A2 - Past Simple vs Past Continuous

1. While I...... TV, the doorbell......

• watching / ring

• were watch / rang

• was watching / rang

• was watching / ringed

2. Jack...... his presentation when the fire alarm..... to sound.

• was finishing / started

• was finished / starting

• was finishing / starting

• finished / was starting

3. My mom ............ me while I .............. dinner.

• telephoned / eating

• telephoned / was eating

• telephoning / ate

• was telephoned / eating

4. While I................ to work, I......... an accident.

• walking / saw

• walked / was seeing

• walking / seeing

• was walking / saw

5. When the policeman......., I........... my exercises.

• come / was do

• came / doing

• came / was doing

• was coming / did

6. When I.............., my alarm clock.........

• wake up / rang

• woke up / ranging

• wake up / ringing

• woke up / was ringing

7. Peter............... me while I ............... on the sofa.

• calling / relaxed

• called / was relaxing

• called / was relax

• did call / relaxing

8. While I............. out the window, it ............. to rain.

• looked / was starting

• was looking / started

• looking / was started

• was looked / started