Simple past vs past progressive

I was sitting in a cafe when you ___ .

• call

• calling

• called

• calls

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1D

When you arrived at the party, who ___ there?

• was

• were

• be

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Susie ___ a film when she heard the noise.

• was

• were watching

• was watching

• watched

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1D

Yesterday I ___ to the library, next I had a swim, later I met Julie for coffee.

• gone

• went

• was going

• was

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

We were playing tennis when John ___ his ankle.

• hurts

• was hurting

• hurt

• hurted

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1D

What ___ at 10pm last night?- it was really noisy

• was doing

• were doing

• was they doing

• were they doing

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

He ___ a shower when the telephone rang.

• were taking

• was taking

• took

• taken

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

He was in the shower when the telephone ____.

• rang

• ringing

• ring

• was ringing

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1D

He was living in Russia when the Revolution ___.

• started

• start

• starting

• starts

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

At 7pm yesterday, we ___ to music.

• listened

• was listening

• were listening

• listen

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D