Past Continuous / Past Simple

When the inspector _____ on the crime scene the police ...... evidence

• was arriving ......... collected

• arrived ....... were collecting

• arrived ......... collected

• was arriving ...... was collecting

They _____ the case when the robbers ....... at the police station and confessed

• investigated ......... turned up

• investigated ......... were turning up

• were investigating ........ turned up

• were investigating ......... were turning up

The woman ______ clothes worth $1,000 while nobody ........

• shoplifted ......... was looking

• shoplifted ......... looked

• was shoplifing ........ looked

• were shoplifting ........ was looking

There ______ no answer because everybody ......... the emergency number

• was ......... were calling

• was ......... was calling

• were ........ called

• were ......... called

I _______ the sweets in the sun for a day and they ..........

• was leaving ........ were melting

• was leaving ......... melted

• left ......... were melting

• left .........melted

When I _______ the TV, they ........ about the robbery

• switched on ........ talked

• switched on ........ were talking

• was switching on ...... were talking

• was switching on ....... talked

When I ______ home, I ........ a sandwich

• got .......... made

• was getting ........ made

• was getting ........ was making

• got .......... was making

As I ______ your house, I .......... someone in your backgarden

• passed ........ was seeing

• passed ......... saw

• was passing ........ was seeing

• was passing ....... saw

I _______ my homework when I ........ the news

• did .......... heard

• was doing ........ was hearing

• was doing ........ heard

• did .......... was hearing

While they ________, it ........ to rain.

• were playing ........ started

• were playing ......... was starting

• played .......... was starting

• played .......... started