Past Simple VS Past Continuous Tense M3 67

The teachers ______________ around the table when I ______________ the teacher’s room.

• were sitting / entered
• sat / was entering
• are sitting / entered
• were sat / was entering

They ______________ about the students who failed in exams.

• was talking
• were talking
• were talked
• talks

Some teachers ______________ to carefully while others ______________.

• were listening / spoke
• listened / was speaking
• were listening / were speaking
• were listened / spoke

I ______________ a chair and I ______________ to listen them carefully.

• was taking / was starting
• took / started
• was taking / started
• took / was starting

One of the teachers ______________ my opinion about extra courses on Saturdays.

• was asking
• were asking
• asked
• were asked

I ______________ to say anything because I ______________ new there.

• don’t want / was
• didn’t want / am
• didn’t want / was
• don’t want / was being

A young teacher ______________ next to me. He ______________ coffee.

• sits / drank
• was sitting / was drinking
• was sitting / drank
• sat / was drank

I ______________ to know him and I ______________ him his name.

• wanted / asked
• wanted / was asking
• wanted / ask
• was wanting / asked

He ______________ me because he ______________ to music with through the headphones.

• wasn’t hearing / listened
• didn’t hear / listened
• wasn’t hear / was listening
• didn’t hear / was listening

I ______________ up and ______________ the teacher’s room quietly while the teachers ______________ extra courses on Saturdays lively.

• was standing / was leaving / still discussed
• stood / left / still discussed
• stood / left / were still discussing
• was standing / left / were still discussing