Past simple vs past continuous

Past simple vs past continuous:

I __________ (sit) in a cafe when you __________ (call).

• sat / called

• was sitting / were calling

• was sitting / called

Past simple vs past continuous:

Susie __________ (watch) a film when she __________ (hear) the noise.

• watched / was hearing

• was watching / heard

• watched / was hearing

• watched / heard

Past simple vs past continuous:

Yesterday I __________ (go) to the library, next I __________ (have) a swim, later I __________ (meet) Julie for coffee.

• went / had / met

• was going / had / met

• went / was having / met

• went / had / was meeting

Past simple vs past continuous:

He __________ (take) a shower when the telephone __________ (ring).

• took / was ringing

• was taking / ringed

• was taking / rang

• was taking / ringing

Past simple vs past continuous:

I __________ (do) my homework while my sister __________ (study).

• does / was studing

• was doing / studied

• did / studied

• was doing / was studying

Past simple vs past continuous:

They __________ (live) in Germany when they __________ (be) young.

• lived / were

• were living / were

• lived / were being

Past simple vs past continuous:

At 7pm yesterday, we __________ (listen) to music.

• did listen

• listened

• were listening

• was listening

Choose when or while:

The phone rang __________ I was cooking.

• when

• while

Choose when or while:

I played soccer __________ I was a child.

• when

• while

Choose when or while:

I was making lunch __________ my son was playing.

• when

• while