Past Tense

Choose the correct verb form (simple past or past continuous).

Last night, I ___________ (watch) a movie when the power went out.

1. Choose the correct verb form (simple past or past continuous).

3. While I ___________ (study) for my exam, my phone rang.

Choose the correct verb form (simple past or past continuous).

2. Sarah ___________ (cook) dinner when the guests arrived.

Choose the correct verb form (simple past or past continuous).

2. We ___________ (play) football in the park when it started raining.

Choose the correct verb form (simple past or past continuous).

2. Tom ___________ (read) a book while his sister was watching TV.

Choose the correct verb form (simple past or past continuous).

2. They ___________ (have) a picnic when it suddenly started to thunder.

Choose the correct verb form (simple past or past continuous).

2. The children ___________ (play) in the garden when their parents came home.

Choose the correct verb form (simple past or past continuous).

2. She ___________ (listen) to music while she was cleaning the house.

Rewrite the sentences using the past continuous tense.

1. I ate dinner when the phone rang. → I ___________ dinner when the phone rang.

Rewrite the sentences using the past continuous tense.

2. The sun set while we walked on the beach. → The sun ___________ while we walked on the beach.