SIMPLE PAST vs PAST CONTINUOUS.

While they ……………………………… (travel) to China, Marco ……………………. (write) a diary.

• traveled / wrote

• were traveling / wrote

• were traveling / was writing

• traveled / was writing

Mrs. White …………………………………. (drive) past a house in Main Street when she ……………………… (see) the ground floor on fire.

• was driving / was seeing

• drove / saw

• drove / was seeing

• was driving / saw

While he ………………………………. (fly) off the Miami Coast, the pilot …………….. (see) sharks approaching the swimmers.

• was flying / saw

• was flying / was seeing

• flew / was seeing

• flew / saw

The fireman ……………………………… (fight) the fire on a balcony below when he ………………………… (hear) someone’s shouts.

• fought / was hearing

• was fighting / heard

• was fighting / was hearing

• fought / heard

She …………………… (die) while she ………………………….. (run) after a bus.

• was dying / ran

• died / ran

• died / was running

• was dying / was running

We ……………………………….. (have) dinner when the electricity …………………… (go) off.

• had / went

• had / was going

• were having / was going

• were having / went

She ………………………………… (think) of something else while you ……………….. (talk) to her.

• thought / were talking

• was thinking / were talking

• thought / talked

• was thinking / talked

I ……………………….. (see) her while I …………………………………. (look) out of the window.

• saw / was looking

• saw / looked

• was seeing / looked

• was seeing / was looking

While the teacher ………………………………….. (talk), the students ………………….. (look) at an insect on the ceiling.

• talked / looked

• was talking / looked

• talked / were looking

• was talking / were looking