Past Simple and Past Continuous

George ________________ off the ladder while he ________________ the ceiling. (fall, paint)

• fell, was painting

• was falling, painted

• falls, paints

• had fallen, paints

Last night I ________________ in bed when I suddenly ________________ a scream. (read, hear)

• was reading, heard

• read, was hearing

• reads, hears

• had read, heard

______________ TV when I ________________ you? (you watch, phone)

• Were you watching, phoned

• Did you watch, was phoning

• Are you watching, phone

• Have you watched, phoned

Ann ________________ for me when I ________________. (wait, arrive)

• was waiting, arrived

• waited, was arriving

• waits, arrives

• had waited, arrived

Maisie ________________ up the kitchen when John ________________ her to marry him. (clean, ask)

• was cleaning, asked

• cleaned, was asking

• cleans, asks

• had cleaned, asked

The house ________________ £150,000 in 2003. (cost)

• cost

• was costing

• costs

• had cost

The fire ________________ at six in the morning. (still burn)

• was still burning

• still burned

• is still burning

• had still burned

My brother ________________ a new job a week ago. (get)

• got

• was getting

• gets

• had got

She ________________ not interested in the book because she ________________ it. (be, not understand)

• was, did not understand

• is, does not understand

• were, was not understanding

• had been, did not understand

______________ at school yesterday? (you be)

• Were you

• Was you

• Are you

• Have you been