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I ______ (play) football when I ______ (fall) and hurt my knee. a) played, fell b) was playing, fell c) played, was falling d) was playing, was falling

b) was playing, fell Explanation: "Was playing" is past continuous (ongoing action), and "fell" is past simple (completed action that interrupts).

He ______ (study) at 10 PM when I ______ (call) him. a) studied, called b) was studying, called c) was studying, was calling d) studied, was calling

b) was studying, called Explanation: "Was studying" is past continuous (action in progress), and "called" is past simple (interrupting action).

When I ______ (arrive), she ______ (leave) the house. a) arrived, left b) was arriving, left c) arrived, was leaving d) was arriving, was leaving

a) arrived, left Explanation: Both "arrived" and "left" are past simple because they describe two finished actions that happened one after the other.

We ______ (not like) the movie we ______ (watch) last night. a) didn’t like, were watching b) weren’t liking, watched c) didn’t like, watched d) weren’t liking, were watching

c) didn’t like, watched Explanation: "Didn't like" is past simple (a completed action), and "watched" is past simple (another completed action).

While I ______ (work) in the garden, my brother ______ (watch) TV. a) worked, watched b) was working, watched c) was working, was watching d) worked, was watching

b) was working, watched Explanation: "Was working" is past continuous (ongoing action), and "watched" is past simple (interrupting action).

I ______ to my grandmother when I ______ the good news. a) was talking, heard b) talked, heard c) was talking, was hearing d) talked, was hearing

a) was talking, heard Explanation: "Was talking" is past continuous (ongoing action) and "heard" is past simple (action that interrupts).

When we ______ the train station, we ______ that we had missed the train. a) reached, realised b) was reaching, realised c) reached, was realising d) were reaching, realised

a) reached, realised Explanation: "Reached" is past simple (completed action) and "realised" is past simple (completed action).

I ______ my homework before dinner. a) did b) was doing c) do d) was doing

a) did Explanation: "Did" is in past simple as it refers to a finished action in the past.

He ______ his phone when I ______ to him. a) used, was speaking b) was using, spoke c) was using, was speaking d) used, spoke

b) was using, spoke Explanation: "Was using" is past continuous (action in progress) and "spoke" is past simple (interrupting action).

They ______ home when it ______ to snow. a) were driving, began b) drove, was beginning c) were driving, was beginning d) drove, began

a) were driving, began Explanation: "Were driving" is past continuous (ongoing action) and "began" is past simple (action that interrupts).

While she ______ to the station, it ______ to rain. a) was walking, started b) walked, was starting c) was walking, was starting d) was walking, starts

a) was walking, started Explanation: "Was walking" is past continuous (ongoing action) and "started" is past simple (action that interrupts).

I ______ my keys when I ______ to leave. a) lost, was about b) was losing, lost c) lost, was losing d) was losing, lost

d) was losing, lost Explanation: "Was losing" is past continuous (ongoing action) and "lost" is past simple (action that interrupts).

Last year, we ______ to Italy for vacation. a) go b) went c) was going d) were going

b) went Explanation: "Went" is in the past simple because it is a completed action.

They ______ their homework when the power ______ out. a) were doing, went b) did, went c) were doing, was going d) did, was going

a) were doing, went Explanation: "Were doing" is past continuous (ongoing action) and "went" is past simple (action that interrupts).

I ______ a book while he ______ a movie. a) read, watched b) was reading, was watching c) was reading, watched d) read, was watching

c) was reading, watched Explanation: "Was reading" is past continuous (ongoing action) and "watched" is past simple (interrupts the first action).

She ______ to the supermarket when she ______ her old friend. a) went, met b) was going, met c) was going, was meeting d) went, was meeting

b) was going, met Explanation: "Was going" is past continuous (action in progress) and "met" is past simple (action that interrupts the first).

I ______ dreaming of going to live in Paris when I ______ that I needed French lessons. a) was, realized b) was, was realizing c) dreamed, realized d) dreamed, was realizing

a) was, realized "Was dreaming" is past continuous (an ongoing action), and "realized" is in past simple (a completed action that interrupts the dreaming).

While everyone in England ______ watching fashionable American TV shows, we ______ learning about farming. a) was, learned b) were, learned c) was, were learning d) was, were

c) was, were learning Explanation: watching is in past continuous because it was in progress and learning is too because it happened at the same time.

My family ______ English. a) spoke b) was speaking

(Correct Answer: a) spoke Explanation: "Spoke" is in the past simple because it refers to a past habit or regular event.

I ______ up in Wales. a) grew b) was growing

(Correct Answer: a) grew Explanation: "Grew" is in the past simple because it describes a finished action in the past.