Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

The children ________ (play) in the park when it started to rain.

• played
• were playing
• was playing
• play

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I was watching a movie when I _______ (see) him standing outside.

• was seeing
• saw
• see
• were seeing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Charlie _______ (hide) in my wardrobe when Lola found him. She started to scream!

• hid

• hidden

• was hiding

• were hiding

I ________ (live) in Cape Town when Michelle Obama visited.

• was living
• living
• lived
• live

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I _______ (sit) in a cafe when you called.

• sitting
• was sitting
• sit
• were sitting

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Susie was watching a film when she _______ (hear) the noise.

• heard
• was hearing
• were hearing
• hear

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

He ________ (take) a shower when the telephone rang.

• were taking
• took
• taking
• was taking

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

When I ______ (walk) into the room, everyone ______ (work).

• was walking, worked
• walked, worked
• walked, was working
• was walking, was working

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

He _____ (work) in a bank when he _____ (meet) his wife.

• was working, met
• worked, was meeting
• worked, met
• was working, was meeting

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

When her train _____ (get) to the station, we ______ (wait) on the platform.

• was getting, waited
• got, waited
• got, were waiting
• was getting, were waiting

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D