Simple past and past cont.

It _____________ (snow) when I _________ (leave) home this morning.

• was snowing / left

• snowed / was leaving

The scientists ___________ (work) in their laboratory when they___________ (discover) the new drug.

• was working / discovered

• were working / discovered

• worked / were discovering

We ___________ (climb) the wall when the gardener ___________ (see) us.

• was climbing / saw

• were climbing /saw

• climbed / was seeing

As he ____________ (run) for the bus he ___________ (hit) a street lamp.

• were running / hit

• ran / was hitting

• was running/ hit

While he __________ (carry) a suitcase, he __________ (drop) it on his foot.

• was carrying/ dropped

• carried / was dropping

• were carrying / was dropped

Vicky ___________ (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock __________ (ring).

• were having / rang

• was having / ringed

• was having / rang

Jason ____________ (watch) TV when Fran______________ (phone) him.

• were having/ phoned

• was watching / phoned

• watched / was phoning

Two other people _________________(use) their tennis court when they____________ (arrive).

• was using / arrived

• used/ were arriving

• were using / arrived

What __________________(you/ think) about when the teacher_____________________( ask ) you that question?

• did you think / was asking

• were you thinking/ asked

• was you thinking / asked

When I ____________ (arrive) at the cinema, my friends __________ (wait) for me.

• arrived / were waiting

• were arriving / waited

• arrived / was waiting