Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

.....  TV when I called you? 

• Were you watching
• Did you watch
• Did you watch
• Was you watching

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Lisa ..... for me when I arrived.

• waited
• was waiting
• were waiting
• was waited

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

He wasn‘t driving very fast when the accident ....... .

• happend
• was happening
• happened
• were happening

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I saw Carol at the party yesterday. She ..... a beautiful new dress. 

• weared
• wore
• was wearing
• were wearing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Last night I ..... in bed when suddenly I ..... .

• read / sneezed
• was reading / sneezed
• was reading / was sneezing
• read / was sneezing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The kids ..... television while their parents ..... dinner.

• watched / cooked
• were watching / cooked
• watched / were cooking
• were watching / were cooking

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

We ..... because it ..... .

• didn't go out / rained
• didn't go out / was raining
• weren't going out / was raining
• weren't going out / rained

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

My brother ..... a picture of me while I ..... .

• took / didn't look
• was taking / wasn't looking
• was taking / didn't look
• took / wasn't looking

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

After I ..... the film, I ..... to bed.

• watched / went
• was watching / was going
• watched / was going
• was watching / went

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I ..... the car while my sister ..... our bags.

• washed / packed
• washed / was packing
• was washing / packed
• was washing / was packing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D