Past Simple and Past Continuous

Choose the correct form.

• While I             [walked, was walking] home, it started to rain.

• We               [watched, were watching] a movie when the lights went out.

• I             [met, was meeting] him at the bus stop yesterday.

• They              [played, were playing] football when it began to snow.

• She              [cooked, was cooking] dinner when the phone rang.

• When I              [arrived, was arriving], they were having lunch.

• He              [broke, was breaking] his leg while he was skiing.

• The students              [talked, were talking] loudly when the teacher entered.

• I            [saw, was seeing] a strange man near the house.

• We                [studied, were studying] when you called us.

Complete the sentences.

• I             (read) a book when I heard a strange noise.

• They                 (not/play) outside because it was raining.

• What      you       (do) at 8 p.m. yesterday?

• He      (fall) asleep while he              (watch) TV.

• We           (not/go) to the party last night.

• She       (break) her glasses while she              (clean) the windows.

• While we              (drive), we     (see) a deer.

• I                   (not/understand) what he            (say).

• While I              (study), my little brother            (make) a mess.

• The sun             (shine) when we      (leave) the house.

Correct mistakes.

Example:

She was singing, while her mum cooked. was cooking

She was singing, while her mum was cooking. correct

• She was go to the shop when I saw her.          

• I watched TV when my sister called me.             

• We was playing football at 5 p.m.             

• They were dance when the music stopped.             

• I didn't knew about the accident.            

• While he cooked, the guests arrived.            

• The children were sleeping when their mom came home.        

• What did you doing when I texted you?               

• He were reading a book all evening.            

• I fell while I was running.