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Hello Anna, what _______ (you / do) when I called you last night?
do you do
did you do
didn't do
were you doing
While they were watching TV, their kids ________(sleep)
sleeped
slept
was sleeping
were sleeping
I was listening to the radio when you ________(call) me.
called
calt
were calling
was calling
When he opened the window, it __________ (snow).
was snowed
was snowing
were snowing
snowed
(she / go) ________out to dinner when you saw her?
did she gone
did she went
were she going
was she going
Her plane didn't landed yet when we________ (arrive) at the airport.
were arrived
arrived
was arriving
arrivent
She met them at the station while she _________ (wait) for her train.
was waiting
were waiting
waited
wanted
We use Past Continuos...
for an action that in a finished moment of the past.
for an action that was happening during a specific time in the past.
for an action that will happen in the past.
none of the these ones are correct.
How many people ___________(stand) in front of the company when she arrived?
were standing
was standing
standed
stantsted
She missed the bus because she __________ (argue) with one of her friends.
were arguing
was arguing
argued
arguered
While she was talking to her boss, her mobile phone _________ (ring).
was ringing
were ringing
ringed
rang
We use the Past Simple for....
for an action that started and ended in a past time.
for all the actions in the past.
for an action that happened at a specific time in the past.
None of these options are correct.
I couldn’t answer your call because I __________(drive).
were driving
drived
drove
was driving
We were walking in the mountains when we_________ (see) a strange animal.
seed
saw
seen
stoped
He had an accident while he ___________(play) rugby with his friends.
were playing
was played
was playing
played
While he __________(do) his homework, I was reading a magazine.
was doing
done
did
were doing
While I was swimming in the river, I ___________(see) some frogs.
seen
saw
seed
was seeing
He ________(miss) the train because he was talking with some friends
missed
was missing
were missing
mist
I was walking when you____________.
called
calling
call
cal
They ____ (not/do) their homework yesterday at 3 o'clock.
weren´t doing
wasn´t doing
were doing
was doing
What _____ he _____ (watch) on television when you arrived?
was / watching
were / watching
was/ watch
were / watch
My parents ____ (work) when I came home.
are working
is working
were working
was working
In 2010, we ____ (live) in a small flat in London.
was living
were living
does living
do living
She ____ (listen) to music when I called.
was listening
were listening
are listening
is listening
_____ it _____ (rain) when you left?
was / raining
were / raining
is /raining
are / raining
Ana and mark ___________ (not /drive) to house
was not driving
were not driving
was playing
are not playing
Miguel _________ (speak) with Lucia
was speaking
were speaking
are speaking
is speaking
What were you doing when the earthquake hit?
I were sleeping when the earthquake hit.
you were sleeping when the earthquake hit.
I was sleeping when the earthquake hit.
You was sleeping when the eartquake hit.
He was talking when the ball ________ him.
hit
was hitting
were hitting
She __________ a huge breakfast and drank a lot of coffee this morning.
ate
was eating
were eating
He _________ dinner when the fire started.
cooked
was cooking
were cooking
Maggie ________ her horse when she hit the tree.
rode
was rideing
was riding
Tim fell down and broke his arm when he _______ down the stairs.
walked
walking
was walking
He was working late at work last night when he _______ asleep at his desk.
falled
fell
was falling
Because she ________ Chinese class yesterday afternoon, she couldn't go to Sarah's birthday party.
had
was having
were having
Marie ____________ late this morning, so she missed the first class.
waked up
woke up
was waking up
It started to rain as they _____________.
danced
was dancing
were dancing
Victoria ___________ when the earthquake hit.
went shopping
were shopping
was shopping
When we ________ the giraffe at the zoo, we felt happy.
saw
was seeing
were seeing
When Jennifer _________, she was climbing the stairs.
tripped over
was tripped
was tripping
When I woke up this morning, it was raining and my parents ______________ in the kitchen.
sang
was singing
were singing
Because of the rain, we ______________ to the beach yesterday afternoon.
didn't go
wasn't going
weren't going
I ________________ when the teacher asked me a question. She was pretty angry.
didn't listen
wasn't listening
weren't listening
What ............ you doing when the accident happened?
What ............ Mr Magnus doing when you saw him?
I ............ (drive) home when I had an accident.
Sue ............ (water) the plants when she saw a beautiful butterfly.
At five o'clock, Tom ............ (sit) in his room and playing video games.
I was walking to school when I ............ (see) the accident.
While I ............ (paint) the ceiling, the ladder moved and I fell.
First, I went to the library, and after that, I ............ (meet) Julie for coffee.
We ............ (play) tennis when John slipped and twisted his ankle.
When I arrived, they ............ (sit) on the sofa and talking.
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