Simple Past Simple Progressive

It ____ (rain) when we ____ (come) out of the shopping centre.

• rained

• was raining

• came

• were coming

It ____ (happen) very quickly. The car ____ (come) out of the side road and the van drove into the back of it

• happened

• was happening

• came

• was coming

I ____ (be) ill last week.

He ____ (break) his leg when he ____ (ski).

• broke

• was breaking

• skied

• was skiing

I ____ (look) out of the window and saw that people ____ (walk) in the park.

• looked

• was looking

• walked

• were walking

Emma ____ (pass) her exam a few weeks ago.

When we ____ (see) the spaceship we ____ (stop) the car.

• saw

• were seeing

• stopped

• were stopping

When ____ (you buy) the car? - I ____ (buy) it a few years ago.

• did you buy

• were you buying

• bought

• was buying

He ____ (sit) in the garden when a wasp ____ (sting) him in the nose.

• sat

• was sitting

• stung

• was stinging

Claire ____ (go) to Egypt last month.