Study Areas - Past Simple and Past Continuous

I ..... new people at the Youth Parliament.

• met

• was meeting

While I ..... the football match, my father was gardening.

• was watching

• watched

When .... that project?

• were you finishing

• did you finish

Yesterday at this time, Lucy ..... for the Maths Olympiad.

• was studying

• studied

Although we ...., the debate was quite interesting.

• lost

• were losing

I couldn't answer the phone because I ................ (have) an online meeting.

It was bad luck! It started to rain while we .................. (walk) to school.

Where ......... you....... (sit) when the game started? I didn't see you.

While I was writing the email, the lights ............(go) off.

............... you ............ (get) the ticket to the Halloween party?