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Past Simple vs Past Continuous

  •  English    18     Public
    Choose the correct tense
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  • It .......................... (rain) when we .....................(come) out of the shopping centre.
    was raining / came
  •  20
  • I ................... (be) ill last week, so I didn't go to the party.
    was
  •  10
  • He .................. (break) his leg while he ..................... (ski) in the Alps.
    broke / was skiing
  •  25
  • Last Sunday we .................. (cook) lunch when you texted us.
    were cooking
  •  15
  • Yesterday at 7 o'clock my brother ............... (do) his homework, but he didn't finish it.
    was doing
  •  10
  • The car .................... (stop) at the traffic lights.
    stopped
  •  10
  • I was sitting in the garden while the birds ................... (sing) beautifully.
    were singing
  •  20
  • My sister and I ................. (fly) a kite in the park when we.................. (meet) our cousins.
    were flying / met
  •  25
  • Yesterday at 9 o'clock the lifeguard ..................... (watch) everyone on the beach.
    was watching
  •  15
  • The boy ....................... (not swim) in the sea yesterday at 3 o'clock.
    wasn't swimming
  •  20
  • While he ..................... (cook) dinner, he ............... (cut) his finger.
    was cooking / cut
  •  25
  • What ............... you ................. (do) last night at 9 o'clock? I ................. (watch) T.V.
    were you doing / was watching
  •  25
  • When I ............. (get) up this morning, my father .................. (listen) to the radio in the kitchen
    got / was listening
  •  20
  • Matt ................ (use) the computer when the Internet stopped working.
    was using
  •  10
  • Susan ................. (travel) to Vietnam when I ............... (see) her at the bus station.
    was travelling / saw
  •  15
  • When I ............... (come) into the room it was chaos! The children ................ (write) all over the walls!
    came / were writing
  •  25