Past Simple Past Continuous

1. 1. I ...............(clean) my room when I .......... (hear) a loud noise

• cleaned / was hearing

• was cleaning / heard

2. A bird ............. (fly) into the kitchen. It ............ (come) in through the chimney

• flew / came

• was flying / was coming

• flew / was coming

• was flying / came

3. My roommate ................ (empty) the dishwasher when she dropped the glasses in the sink

• emptied

• was emptying

4. We ............ (open) the door to let the bird out.

• opened

• were opening

• was opening

5. After we ............ (clear) up the mess, we put the other dishes away.

• were clearing

• was clearing

• cleared

6. While I ................(sweep) the floor, my roommate took out the rubbish.

• swept

• was sweeping

• were sweeping

7. While we ............. (tidy up) the flat, we .............. (find) some old photos

• tidied up / found

• were tidying up / were finding

• were tidying up / found

• tidied up / were finding

8. Ella ............ (meet) her new neighbours while she ................(water) the plants in the garden.

• met / watered

• met / was watering

• was meeting / watered

• was meeting / was watering

9. I ............. (have) lunch when I .........(see) your email

• had / saw

• was having / was seeing

• had / was seeing

• was having / saw

10. I ................... (listen) to music when you .............. (call)

• listened / called

• was listening / were calling

• was listening / called

• listened / were calling