The Simple Past and the Past Continuous

Sylvia _____________ when she ___________ the DVDs.

• was running / dropped

• ran / dropped

• was running / was dropping

• ran / was dropping

While Steve ___________ a documentary, he __________ asleep.

• was watched / fell

• was watching / fell

• watched / was falling

• was watching / felt

They _________ when you _________ for remote control.

• aren't listening / were asking

• weren't listening / were asking

• weren't listening / asked

• listened / asked

We _____________ home when the accident ___________.

• were driving / happened

• drove / happened

• drove / was happening

• were drive / happened

I _______________ a novel while my mother ___________.

• was read / was cooking

• read / cooked

• was reading / was cooking

• was reading / cooks

I ___________ out of the window when the accident happened.

• was looked

• looked

• looking

• was looking

You ___________ while I ____________.

• played / study

• were playing / studying

• were playing / was studying

• were played / was studying

When I _______ in, it _____________.

• came / was raining

• come / raining

• was coming / was raining

• was coming / rained

Many years ago people ________________ on horseback.

• were travelled

• were travelling

• was travelling

• did travel

I ___________ him while I ____________ home.

• meet / am going

• met / was went

• met / was going

• was meeting / went