Past Simple and Continuous

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I ................................. to the radio when I .................................. this fantastic song.

• was listening, heard

• was listening, was hearing

• listened, was hearing

• listened, heard

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When the teacher ........................................... ‘Stop!’, I ................................................. to finish the last question.

• was saying, was still trying

• said, tried

• said, was still trying

• was saying, tried

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I feel really silly! While I ...................................... , I ................................... and ................................................. my elbow.

• danced, fell, broke

• was dancing, fell, broke

• was dancing, was falling, broke

• danced, was falling, was breaking

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Tim ....................................... a computer game while his sister ...................................... lunch.

• was playing, was making

• was playing, made

• played, was making

• played, cooked

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I ................................................. my homework and .................................. off the computer.

• was finishing, was turning

• was finishing, turned

• finished, turned

• finished, was turning

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When you ........................ me yesterday, I ........................... to school, I ............................. to the doctor’s – I felt terrible.

• saw, wasn't going, was going

• was seeing, didn't go, went

• saw, didn't go, went

• was seeing, wasn't going, was going

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Why ............................................. to Philip while I ...................................... to tell you something really important?

• were you chatting, was trying

• did you chat, was trying

• did you chat, tried

• were you chatting, tried

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Ron was finding a really interesting website about dance music while he was surfing the internet.

• correct

• incorrect

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Were you taking pictures while you were travelling around Ireland?

• correct

• incorrect

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My mum was having breakfast near the computer when she spilled her cup of coffee on the keyboard.

• correct

• incorrect