Past Simple and Continuous

I ............ when the power went out at the front desk.

• were checking in

• checked in

• was checking in

• check in

When he was young he ......... his bicycle every day.

• rode

• was riding

• has ridden

Andrew was walking down the street when he ................. the car accident.

• was seeing

• seen

• saw

• has seen

Cody sat down on the chair, .......... his book and ........... reading.

• opened, started

• opened, was starting

• was opening, started

• was opening, was starting

I ....... every night when I was in school

• was studying

• studied

• have studied

When I (a)   (enter) the room my mum was cooking dinner.

While I (a)   (do) the gardening, she was reading the newspaper.

My dad was sleaping when my brother (a)   (rush in) his room, screaming for help.

Dad (a)   (always/look for) quiet beach resorts when we went on a holiday.

Charles Dickens .......... 'Twist Oliver' in 1839.

• writed

• written

• wrote