QUIZIZZ 9. Past Continuous vs Past Simple

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

• were playing

• are playing

• played

I was watching the movie when I ____ (notice) him standing outside.

• was noticing

• noticed

• is noticing

She arrived when I ______ (have) a bath, so I couldn't answer the door!

• had

• was having

• were having

I ________ (see) a famous celebrity when I was shopping on Oxford Street yesterday.

• was seeing

• seen

• saw

She was drinking too much so she _______ (fall). I hope she learnt the lesson!

• was falling

• fell

• falling

Charlie ______ (hide) in my wardrobe when Lola found him. She screamed!

• hidden

• is hidden

• was hiding

The computer ____ (break) when I was checking my bank balance.

• was breaking

• broke

• broken

She was smiling until the terrible singer ____ (come) on stage.

• was coming

• came

• come

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

• lived

• was living

• living

My parents were watching me carefully buy my brother ___(distract) them so I could sneak out of the window!

• distracted

• was distracting

• distracting