Past Simple vs Past Continuous

His cell phone______ (ring) when he ________(drive)

• was ring/ drove

• rang/ was drive

• was ringing/drove

• rang/was driving

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Neil _______ (arrive) late when his boss _______ (make) a speech.

• arrived/was making

• arrived/made

• was arriving/was making

• was arriving/made

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They________ (play) soccer when it ________ (start) to rain.

• played/was starting

• played/started

• were playing/started

• were playing/was starting

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

We _______ (have) a party when I _________ (take) this photo.

• had/took

• had/ was taking

• were having/ was taking

• were having/took

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

We ______(hear) the score when we ______ (travel) in Florida.

• heard/ traveled

• heard/were traveling

• were hearing/were traveling

• were hearing/traveled

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

Tommy _______ (fall off) his bike when he _______(ride) home.

• fell off/ was riding

• felt off/ was riding

• was falling off/ rode

• was falling off/ was riding

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

Mark ________ (talk) on the phone when he ________ (get) a text.

• talked/ was getting

• was talking/gotten

• was talking /got

• talked / got

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

The children _______(play) computer games when the visitors _______(enter) the room.

• was playing/entered

• were playing/entered

• were playing/enterred

• played/were entering

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

While we _______(have ) a barbecue, it ________ (start) to rain.

• had/ was starting

• have/ was starting

• were having/started

• was having/started

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

When I _______(write) a report , my computer ______(crash)

• wrote/was crashing

• written/was crashing

• was writing/crashed

• was writing/ crash

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CCSS.L.9-10.1