Past Continuous and Past Simple

In the afternoon, Siti _____ lunch.

• prepared

• was preparing

• were preparing

The players _____ on the open court when it suddenly began to rain.

• played

• was playing

• were playing

Raju _____ the guitar when his mother came home.

• practised

• was practicing

• were practicing

Huay Meng is happy. She smiles _____.

The new commander is loud. He shouts _____.

Her Mandarin is fluent. She speaks Mandarin _____.

Our teacher was angry. He spoke to us _____.

While she _____, she _____ an accident

• drove, had

• was driving, had

• were driving, had

Katy _____ dinner and then she _____ her online homework.

• had, did

• had, was doing

• had, were doing

• was having, did

• were having, did

The burglars _____ in the living room when the police _____ in.

• hid, came

• was hiding, came

• were hiding, came

• hid, was coming

• hid, were coming