GRAMMAR: PAST SIMPLE and PAST CONTINUOUS

Katy and Candy _____ computer games at 8 this morning.

• play

• played

• were playing

• are playing

I _____ at 5 a.m.

• was sleeping

• slept

• am sleeping

• sleep

Alan (look) out of the window when he (see) a UFO.

• was looking/saw
• looked/ saw
• was looking / seen
• looked/ was seeing

The thieves (hide) in the kitchen when the police (come) in.

• hid/came
• hided/ come
• was hiding / came
• were hiding / came

While I (drive), I (have) an accident.

• drived/had
• was driving/ had
• drove / was having
• drove/ had

My father was enjoying his morning coffee when I ... home.

• coming

• comes

• came

• come

I didn't ... to my friends' house yesterday.

• comes

• coming

• came

• come

Mary ..................... lunch when they ................................

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• prepared/ was coming

• was preparing/ came

• was preparing/ was coming

• prepared/ was coming

Tom was very unlucky. It………………….. ever day during his holiday.

• rain

• rained

• was raining

• are raining

Who was that nice girl you …………… to when I …………… by the pub?

• talk / walked

• talked/ walked

• talked / was walking

• talked / walk