Past Simple and Past Continuous Quiz

He .............................. (wait) for the bus when his father .............................. (arrive).

The girls .............................. (swim) outside when it .............................. (start) to get cold.

I .............................. (listen) to the radio while I .............................. (read).

I was watching TV ...................... my parents were reading the newspaper.

• when

• while

Where were you going ...................... I saw you in the street yesterday?

• when

• while

I ...................................... (write) an e-mail to Tom when the postman ...................................... (deliver) his letter!

When I ...................................... (leave) home yesterday, some dogs ...................................... (sit) near the front gate.

John ...................................... (not swim) at four o’clock. He ...................................... (play) football.

Bob ...................................... (lie) in the garden when it ...................................... (start) to rain.

As I ...................................... (put) the baby to bed, the phone ...................................... (ring).