Past Continuous vs Past Simple
LGP PreInt 38B
Read the sentences and choose the best alternative, Past Simple or Continuous.
I ________ television when the phone rang. (watch)
- was watching
- watched
- watch
When the ambulance came, we ________ him into it. (carry)
- carried
- were carrying
- was carrying
She ______________her car when she suddenly _________ ill. (drive / feel)
- was driving / felt
- was driving / was feeling
- drove / felt
When he saw me, he _______ off the wall. (fall)
- was falling
- fell
- will fall
We _________ to the radio when it suddenly stopped working. (listen)
- were listening
- listened
- was listening
Why ______ cards when he walked into the office? (you play)
- were you playing
- did you play
- do you play
________ _______ ________ you when you gave them the money? (thank)
- Did they thank
- Were they thanking
- Did they thanked
_______ _______ ________ when you turned on the gas? (smoke)
- Were you smoking
- Did you smoke
- Were you smoked
When I arrived, they ________ hello but continued working. (say)
- said
- were saying
- say
When I got to the hospital, she ______________ in the waiting room. (sit)
- was sitting
- sat
- is sitting