Simple past vs Past continuous

1. After the conference, I _______that a man_____ the walls of the building.

• a. was seeing/ was painting

• b. saw/ was painting

• c. was seeing/ painted

2. He was so angry that he____and____.

• a. was getting up/ left

• b. got up/ was leaving

• c. got up/ left

3. I ___the vase while I ____ the bookshelf.

• a. broke/ was cleaning

• b. broke/ cleaned

• was breaking/ was cleaning

4. As soon as we walked into the room, we____ a noise. Someone______ my computer.

• a. heard/ used

• b. were hearing/ used

• c. heard/ was using

5. The bus in which the football team_____ had an accident, but nobody______

• a. were travelling/ died

• b. travelled/ died

• c. were travelling/ were dying

6. I ___ the party, but Sophie ____ to leave.

• a. was enjoying/ was wanting

• b. enjoyed/ was wanting

• c. was enjoying/ wanted

7. The police ___ him while he ___ to escape.

• a. caught/ tried

• b. caught/ was trying

• c. were catching/ was trying

8. We____ what to do, so we just called the police and ___

• a. didn't know/ waited

• b. weren't knowing/ waited

• c. didn't know/ were waiting

9. When I last ___ her she_____ high-heeled shoes.

• a. saw/ wore

• b. was seeing/ was wearing

• c. saw/ was wearing

10. The sun ___, so we___ our clothes and got into the water.

• a. was shining/ took off

• b. shone/ took off

• c. shone/ were taking off