Grammar present simple and continous

WHILE THE FIREFIGHTERS ______ (TRY) TO PUT OUT THE FIRE, THE WIND ______ (GET) STRONGER

• TRIED/GOT

• WERE TRYING/ GOT

• WERE TRYING / WAS GETTING

• TRIED/ WAS GETTING

The snowstorm ________ (start) suddenly and everyone ________ (run) to find shelter.

• Was starting/ was running

• started/ was running

• Started/ran

• was starting/ran

I ________ (watch) the news when they ________ (report) on the earthquake.

• watched / reported

• was watching / were reporting

• was watching / reported

• watched / were reporting

The floodwaters ________ (rise) quickly while we ________ (pack) our belongings.

• rose/packed

• were rising/ were packing

• rose/were packing

• were rising/ packed

A tree _____(fall) on the roof during the tornado.

• fell

• Was falling

• had fallen

• was fallen

The sun ___ (rise/rises) in the east every morning.

Heavy clouds ___ (mean/means) it will rain soon.

Lightning ___ (appear/appears) in the sky during a thunderstorm.

The weather in this city always ___ quickly.

• change

• changes

• changed

• is changing

Wind ___ strongly during a tornado.

• blow

• blows

• blown

• is bloWing