Past simple vs Past progressive

When Peter arrived I ____ a program about deserts.

• were watching

• was watching

• watch

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

You ____ in the park when you ____ her.

• walked / were meeting

• walked / didn't met

• were walking / met

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1D

My friends _____ me they _____ stop laughing at Tom's jokes the other night.

• told / weren't

• told / couldn't

• tolded / couldn't

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

____ your mum _____ last Thursday?

• Did / was working

• Was working / during

• Was / working

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

Dorothy ____ when I arrived. She was so tired.

• was sleeping

• sleep

• sleeped

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1D

____ a strange object outside. It _____ a lot of noise.

• There was / was making

• There were being / maked

• There're / was making

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What movie ____ you ____ at the cinema last weekend?

• did / watch

• was / watching

• did / watched

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

My friends ____ to leave, so I ____ to call a cab. I was working early this morning.

• weren't going / decided

• decide not going / wasn't

• didn't go / decide

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Look! You ____ an amazing photograh!

• was taking

• were tooking

• took

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1D

He ____ me all day and I finally ____ him.

• was texting / phoned

• texted / was phoning

• was texting / was phoning

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D