Past Simple and Past Continuous

Someone _________(steal) her diamond ring yesterday.

• was stealing

• were stealing

• stole

While mom _________(cook), I was doing homework.

• was cooking

• were cooking

• cooked

Gina _________(fish) at this time yesterday.

• was fishing

• were fishing

• fished

Choose the correct options:

My mom had / was having breakfast near the computer when she spilled / was spilling her cup of coffee on the keyboard.

• had – spilled

• was having – was spilling

• had – was spilling

• was having – spilled

Actions happening simultaniously in the past are expressed by:

• Past continuous

• Past Simple

Complete the sentence with the past continuous form:

_____ (Joe and Sam - use) the wrong program in IT yesterday?

Complete the sentence with the past continuous form:

_____ (Joe and Sam - use) the wrong program in IT yesterday?

I _____ English for two years.

• studying

• study

• studied

An action happening at a particular time in the past is expressed by...

• Past continuous

• Past simple

I _____ (sit) at the back of the classroom so I couldn’t see the screen.