Past tense/ past continuous

George ________________ off the ladder while he ________________ the ceiling. (fall, paint)

• fell/ was painting

• was falling/ was painting

• fell/ painted

• was falling/ painted

Last night I ________________ in bed when I suddenly ________________ a scream. (read, hear)

• read/ heard

• was reading/ was hearing

• was reading/ heard

• read/ was hearing

________________ TV when I ________________ you? (you watch, phone) ?

• did you watch/ phoned

• were you watching/ was phoning

• did you watch/ was phoning

• were you watching/ phoned

Ann ________________ for me when I ________________ . (wait, arrive)

• waited/ arrived

• was waiting/ was arriving

• was waiting/ arrived

• waited/ was arriving

Maisie ________________ up the kitchen when John ________________ her to marry him. (clean, ask)

• cleaned/ was asking

• was cleaning/ asked

• cleaned/ asked

• was cleaning/ was asking

The house ________________ £ 150,000 in 2003. (cost)

• costed

• was costing

• cost

• costing

The fire _______________________ at six in the morning. (still burn)

• still burnt

• were still burning

• still burn

• was still burning

My brother ________________ a new job a week ago (get).

• gets

• were getting

• was getting

• got

Columbus ________________ America over 500 years ago (discover)

• were discovering

• discovers

• was discovering

• discovered

She ________________ not interested in the book because she ________________ it (be ,not understand)

• were/ wasn't understanding

• was/ weren't understanding

• was/ didn't understand

• was/ didn't understanding