B1+ 4A Grammar Past Simple & Past Continuous

My neighbors ______ ready to move to another city, so they ______ to have a garage sale.

• got/decided
• were getting/were deciding
• were getting/decided
• got/were deciding

When we ______ at the party, everyone ______ to old rock and roll songs.

• were arriving/danced
• arrived/danced
• arrived/were dancing
• were arriving/were dancing

While he ______ the window above the door, he ______ off the chair and broke his leg.

• was cleaning/ fall
• cleaned/fell
• was cleaning/fell
• was cleaning/was fall

When the two police officers ______ my doorbell, I ______ dinner with my wife.

• rang/was having
• was ringing/had
• rang/had
• was ringing/was having

This morning I saw Judy while she ______ her bike around the lake and ______ photos of some of the rarest birds in the world.

• was riding/was taking
• rode/took
• was riding/took
• rode/was taking

When John worked in the marketing department of Allied Software, he never ______ a day of work.

• was missing
• misses
• missed
• miss

She ______ the fireworks at midnight when she ______ an action film on tv.

• was hearing/ was watching
• heard/was watching
• heard/watched
• was hearing/watched

People ______ to arrive at 6:30 a.m. for the sale. My neighbors ______ everything ready then.

• were beginning/got
• began/were still getting
• were began/still got
• began/got

When the big car company in town went out of business, many people ______ for new jobs because they were expecting the company to close.<br />

• looked
• looking
• were already looking
• look

A: Who were you shopping with the last time you went shopping?<br />B: I ______ with my sister.

• shopped
• was shopping
• shop
• shopping