Simple Past vs. Past Continuous

When you ..... the door and saw the new TV, you felt surprised.

• opening

• opened

• was opening

• were opening

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Last Monday, I ..... my bills and left.

• paying

• was paying

• were paying

• paid

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I ..... when a plate crashed.

• was cooking

• cooking

• cooked

• were cooking

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

We were running to the station exactly when the train .....

• were leaving

• was leaving

• left

• leaving

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

From 6 to 6:15, I ..... pictures while I was having a walk.

• were taking

• was taking

• took

• taking

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Over last week, they ..... hard from Monday to Friday.

• worked

• was working

• were working

• working

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

You ..... your teeth when, suddenly,she came into the bathroom.

• brushed

• was brushing

• were brushing

• brushing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

As they .... down the road, they found an owl.

• walked

• was walking

• walking

• were walking

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

He didn't do his homework, he ..... all night.

• was sleeping

• were sleeping

• sleeping

• slept

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

At 9, Sean was reading while Samantha .....

• were shopping

• shopping

• was shopping

• shopped

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D