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Past Simple Tense vs Past Continuous Tense

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10 questions
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  • Q1
    While the dog ______ , a car ran over it .
    walk
    was walking
    walked
    were waking
    30s
  • Q2
    She _____ an elephant while she was walking to the bank.
    sees
    was seeing
    is seeing
    saw
    30s
  • Q3
    Mom was cooking while dad _______ in the garden.
    is working
    was woking
    works
    worked
    30s
  • Q4
    When you called me, I _____ a bath.
    was taking
    am taking
    took
    were taking
    30s
  • Q5
    They ______ books when the telephone _____.
    were reading, rang
    rang, were reading
    30s
  • Q6
    I ................when the phone rang.
    was sleeping
    sleep
    slept
    were sleeping
    30s
  • Q7
    I was watching the TV when my mother .................. it off.
    was turning
    is turning
    turned
    turns
    30s
  • Q8
    Alan was doing homework when I ................. .
    arrive
    was arriving
    arrived
    am arriving
    30s
  • Q9
    I read the newspaper while David _____ ready to leave.
    is getting
    got
    was getting
    gets
    30s
  • Q10
    I saw Suda yesterday while she _________________ out of taxi
    got
    is getting
    gets
    was getting
    30s

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