GEP8 - U8.3 - Grammar - Past Continuous and Past Simple

We __ (play) volleyball with Mary, when you __(call) me.

• played / called
• were playing / called
• were playing / were calling
• played / were calling

When the teacher ___ (come) in, they ___ (study) English.

• came / study
• was coming / study
• was coming / were studying
• came / were studying

The baby ___ (sleep) when the telephone ___ring)

• slept / rang
• was sleeping / was ringing
• was sleeping / rang
• slept / was ringing

As I ___ (walk) in the streets of Holland, I ___ (meet) an old friend of mine.

• walked / met
• was walking / met
• was walking / was meeting
• walked / was meeting

I ___ (lose) my car keys.

• lose
• losed
• lost
• losted

I ___ (look) for my purse when I ___ (drop) my credit card.

• looked / dropped
• looked / was dropping
• was looking / was dropping
• was looking / dropped

My uncle ___ (take) me to the airport yesterday

• takes
• tooks
• taked
• took

She ___ (dance) when she ___ (hurt) her ankle.

• danced / hurt
• was dancing / hurt
• was dancing / was hurting
• danced / was hurting

It ___ (rain) heavily when I ___ (get) up

• rained / got
• was raining / got
• was raining / was getting
• rained / was getting

I ___ (see) the thief while he ___ (get) into my neighbor’s house

• saw / was getting
• saw / got
• was seeing / was getting
• was seeing / got