Past simple, Past continuous

A: What was that noise last night?

B: I think someone ______ on our neighbour's door.

• knocks

• knock

• was knocking

• is knocking

Yesterday, my sister and I went to the park. While I _____ a book on a bench, she _____ with the friends.

• was reading/ was playing

• read/ plays

• am reading/ played

• read/ is playing

We _____ the computer last night when white smoke _____ from inside the screen.

• are using/ is appearing

• were using/ appeared

• used/ was appearing

• use/ appears

Thomas _____ his art lesson yesterday afternoon when a bird ____ into the classroom

• has/ files

• is having/ was flying

• had is/ flying

• was having/ flew

A: What _____ your mum _____ when it started to rain yesterday evening?

B: She _____ the washing then.

• does ..... do/ hung

• was ....... doing/ was hanging

• is ..... doing/ is hanging

• did .... do/ hangs

Nisa ______ to bed at half-past eleven last night, and she _____ up at half-past seven in the morning.

• went/was getting

• goes/ is getting

• went/ got

• is going/ gets

We ____in the airport departure lounge when an officer ______ an announcement for boarding the plane

• wait/ was making

• waited/ makes

• were waiting/ made

• waited/ is making

Because the pitch lights _____ down last week, the coach _____ the football match.

• was breaking/ postpones

• break/ was postponing

• are breaking/ postpones

• broke/ postponed

As I ______ home from the mall this morning. I _____ an old friend of mine from high school.

• walk/ am meeting

• was walking/ met

• am walking/ meet

• walked/ was meeting

Andy _____ a cup of coffee while he _____ with his wife on the phone.

• was drinking/ was talking

• drank/ talks

• is drinking/ talked

• drinks/ talked