Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

1. I (play) football yesterday.

• I playing football yesterday.

• I play football last night.

• I plays football yesterday.

• I played football yesterday.

2. While she (read), he (watch) TV.

• While she reads, he watches TV.

• While she was reading, he watched TV.

• While she was reading, he was watching TV.

• While she is reading, he is watching TV.

3. They (go) to the park last week.

• They went to the park last week.

• They gone to the park last week.

• They go to the park last week.

• They going to the park last week.

4. What (you/do) when I called you?

• What you do when I called you?

• What do you did when I called you?

• What were you doing when I called you?

• What are you doing when I called you?

5. He (not/like) the movie last night.

• He liked the movie last night.

• He does not like the movie last night.

• He did not like the movie last night.

• He will not like the movie last night.

6. She (study) when the phone rang.

• was studying

• will study

• studied

• is studying

7. We (eat) dinner at 7 PM.

• We will eat dinner at 7 PM.

• We have eaten dinner at 7 PM.

• We eat dinner at 7 PM.

• We were eating dinner at 7 PM.

8. I (see) a bird while I (walk) in the garden.

• I saw a bird while I was walking in the garden.

• I will see a bird while I was walking in the garden.

• I see a bird while I walk in the garden.

• I seen a bird while I walking in the garden.

9. They (finish) their homework before dinner.

• finishes

• finish

• finished

• finishing

10. While I (sleep), the dog (bark).

• While I am sleeping, the dog barks.

• While I slept, the dog barks.

• While I was sleeping, the dog was barking.

• While I sleep, the dog barked.