Choose the best answer.

1. While we ……………….. English in class, the light went out.

1) study 2) are studying
3) studied 4) were studyin2
2. While Mariah ………………. to her husband, Jeremy, the little boy ran into the road.
1) has talked 2) was talking
3) had talked 4) has been talking
3. They ………………… the boxing when ………………. an explosion.
1) would watching / there was 2) watched / is there
3) were watching / there was 4) had watched / are there
4. All the time the teacher ……………….. , the two lazy students …………………. about last night’s
television program.
1) was teaching / were thinking 2) was teaching / thought
3) taught / thought 4) taught / were thinking
5. You looked very busy when I saw you last night. What ………………..?
1) you were doing 2) had you done
3) you are doing 4) were you doing
6. I …………………. you but I found you had already known.
1) had been telling 2) was telling
3) had told 4) was going to tell
7. When I first saw her, she ………………. on the balcony.
1) stands 2) was standing
3) stood 4) had been standing
8. I ……………….. a shower when you called.
1) take 2) was taken
3) took 4) was taking
9. What ………………. at nine o’clock yesterday?
1) were you doing 2) have you done
3) had you done 4) have you been doing
 10. When I ………………… television, the door bell rang.
1) watched 2) am watching
3) was watching 4) had watched

Supply the correct Past Simple or Past Continuous Tense form of the verbs in
parentheses.
1. Where (you go) ……………………….
were you going When I (see) ………………………..
saw you last night?
ran was falling
2. Tom (run) ……………………….. fast when he (fall) ……………………… down.
paid was speaking
3. Alex (pay) …………………………. attention while I (speak) ……………………….
4. At six o’clock yesterday, when you (telephone) ……………………. I (have) …………………… my
supper.
5. As we (drive) …………………...
was droving
to Bath, I (get) ……………………
got
sick.
6. Your letter (come) ……………………..
came just as I (leave) …………………..
was leaving
my home.
7. I (study) ……………………..
was studying my English lesson last night while my parents (watch)

……………………
were watching television.

8. As Caroline (get) ………………….

was getting
off the bus, she (slip) ………………….
was slipping and (break) …………………..
breaking

her arm.
was writing came
9. She (write) …………………… a letter when you (come) ………………… in.
were practicing
10. We (practice) …………………… every morning last month.

Underline the correct item.

1. Susan was driving/drove to work when she was getting/got a flat tyre.
2. He was leaving/left to work when his mother was getting/got back from the market.
3. She was walking/walked in the park when a dog was attacking/attacked her.
4. It was starting/started to rain while I was riding/rode my bike in the park.
5. While Liz was planting/planted roses, Bill was coming/came to visit her.
Complete the sentences with your own words.
1. When the earthquake happened, .........................................................................................................
2. While Fiona was cooking dinner, ...........................................................................................................
3. While we were talking, ............................................................................................................................
4. Tom turned on the radio while .............................................................................................................
5. Peter was studying when ........................................................................................................................
6. The children were still sleeping when ................................................................................................