Past Simple VS Past Continuous

^{Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs:}

1. He _______________ (wait) for half an hour before they _________ (arrive).

• waited; arrived

• was waiting; was arriving

• was waiting; arrived

Where _____________ (he/go) when you _________ (see) him?

• goed; was seeing

• was going; saw

• went; were seeing

• was going; seed

He ____________ (phone) me to say they would be late.

She _____________ (talk) to John on the phone when I _________ (walk) in.

• was talking; walked

• talked; was walking

• took; was walking

_________________ (she/know) they ____________ (come) to the party?

• Was she knowing, were coming

• Did she know; were coming

• Do she know; were coming

• Did she knew; were coming

How many people ___________ (sit) in the waiting room when you __________ (arrive)?

• sit; were arriving

• was sit; arrived

• were sitting; arrived

• was sitting; was arriving

I __________ (meet) them in the street while I _____________ (shop).

• was meeting; was shopping

• met; was shopping

• met; shopped

• was meeting; was shop

The postman ___________ (arrive) while I _________ (leave) the house.

• arrived; was leaving

• was arriving; left

• was arriving; leaved

• arriveded; were lefting

The children ______________ (make) so much noise that I didn't hear the phone ring.

We were walking down by the river when it _________ (start) to rain.