Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Maggie's brother ... (play) football when it started to rain.

• played

• were playing

• was playing

• plaid

Ted was walking home when he ... (lose) his keys.

• lose

• lost

• was losing

• losed

They ... (have) a party when their parents arrived.

• had

• was having

• were having

• has

At 10 p.m. last night I ..... (not / sleep).

• wasn't sleeping

• didn't sleep

• didn't slept

• weren't sleeping

.... (Rose / go) to France last month?

• Was Rose going

• Did Rose went

• Were Rose going

• Did Rose go

They .... (eat) an ice-cream when we met them.

• were eating

• was eating

• ate

• eated

..... (they / watch) the match at 9 p. m.?

• Did they watch

• Were they watching

• Was they watching

• They were watching

.... (you / like) the film?

• Were you liking

• Did you liked

• Was you liking

• Did you like

While Sarah .... (run) on the grass, she saw a beautiful bird.

• was running

• runned

• ran

• were runing

When the orchestra .... (stop) olaying, the audience clapped loudly.

• stoped

• was stoping

• stopped

• were stopping