Past Continuous or Simple

They ………… (study) two hours last night.

• study

• was studied

• were studying

Sally ……… (eat) dinner last night when someone ……….. (knock) on the door

• was eating\ knocked

• ate\knocked

• were eating\knocking

While I ……………. (study) last night, Fred ………… (drop by) to visit me.

• studied\dropped by

• was studying\was dropping by

• was studying\ dropped by

My roommate’s parents ………………. (call) him last night while we …………….. (watch) TV.

• called\watched

• called\were watching

• called\was watching

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

• tarvelled\kept

• were travelling\was keeping

• was travelling\kept

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

• drove\saw

• was driving\saw

• drove\was seeing

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

• flew\saw

• were flying\sees

• was flying\saw

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

• fought\heard

• was fighting\heard

• fought\was hearing

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

• died\run

• was dying\was running

• died\was running