Exercise with Past Simple vs Past Progressive

She (read) a book when the phone (ring).

• was reading, rang

• reading, rang

• was reading, rung

• read, rang

I (watch) TV when he (arrive) at my house.

• I was watching TV when he arrived at my house.

• I watched TV when he arrived at my house.

• I will watch TV when he arrives at my house.

• I am watching TV when he arrives at my house.

They (play) football when it (start) raining.

• They were playing / started

• They play / started

• They are playing / started

• They played / started

He (cook) dinner while she (study) for her exam.

• He (cooked) dinner while she (studies) for her exam.

• He (cook) dinner while she (studies) for her exam.

• He (cooks) dinner while she (studies) for her exam.

• He (cooking) dinner while she (studying) for her exam.

We (walk) in the park when we (see) a shooting star.

• walked, see

• were walking, saw

• walking, seeing

• was walking, seen

She (dance) at the party when he (ask) her to dance.

• She was dancing at the party when he asks her to dance.

• She danced at the party when he asked her to dance.

• She is dancing at the party when he asked her to dance.

• She was dancing at the party when he asked her to dance.

I (work) on my project while my friends (play) video games.

• I (work) on my project while my friends (plays) video games.

• I (working) on my project while my friends (playing) video games.

• I (worked) on my project while my friends (played) video games.

• I (working) on my project while my friends (play) video games.

The cat (sleep) peacefully when the dog (bark) loudly.

• The cat sleep peacefully when the dog bark loudly.

• The cat sleep peacefully when the dog barks loudly.

• The cat sleeps peacefully when the dog bark loudly.

• The cat sleeps peacefully when the dog barks loudly.

He (fix) his car when it (break) down.

• was fixing, breaks

• was fixing, broke

• fixing, breaking

• fixed, broke

They (have) dinner when the power (go) out.

• They were having dinner when the power went out.

• They were having dinner when the power goes out.

• They have dinner when the power goes out.

• They had dinner when the power went out.