Quiz Simple Past vs Past Continuous

Karissa _________ a book when the phone rang.

• read
• was reading
• were reading
• reading

He was sleeping ______ someone knocked the door.

• while
• when
• and
• so

The postman came while she ________ her hair.

• wash
• washed
• was washing
• were washing

When they arrived, we ________ for the bus.

• wait
• waited
• was waiting
• were waiting

We ________ that they ________ at us.

• was noticing, looked
• were noticing, looked
• noticed, was looking
• noticed, were looking

When the light ________ out, I ________ a bath.

• was going, took
• were going, took
• went, was taking
• went, were taking

I ________ you because I ________ to music.

• did not hear, was listening
• did not hear, were listening
• was not hearing, listened
• were not hearing, listened

Bobby and Tom _________ to London when the police ________ them.

• drove, was stopping
• drove, were stopping
• was driving, stopped
• were driving, stopped

We _________ the door while Harry and Meghan ________.

• opened, was arguing
• opened, were arguing
• was opening, argued
• were opening, argued

When I went out, it _________.

• rained
• raining
• was not raining
• were not raining