Past simple or past continuous?

While they were watching TV, their kids ________(sleep)

• sleeped

• slept

• was sleeping

• were sleeping

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I was listening to the radio when you ________(call) me.

• called

• call

• were calling

• was calling

When he opened the window, it __________ (snow).

• was snowed

• was snowing

• were snowing

• snowed

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

We use the past continuous

• For a finished action that happened in a concrete moment of the past.

• For an action that was happening during a time in the past.

• For an action that will happen in the past

• For routines in the past.

How many people ___________(stand) in front of the company when she arrived?

• were standing

• was standing

• standed

• stantsted

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

She missed the bus because she __________ (argue) with one of her friends.

• were arguing

• was arguing

• argued

• arguered

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

We use the past simple for....

• an action that started and ended in a concrete moment of the past.

• all actions in the past.

• routines in the present.

• an action that happened during a long time in the past

We ______________ in the mountains when we_________ a strange animal.

• walked / were seeing

• were walking / saw

• walk / saw

• was walking / saw

While he __________ his homework, I was reading a magazine.

• was doing

• done

• did

• were doing

While I was swimming in the river, I ___________(see) some frogs.

• seen

• saw

• seed

• was seeing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D