Past progresive and past simple

My neighbor_____his drive away of snow when the next storm rolled in and he had to stopped.

• Had cleaned

• Was cleaning

• Is cleaning

• Cleans

I ____ to my teacher when the principal walked up and she had to leave.

• Was speaking

• Have spoken

• Spoke

• Had spoken

My son ______ hop-scotch with his little sister when she tripped and fell down.

• Was played

• Was playing

• Plays

• Has been playing

I _____ (make) soup for myself when my friends called and invited me out to dinner.

Las year, I _____ longer and longer hours so that I'd get a bigger bonus this year.

• Work

• Was working

• Had worked

• Have worked

My dog _____ the neighbor cat for an hour until he became exhausted and laid down under the shade for a nap.

• To chase

• Was chasing

• Chases

• Had chased

When I _____ for the sats last year, I thought it would really have helped to pay more attencion to my Latin classes.

• Have studied

• Studying

• Was studying

• Had been studied

Mom an I _____ to each other during the movie when the person next to us asked us to be quiet.

• Were whispering

• Whispered

• Had been whispering

• Was whispering

My son _____ the teacher and reading when she walked up and took his book away.

• Has been ignoring

• Ignored

• Has ignored

• Was ignoring

I really _____ about you on your birthday when you gave me a call it must have been our psychic connection!

• Was thinking

• Were thinking

• Was thought

• Had been thought