Simple past Vs. Past continuous

Simple past Vs. Past continuous

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When her train _____ (get) to the station, we ______ (wait) on the platform.

• was getting, waited
• got, waited
• got, were waiting
• was getting, were waiting

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He _____ (work) in a bank when he _____ (meet) his wife.

• was working, met
• worked, was meeting
• worked, met
• was working, was meeting

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When I ______ (walk) into the room, everyone ______ (work).

• was walking, worked
• walked, worked
• walked, was working
• was walking, was working

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He ________ (take) a shower when the telephone rang.

• were taking
• took
• taking
• was taking

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Susie was watching a film when she _______ (hear) the noise.

• heard
• was hearing
• were hearing
• hear

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I _______ (sit) in a cafe when you called.

• sitting
• was sitting
• sit
• were sitting

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I ________ (live) in Cape Town when Michelle Obama visited.

• was living
• living
• lived
• live

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Charlie _______ (hide) in my wardrobe when Lola found him. She screamed!

• hid
• hidden
• was hiding
• were hiding

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I was watching a movie when I _______ (see) him standing outside.

• was seeing
• saw
• see
• were seeing

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The children ________ (play) in the park when it started to rain.

• played
• were playing
• was playing
• play

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On holiday we  (visit) Rome,  (see) the Vatican, and  (spend) a few days at the beach.

• visited / were seeing / were spending
• visited / saw / spent

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He  (be) so annoying! He  (always leave) his things everywhere.

• was / always left
• was / always was leaving

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When her train  (get) to the station, we  (wait) on the platform.

• got / were waiting
• was getting / were waiting

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He  (live) in Russia when the Revolution  (start).

• lived / started
• was living / started

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It  (be) a day last September. The sun  (shine) and the birds  (sing) . I  (walk) along the street when I  (meet) an old friend.

• was being / was shining / were singing / was walking / was meeting
• was / was shining / were singing / was alking / met

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When I  (walk) into the room, everyone  (work).

• was walking / was working
• walked / was working

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He  (be) in the shower when the telephone  (ring).

• was / was ringing
• was / rang

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He  (take) a shower when the telephone  (ring).

• was taking / rang
• was taking / was ringing

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What  (they/do) at 10pm last night - it was really noisy?

• did they do
• were they doing

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We  (play) tennis when John  (hurt) his ankle.

• were playing / was hurting
• were playing / hurt

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Yesterday I  (go) to the library, next I  (have) a swim, later I  (meet) Julie for coffee.

• went / had / met
• was going / was having / was meeting

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Susie  (watch) a film when she  (hear) the noise.

• watched / was hearing
• was watching / heard

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When you  (arrive) at the party, who  (be) there?

• arrived / was being
• arrived / was

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I  (sit) in a cafe when you  (call).

• was sitting / called
• sat / were calling

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What (you/do) when I (call) you last night?

• did you do / was calling
• were you doing / called