past simple & continuous

1)    Dorothy and I                                 (just leave) the house when the telephone                                    (ring).

• A. just left/ rang

• B. were just leaving/ rang

• C. just left/ was ringing

• D. were just leaving/ was ringing

3. Just as I                              (write) the letter, the inkpot                      (fall) over.

• A. wrote/ fell

• B. was writing/ was falling

• C. was writing/ fell

• D. wrote/ was falling

4.    My mother                                     (arrive) while I                              (clean) the kitchen.

• A. arrived/ cleaned

• B. was arriving/ was cleaning

• C. was arriving/ cleaned

• D. arrived/ was cleaning

5.   My car                                            (break) down this morning on the way to work.

• A. was breaking

• B. has broken

• C. breaks

• D. broke

6.     She                                                 (have) a bath while her sister                                               (get) the breakfast ready.

• A. was having/ got

• B. was having/ was getting

• C. had/ got

• D. had/ was getting

7. He ….. (work) in the garden all day yesterday.

• A. worked

• B. has been working

• C. was working

• D. had worked

8.    What was the matter with Mary? She …. (cry) the whole night yesterday.

• A. cried

• B. had cried

• C. has been crying

• D. was crying

9.   The storm                                       (begin) at half past ten while the class                                (study) history.

• A. began/ were studying

• B. began/ studied

• C. was beginning/ were studying

• D. was beginning/ studied

10. I                              (look) up at the sky, dark clouds                           (gather).

• A. looked/ gathered

• B. was looking/ were gathering

• C. looked/ were gathering

• D. was looking gathered

2.    When the students                                      (hear) the bell, they                                    (get) up and                                   (leave).

• A. heard/ got/ left

• B. heard/ got/ were leaving

• C. were hearing/ got/ left

• D. were hearing/ getting/ left