Past simple - past continuous 9

At 9 p.m last night, my younger brother ________ (play) games online in his room.

• had been playing

• is playing

• was playing

• played

What ______ (you do) at 8.00 last night?

• did you do

• were you doing

• you did

• are you doing

Jim ______ (sat) in the cafe when Mary came.

• sat

• has sat

• has been sitting

• was sitting

When I went out, the sun______(shine) brightly.

• shines

• was shining

• is shining

• shone

I ​ (a)   (go) shopping for new school things when I ​ (b)   (heard) someone call my name.

• went
• going
• shone

• was going
• heard
• was hearing

When I ​ (a)   (arrive) at the party, my friends​ (b)   (sing) a funny song.

• was arriving
• sang
• was singing
• arrived
• were singing

Jim​ (a)   (not study) when his mom ​ (b)   (walk) in.

• didn't study
• was walking
• wasn't studying
• walked

I ​ (a)   (listen) to the news on the radio when the phone ​ (b)   (ring).

• were listening
• listened
• was ringing
• was listening
• rang

I ​ (a)   (clean) my room when I​ (b)   (find) an old photo.

(find: Tìm thấy)

• were cleaning
• cleaned
• was finding
• was cleaning
• found

When I​ (a)   (come) to Bat Trang village yesterday, the artisans ​ (b)   (decorate) many pieces of pottery.

(decorate: Trang trí, artisan: Người thợ thủ công; pottery: Đồ gốm)

• came
• were decorating
• was coming
• decorated