Test: Differentiating Between Past Simple and Past Progressive

While I _____ dinner, the phone rang.

• cooked

• was cooking

• had cooked

• have been cooking

Yesterday, they _____ a movie at the cinema.

• watched

• were watching

• had watched

• have watched

She _____ her homework when her friend arrived.

• finished

• was finishing

• has finished

• had been finishing

The kids _____ in the garden while their parents prepared lunch.

• played

• were playing

• had played

• play

As soon as the teacher entered the classroom, everyone _____ quiet.

• got

• was getting

• gets

• had been getting

He _____ his ankle while he was running in the park.

• twisted

• was twisting

• twists

• has twisted

We (a)   to the radio when the electricity went out.

• listened

• were listening

• have listened

• had listened

At 10 PM last night, I (a)   on the sofa and reading a book.

• was sitting

• sat

• sit

• had sat

The dog (a)   loudly when I opened the door.

• barked

• was barking

• barks

• has barked

They (a)   at the beach all day yesterday.

• stayed

• were staying

• stay

• have been staying