GRAMMAR - PAST SIMPLE & PAST CONTINUOUS

I _____ to the radio when I heard this fantastic song.

• was listening

• listened

When the teacher said ‘Stop!’, I ___ trying to finish the last question

• still tried

• was still trying

I feel really silly! While I was dancing, I _____ and _____ my elbow

• fell/broke

• was falling / was breaking

Tim was playing a computer game when his mum _____ him for lunch.

• called

• was calling

Ron found a really interesting website about dance music while he ____ the internet.

• surfed

• was surfing

My mum ____ breakfast near the computer when spilled her cup of coffee on the keyboard.

• had

• was having

When you ____ me yesterday, I wasn’t going to school, I was going to the doctor’s – I felt terrible.

• saw

• were seeing

I _____ my dinner at 8 o’clock last night.

• made

• was making

This time last week, we ______ my grandmother.

• visited

• were visiting

• was visiting

My dad _____ to classical music when I arrived home from school.

• listened

• was listening

• were listening