Past Simple vs Past Continuous

While I...to school, I...my friend John.

• went/was meeting

• was going/met

• went/met

• was going/was meeting

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

My mum...dinner, when the phone...

• was cooking/rang

• cooked/was ringing

• cooked/rang

• was cooking/was ringing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

We...TV, when we...a strange noise outside.

• watched/were hearing

• watched/heard

• were watching/heard

• were watching/were hearing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

While my brother...his homework, I...with his PS4.

• did/was playing

• did/played

• was doing/play

• was doing/was playing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

The children...home, when it...to rain.

• were walking/was starting

• walked/started

• were walking/started

• walked/was starting

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

The bus...while I... to my friend Steve.

• came/was talking

• was coming/was talking

• was coming/talked

• came/talked

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

She...lunch, when the earthquake...

• had/happened

• was having/was happening

• had/was happening

• was having/happened

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

While they...to music, their friends...

• listened/arrived

• were listening/were arriving

• were listening/arrived

• listened/were arriving

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

She...an e-mail, when her computer...

• was writing/crashed

• wrote/was crashing

• wrote/crashed

• was writing/was crashing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

While you...to me, I...a book

• were talking/read

• talked/was reading

• were talking/was reading

• talked/read

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D