Past Simple vs Past Continuous

I ______ a shower when you _______.

• took / called

• was taking / were calling

• was taking / called

• were taking / was calling

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

When you ______ to the classroom, what were they doing?

• arrive

• was arriving

• arrived

• were arriving

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Tim ______ a computer game when his mum called him.

• was playing

• played

• was

• play

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

While she _______________ a book, the phone____________ .

• were reading / rings

• was reading / rang

• reading / ring

• read / was ringing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I was dancing when suddenly I __________

• was falling

• fall

• fell

• felt

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Ron _____ a really interesting website about dance music while he ____ the internet.

• was finding / surfed

• found / was surfing

• was finding / was surfing

• found / surfed

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

While she _____ on the phone, her father ______.

• talked / was arriving

• talked / arrived

• was talking / arrived

• was talking / was arriving

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

They _____ tennis when it _____ to rain.

• were playing / started

• played / was starting

• were playing tennis / was starting

• was playing / started

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

She was listening to music ____ the doorbell rang.

• At the beginning

• because

• while

• when

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What were you doing _____ the police arrived?

• for

• when

• suddenly

• while

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D