Past simple and Past continuous
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- Q1Mary __________ lunch when they __________was preparing / was comingwas preparing / cameprepared / cameprepared / was coming30s
- Q2Last weekend Susan __________ and __________ her leg.was falling / brokefell / brokewas falling / was breakingfell / was breaking30s
- Q3When I __________ the cafeteria, Mary __________ lunch with Peter.entered / was havingentered / hadwas entering / hadwas entering / was having30s
- Q4Fill in the blanks: When I _______ Thomas, he ______________ football with his friends.saw \ is playingsaw \ was playingsaw \ were playingwas seeing \ was playing30s
- Q5While we were copying the answer, the teacher ................. (see) us.sawseewas seeingwere seeing30s
- Q6They ........................ (have) dinner when the phone .................. (ring).had \ ranghaving \ ringingwere having \ rangwere having \ was ringing30s
- Q7What were you doing when they ............... (arrive)?arrivearrivedwas arrivingwere arriving30s
- Q8While we .................................football, it rained heavily .are playingwere playingis playingwas playing30s
- Q9................................. you help your mother yesterday ?DoesamDidAre30s
- Q10Which sentence is the example of past continuous?They have talked.They were talking.They will talk.They are talking.30s
- Q11While................................... , the telephone rang .studieddid studystudyingstudy30s
- Q12The telephone rang .................................. I was having my breakfast .whenwhywhichwhile30s
- Q13The teacher was_______________ a pen while the students were doing their exam.picked updid picking upwas picking updid picke up30s
- Q14My best friend was crying because ______she was breaking her phoneshe were break her phoneshe brokes her phoneshe broke her phone30s
- Q15Paul, Martha ________ (phone) you three times in the evening.phonewas phoningphoneddid phoning30s
