Past Simple vs. Past Progressive

Helen _________(do) her weekly shopping when she _________ (meet) her old friend, June.

• was doing/was meeting

• was doing/met

• were doing/met

• did/met

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The sun________ (shine) when I_______ (get) up this morning. I ________ (feel) so tired!

• shone/got/felt

• was shining/was getting/felt

• was shining/got/felt

• was shining/got/was feeling

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Jim ________(wait) at one airport while Max________ (wait) at the other. What a disaster!

• was waiting/was waiting

• was waiting/waited

• waited/was waiting

• waited/waited

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

It _________(rain) very hard, so the referee________ (decide) not to play the match.

• was raining/was deciding

• was raining/decided

• rained/decided

• rained/was deciding

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

When the police________ (arrive) at the party, the music ________ (play) very loud and everybody _______ (shout).

• arrived/was playing/was shouting

• arrived/played/was shouting

• was arriving/played/was shouting

• arrived/was playing/shouted

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The mail _______(arrive) very late today. It_______ (come) after eleven o'clock.

• arrived/was coming

• was arriving/was coming

• arrived/came

• was arriving/came

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D