Past Simple vs Past Continuous

They _____ busy at 7 o’clock yesterday.

• were

• was

• were being

Everybody _____ to the Beatles in the 1960s.

• were listening

• listening

• listened

Katy _____ to music, while her parents _____ TV in the living room.

• was listening; were watching

• was listening; watched

• listened; watched

_____ at Harvard, when you started a business?

• Were you study

• Did you study

• Were you studying

Sorry, I couldn’t answer when you called yesterday. I _____ all morning.

• cooked

• was cooked

• was cooking

We _____ the photo and _____ it on Instagram.

• maked; posted

• made; posted

• were making; were posting

I _____ the piano, when you _____ home.

• playing; came

• played; was come

• was playing; came

Tell please, what _____ at midnight yesterday?

• did you did

• were you doing

• you were doing

John _____ his girlfriend with another man when he _____ lunch.

• saw; was eating

• saw; ate

• was seeing; was eating

While I was sleeping, my friend _____ the house.

• cleaned

• were cleaning

• was cleaning