Past Simple vs Past Continuous

My husband _____________ the dishes when I finally ____________ back home.

• washed/ come

• washed/ was coming

• was washing/ was coming

• was washing/ came

The children _____________ in the park when it ____________ to rain.

• were playing/ were starting

• were playing/ started

• played/ started

• played/ were starting

When he ______________, we _______________ dinner.

• arrive/ had

• was arriving/ was having

• arrived/ were having

• was arriving/ had

I _______________ the violin while he ________________ to music.

• was playing/ was listening

• played/ listened

• played/ was listening

• was playing/ listened

She _____________ home, ____________ the computer and _______________ her emails.

• come/ switched on/ checked

• was coming/ was switching on/ was checking

• came/ switched on/ checked

Choose the correct option:

I listened/ was listening to the radio when I heard/ was hearing this fantastic song.

• listened/ heard

• listened/ was hearing

• was listening/ heard

• was listening/ was hearing

My little sister _____________ a picture while I _____________ for my French exam.

• drew/ was studying

• was drawing/ studied

• draw/ was studying

• was drawing/ was studying

An affirmative sentence in Past Continuous has the following structure:

• Subject + was/ were + verb-ing + complements

• Subject + verb-ing + complements

• Subject + verb-ed + complements

• Was/were + subject + verb-ing + complements

We use Past Simple after

• while

• when

We need the verb to be to form sentences in Past Continuous.

• True

• False