Past Simple vs Past Continuous

We _____ the research together last time.

• were doing

• was doing

• did

• had done

Answer explanation

We did the research together last time.

We use Past Simple to talk about finished time period. In such sentences we use last time, last week..., yesterday, in 2003, 6 months ago.

At 6 pm last Sunday, I _____ to my aunt.

• spoke

• was speaking

• speak

• were speaking

When he _____ from work, his wife _____.

• come back, was sleeping

• was coming back, slept

• came back, slept

• came back, was sleeping

Andrew _____ his last weekend with his parents on the farm.

• spent

• was spending

• spend

• did spend

I _____ chess with my younger brother the whole evening yesterday.

• were playing

• was playing

• played

• playd

Tom _____ the fence in the garden when his friend _____.

• painted, droped by

• was painting, was dropping by

• was painting, dropped by

• painted, was dropping by

My mother _____ a lot of sweets when she _____ in the supermarket.

• bought, were

• bought, was

• was buying, were

• buyed, was

The parents _____ the previous day while their children _____ a snow castle.

• was discussing, was building

• discussed, built

• were discussing, building

• were discussing, were building

When my sister _____ the light, it _____ outside.

• switched off, was pouring

• was switching off, was pouring

• was switching off, pouring

• switched off, poured

My last weekend _____ very quickly and it _____ time to come back to work again.

• were ending, was

• was ending, be

• ended, was

• was end, were