Study

FCE - Past Simple or Past Continous

  •   0%
  •  0     0     0

  • I ________________ (sit) on a bench in the park when a man ________________ (come) up to me and ________________ (want) to know what time it ________________ (be).
    was sitting / came / wanted / was
  • Simon ____________ (buy) a new laptop because his old one __________________ (always crash).
    bought / was always crashing
  • I _____________ (see) my brother and his friend when I ______________ (wait) for the bus, but they _________________ (not see) me.
    saw / was waiting
  • I _________________ (miss) your text because my phone _____________________ (charge) in another room.
    missed / was charging
  • Anna's feeling depressed because she __________________ (hope) for a pay rise last week, but she _____________________ (not get) one.
    was hopping / didn't get
  • While I __________________ (work) in Rome, I _____________ (meet) a girl who __________________ (look) just like your sister.
    was working / met / looked
  • Doctor Fisher _____________ (travel) widely as a young man and __________________ (always keep) a diary.
    travelled / always kept
  • The teacher ________________ (take) a photo of us while we ________________ (climb) up the tree. 
    took / were climbing
  • Lily _________________ (fill) in the application form and ___________________ (give) it to the receptionist.
    filled / gave
  • He ________________ (correct) exam papers when I ________________ (visit) him. 
    was correcting / visited
  • Mom ________________ (prepare) dinner when we ________________ (get) home from football practice.
    was preparing / got
  • We ________________ (meet) Martha at the airport last week. She ________________ (wait) for the arrival of her sister while we ________________ (travel) to New York.
    met / was waiting / were travelling