Past Simple or Past Continuous

Nick and Jim ... when the teacher ... the classroom.

• were shouting; entered

• shouted; was entering

• were shouting; was entering

Kitty ... while she ... a picture last week.

• broke; drew

• broke; was drawing

• broke; were drawing

When the students ... Nick ... down.

• were running; was falling

• were running; fell

• run; was falling

While the boys ... volleyball the girls ...

• were playing; were jumping

• played; jumped

• were playing; jumped

When the children ... it ... to rain.

• played; started

• were playing; was starting

• were playing; started

When the students ... down their homework the bell ....

• were writing; rang

• wrote; rang

• were writing, was ringing

Nick ... home at 3 pm, ... lunch and ...playing computer games.

• came; had; started

• came, was having, playing

• was coming, was having, was playing

My parents ... TV when I ... home from school.

• watched; came

• were watching; came

• watched; was coming

While the students ... their desks Jake ... the blackboard.

• clean; clean

• were cleaning; was cleaning

• were cleaning; cleaned

What ... Jill ... when Kate ... her?

• was Jill doing; phoned

• does Jill do; phoned

• was Jill doing; was phoning