Past - Simple and Continuous

Complete the sentence below with the correct forms of past simple or past continuous. Choose TWO answers.

I ______ the product when my colleague _____.

• presented

• was presenting

• arrived

• was arriving

Answer explanation

My colleague arrived in the middle of my presentation.

Complete the sentence below with the correct forms of past simple or past continuous. Choose TWO answers.

The customer _____ while we _____ the marketing plan.

• called

• was calling

• discussed

• were discussing

Complete the sentence below with the correct forms of past simple or past continuous. Choose TWO answers.

The company ____ the new product, and the customers ____ positively

• launched

• was launching

• responded

• were responding

Answer explanation

Customers responded after the product launch.

Complete the sentence below with the correct forms of past simple or past continuous. Choose TWO answers.

While I _____ the advertisement strategy, my boss _____ me.

• explained

• was explaining

• interrupted

• was interrupting

Complete the sentence below with the correct forms of past simple or past continuous. Choose TWO answers.

While the designer _____ the logo, the manager _____ feedback.

• created

• was creating

• gave

• was giving

Complete the sentence below with the correct forms of past simple or past continuous. Choose TWO answers.

They _____ customer data when the system _____.

• analyzed

• were analyzing

• crashed

• was crashing

Complete the sentence below with the correct forms of past simple or past continuous. Choose TWO answers.

My company _____ its logo, but the customers _____ it.

• changed

• was changing

• didn't like

• wasn't liking

Answer explanation

The company had finished changing the logo when customers epxressed dislikes.

Complete the sentence below with the correct forms of past simple or past continuous. Choose TWO answers.

While I ____ to a client, my colleagues ____ the sales report at the same time.

• talked

• was talking

• prepared

• were preparing

Answer explanation

Both activities were happening at the same time.

Complete the sentence below with the correct forms of past simple or past continuous. Choose TWO answers.

The internet ____ down when I ____ on the presentation.

• went

• was going

• worked

• was working

Complete the sentence below with the correct forms of past simple or past continuous. Choose TWO answers.

The competitor ____ a new product, so we ____ our pricing strategy.

• introduced

• was introducing

• adjusted

• were adjusting

Answer explanation

Both activities are finished actions in the past.