Past simple vs. Past continuous

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:

"I _________ to my house when the accident happened"

• walking

• was walking

• were walking

• walked

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:

"Mike ______ his friends last week"

• meeting

• was meeting

• were meeting

• met

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:

"Last Sunday, we _______ a tree in our garden"

• planting

• was planting

• were planting

• planted

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:

"Sara _________ dinner when the lights went off"

• having

• was having

• were having

• had

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:

"Children ______ when their father came home"

• sleeping

• was sleeping

• were sleeping

• slept

If we see the word while in a sentence, it is followed by...

• Past simple

  (-ed)

• Past continuous

  (was/were + ing)

If we see the word when in a sentence, it is followed by...

• Past simple

  (-ed)

• Past continuous

  (was/were + ing)

The word yesterday is a key word for...

• Past simple

  (-ed)

• Past continuous

  (was/were + ing)

The expression at 9:30 is a key word for...

• Past simple

  (-ed)

• Past continuous

  (was/were + ing)

Write only the missing word

We (a)   (go) to the cinema yesterday