Past continuous and past simple

When my boss arrived, I _________ sleeping on my desk.

• slept

• Were sleeping

• Was sleeping

• Was sleep

After I got home I _______ a shower and went to bed.

• Was having

• Had

• Have

I was using my mobile phone while the teacher _________.

• Talked

• Was talk

• Talking

• was talking

We use more than one verb in the past continuous form to talk about...

• A sequence of events.

• Simultaneous actions

• An action that is interrupted by another one.

When I ______ to the garage, they were fixing my car.

• Arrived

• Was arriving

• Arrive

Peter was a lineman. He got a job and began to work in an electrical company. It was ok until he _______ to arrive late and his boss was always upset.

• Started

• Was starting

• Were starting

Which action is longer?

• The action in the past simple

• The action in the past continuous.

___________ when I phoned you?

• Did you study

• You Were studying

• Were you studying

Which action happened first?

• The action in the past simple

• The action in the past continuous

What __________ yesterday at 5pm?

• You Were doing

• Did you do

• Were you doing