past simple or continuous

When I came home, mom _________________ a meal.

• was cooking

• cooked

• was cooked

• cooking

We ................... football when the bell rang.

• played

• were playing

• were played

• playing

What ..................... when the rain started?

• do

• were do

• were you doing

• were you did

The students ......  cards when the teacher ...... in.

• were playing / came
• was playing/was coming
• played / were coming
• played/ came

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

Julie ...................................her bedroom when she ...................a huge spider on the wall. 

• was tidying / was finding
• was tidying / found
• tidied / found 

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

The baby _______________ (sleep) when the telephone _________________(ring).

• slept

• was sleeping

• rang

• was ringing

While Tom was reading, Emily ___ TV.

• was watching

• watched

We ___ for Jane, when suddenly Louis came around the corner.

• were waiting
• waited

1. I was driving to England, when the car suddenly __________ (break) down.

• breaked

• broke

• was breaking

• breaking

Yesterday I .... to the library,

next I ..... a swim, later I .... Julie for coffee.

• was going, had, was meeting

• went, was having, met

• were going, had, were meeting

• went, had, met