SIMPLE PAST vs PAST CONTINUOUS

A: What (you, do) _____________when the accident occurred?

B: I (try) ____________to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

• Was you doing / was trying

• Were you doing / was trying

• Did you do / tried

• Did you do / was trying

After I (find) ____________the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) ____________to the police and (turn) ____________it in.

• was finding / was going / turned

• was found / went / turned

• found / went / was turning

• found / went / turned

The doctor (say) ____________that Tom (be) ____________too sick to go to work and that he (need) ____________to stay at home for a couple of days.

• says / is / needs

• says / is / is needing

• is saying / is / needs

• says / is / need

Sebastian (arrive) ____________at Susan's house a little before 9:00 pm, but she (be, not) ____________there. She (study, at the library) ____________for her final examination in French.

• was arriving / was not / studied

• arrived / was not / studied

• arrived / was not / was studying

• arrived / was not / was study

Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she (watch, also) ____________television. That's all she ever does!

• was watching also

• was also watching

• were watching also

• was watch also

A: I (call) ____________you last night after dinner, but you (be, not) ____________there. Where were you?

B: I (work) ____________out at the fitness centre.

• was calling / was not / worked

• called / was not / was worked

• was calling / be not / was working

• called / were not / was working

When I (walk) ____________into the busy office, the secretary (talk) ____________on the phone with a customer, several clerks (work, busily) ____________at their desks, and two managers (discuss, quietly) ____________methods to improve customer service.

• walked / was talking / was busily working / were quietly discussing

• was walking / talked / busily worked / quietly discussed

• walked / talked / was busily working / were quietly discussing

• was walking / was talking / was busily working / were quietly discussing

I (watch) ____________a mystery movie on T.V. when the electricity went out. Now I am never going to find out how the movie ends.

• watched

• were watching

• was watching

• watch

Sharon (be) ____________in the room when John told me what happened, but she didn't hear anything because she (listen, not) ____________.

• was / didn't listen

• was / was listening

• was / wasn't listening

• be / wasn't listening

It's strange that you (call) ____________because I (think, just) ____________about you.

• were calling / just thought

• called / was just thinking

• was calling / was just thinking

• called / just thought