Mastering Past Tense and Past Continuous Tense

While I ___ (read) a book, the phone ___ (ring).

• was reading / rangs

• were reading / rang

• was read / rang

• readed / ring

She ___ (cook) dinner when the guests ___ (arrive).

• was cooking / were arriving

• cooked / was arriving

• cooked / arrive

• was cooking / arrived

They ___ (watch) TV when the power ___ (go) out.

• were watching / goes

• watched / gone

• watching / went

• were watching / went

I ___ (see) her while I ___ (walk) to school.

• was seeing / walked

• was walking / saw

• saw / was seeing

• saw / was walking

He ___ (fall) asleep while he ___ (study).

• fell / was studying

• was falling / studied

• was falling / study

• fall / was studying

When I ___ (arrive), they ___ (play) cards.

• arrived / was playing

• arrived / were playing

• was arriving / was playing

• arrived / playing

The baby ___ (cry) because he ___ (be) hungry.

• was crying / is

• was crying / was

• was crying / were

• cried / was

They ___ (walk) in the park when it ___ (start) to rain.

• was walking / started

• walked / started

• were walking / started to rain

• were walking / started

She ___ (listen) to music while she ___ (do) her homework.

• was listening / was doing

• was doing / listened

• listened / did

• were listening / were doing

We ___ (play) soccer when it ___ (begin) to snow.

• were played / began

• played / began to

• were playing / was beginning to

• b) were playing / began