....(not / mean) to hurt your feelings.
    didn't mean
  •  10
  • Luke ...(not / wear) his glasses when I .... (see) him yesterday.
    wasn't wearing / saw
  •  20
  • He ... (sleep) when the doorbell ... (ring).
    was sleeping / rang
  •  15
  • What (you / do) at 3 pm yesterday?
    What were you doing...?
  •  10
  • Why (you / cry) when I arrived?
    were you crying
  •  20
  • It was a day in December. Snow ... (fall), children ... (sing) and people ...(do) their Christmas shopping.
    was falling/ were singing/ were doing
  •  25
  • David ... (not / sleep) when I... (arrive), he... (study)!
    wasn't sleeping/ arrived/was studying
  •  25
  • Mr Black ... (not / work) in the garden at 10pm last night.
    wasn't working
  •  20
  • When he ...(get) home, we (start) to eat dinner
    got / started
  •  20
  • I... (walk) along the road when I (meet) an old friend
    was walking / met
  •  20
  • Last year I ... (visit) Paris and Rome.
    visited
  •  5