PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINUOUS PRACTICE

Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using the past
simple or the past continuous.

1. Sally was eating (eat) dinner last night when someone knocked …(knock) on the door.

2. I began to study at seven last night. Fred came (come) at seven thirty. I was studying
(study) when Fred came. (come).

3. While I was studying (study) last night, Fred dropped by (drop by) to visit me.

4. My roommate’s parents called (call) him last night while we were watching (watch) TV.

5. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after five. When he
came (come) home, I was talking (talk) to my mother on the phone.

6. Yesterday, Tom and Janice went (go) to the zoo around one. They saw (see) many kinds
of animals. They stayed at the zoo for two hours. While they were walking (walk) home, it
began (begin) to rain, so they stopped (stop) at a small café and had (have) a cup of
coffee.

7. Yesterday afternoon I went (go) to visit the Parker family. When I got (get) there around
two o’clock, Mrs. Parker was (be) in the yard. She was planting (plant) flowers in her
garden. Mr. Parker was (be) in the garage. He was working (work) on their car. He was
changing (change) the oil.