Past simple VS Past Progressive

1. They ________ dinner when we arrived.

• were having

• had

• have

• having

2. She _______her grandmother last weekend.

• visit

• was visiting

• visits

• visited

3. We ______to the park after school last week.

• were went

• gone

• were going

• went

4. She ________ all night for the exam while I _________

• study, sleep

• was studying, was sleeping

• studied, was sleeping

• studies, sleeps

5. He _______ to his friend when I saw him.

• walked

• walking

• was walking

• walks

6. Yesterday afternoon, I _______for a walk in the park because the weather was really nice.

• was going

• were going

• go

• went

7. We________ when it started raining.

• shopping

• shopped

• were shopping

• was shopping

8. Two weeks ago, they________building the new bridge, and now it's open for traffic.

• finish

• was finishing

• were finishing

• finished

9. Last summer, we ________to Italy and explored some beautiful cities like Florence and Rome.

• travelled

• were travelling

• was travelling

• travel

10. At 8 PM yesterday, we ________ a Zoom meeting, and it lasted for over an hour

• have

• had

• was having

• were having