Past Simple vs Past Progressive

Choose the correct options to complete the sentence.

Sumiko ___ (live) in Canada when she ___ (write) her first book.

• was living

• lived

• was writing

• wrote

We ___ (get) the idea for our restaurant while we ___ (travel) in Mexico.

• were getting

• got

• were traveling

• traveled

While Adriana ___ (study) in the library, someone ___ (steal) her cell phone.

• studied

• was studying

• stole

• was stealing

Sarah and Mike ___ (clean) the house when they ___ (find) a large box of old letters from their grandmother.

• cleaned

• were cleaning

• were finding

• found

When Joanna ___ (meet) her husband, she ___ (study) to be a doctor.

• met

• was meeting

• studied

• was studying

While I ___ (research) online, I ___ (find) a good website for meeting old school friends.

• researched

• was researching

• found

• was finding

There is one mistake in each sentence. Enter the correct answer.

I was chat online when I heard the crash.

We didn't go out while it were raining.

Julianne and Kate were have dinner when they heard the news.

Did you living in South Korea when you started Korean lessons?