Past Simple vs Past Continuous

I ___ to be a pilot when I was young.

The train ___ on time yesterday.

Which exams ___ at school?

The bike is ok now. My dad ___ it yesterday.

Why ___ for so long yesterday?

Titanic ___ in the Atlantic many years ago.

Greg ___ in a test when his teacher noticed it.

Agatha Christie ___ a lot of detective stories.

At the time Jack returned home from England, his father ___ in the Baltic Sea.

The editor of the magazine ___ to print the article.

Madonna ___ popular when she was young.

I felt sick yesterday. I ___ something rotten.

We were in a difficult situation. We ___ what to do.

My grandma ___ apple trees while she lived in the country.

The firm went bankrupt and I ___ my job.

He usually meets his sister on Fridays but he ___ her last Friday.

When ___ lobsters?

Darrel couldn’t find his old hat. His sister ___ it away long time ago.

I ___ for the way out of the centre but couldn’t find it.

We ___ climbing in the mountains last summer.

What ___ at 6 p.m. yesterday?

Where ___ when I met you yesterday?

Kate ___ along the country road when her car broke down.

Kelly ___ near the river at 4 p.m. yesterday.

– Why is the dog so hungry?
– I ___ it yesterday night. It was sick.