Past simple or continuous?

Past simple or continuous?

By Virginia Rodriguez

Multiple Select

1. Mary ______ lunch when they ____.

• prepared

• was preparing

• came

• was coming

Multiple Choice

2. Tom was very unlucky. It ____ every day during his holiday!

• rained

• was raining

Multiple Select

3. Who was that nice girl you ____ to when I _____ by the club?

• talked

• were talking

• walked

• was walking

Multiple Select

4. Last weekend Susan ____ and ____ her leg.

• fell

• was falling

• broke

• was breaking

Multiple Select

5. When I ____ the cafeteria Mary ____ lunch with Peter

• entered

• was entering

• had

• was having

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6. We ____ to Berlin in Robert's new car when the storm ____.

• drove

• were driving

• started

• was starting

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7. The sun ____ brightly when I ____ this morning.

• shone

• was shining

• got up

• was getting up

Multiple Choice

8. Alice finally ____ us the whole story about Peter.

• told

• was telling