Test (Past SimplePast Continuous Tense)

Test . Past Simple or Past Continuous? Variant 1

1. While I (listened/was listening) to the radio, the telephone (rang/was ringing).

2. He (broke/was breaking) his leg when he (skied/was skiing) in the Alps.

3. They (listened/were listening) to the orchestra when the pianist (became/was becoming) ill.

4. Ann (played/was playing) the piano while Tom (painted/was painting) а picture.

5. We (saw/were seeing) an accident while we (waited/ were waiting) for the bus.

6. She (worked/was working) quietly at her desk when suddenly the door (opened/was opening).

7. What you (read)______ at 6 o’clock on Sunday.

8. She (meet) ______Dan while she (work) ________ in France?

9. My mom (work) _______in the garden when I (come) _____ home? .

10. ‘How fast you (drive) _______ when the police (stop)_______ you?

Test . Past Simple or Past Continuous? Variant 2

1. I (saw/was seeing) you in the park yesterday. You (sat/ were sitting) on а bench.

2. They (travelled/were travelling) to Canada when they (met/ were meeting) each other.

3. While I (listened/was listening) to music, my brother (did/was doing) his homework.

4. What (did you write/were you writing) when your computer (crashed/was crashing)?

5. As he (passed/was passing) the bank, а man in а mask (knocked/was knocking) him onto the ground.

6. Tom (arrived/was arriving) while the children (had/ were having) their bath.

7. He (come)______ while I (have) ______breakfast

8. What you (do)______ at 10 o’clock on Sunday

9. What you (do)____ when the phone (ring)_________?

10. While she (cook) ________dinner, she (cut) __________her finger.

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