1. At 8 p.m. last night, I ______ dinner. (action in progress at a certain time in the past) was cooking
a) was cooking
b) cooked
[Gestern Abend um 20 Uhr kochte ich gerade.]

2. She ______ the window an hour ago. (finished action in the past) opened
a) was opening
b) opened
[Sie öffnete vor einer Stunde das Fenster.]

3. While the baby was sleeping, the father ______ a book. (finished action in the past) read
a) read
b) was reading
[Während das Baby schlief, las der Vater ein Buch.]

4. At noon yesterday, they ______ in the lake. (action in progress at a certain time in the past) were swimming
a) swam
b) were swimming
[Gestern um Mittag schwammen sie gerade im See.]

5. We ______ the museum last Saturday. (finished action in the past) visited
a) visited
b) were visiting
[Wir besuchten letzten Samstag das Museum.]

6. At 10 a.m., he ______ to his manager. (action in progress at a certain time in the past) was talking
a) talked
b) was talking
[Um 10 Uhr sprach er gerade mit seinem Chef.]

7. They ______ the email yesterday morning. (finished action in the past) sent
a) sent
b) were sending
[Sie schickten die E-Mail gestern Morgen.]

8. At that moment, the children ______ in the garden. (action in progress at a certain time in the past) were playing
a) played
b) were playing
[In diesem Moment spielten die Kinder gerade im Garten.]

9. She ______ her homework after dinner. (finished action in the past) finished
a) finished
b) was finishing
[Sie beendete ihre Hausaufgaben nach dem Abendessen.]

10. At 7 o’clock, we ______ for the bus. (action in progress at a certain time in the past) were waiting
a) were waiting
b) waited
[Um 7 Uhr warteten wir gerade auf den Bus.]

11. My friend ______ me last night. (finished action in the past) called
a) was calling
b) called
[Mein Freund rief mich gestern Abend an.]

12. At 9:30, she ______ a report. (action in progress at a certain time in the past) was writing
a) was writing
b) wrote
[Um 9:30 Uhr schrieb sie gerade einen Bericht.]

13. He ______ the door when he left. (finished action in the past) closed
a) was closing
b) closed
[Er schloss die Tür, als er ging.]

14. At that time, I ______ on the sofa. (action in progress at a certain time in the past) was sitting
a) was sitting
b) sat
[Zu dieser Zeit saß ich gerade auf dem Sofa.]

15. We ______ breakfast at 7 a.m. yesterday. (finished action in the past) had
a) had
b) were having
[Wir frühstückten gestern um 7 Uhr.]

16. At 5 p.m., the sun ______ and the birds were singing. (action in progress at a certain time in the past) was shining
a) shone
b) was shining
[Um 17 Uhr schien gerade die Sonne und die Vögel sangen.]

17. The teacher ______ the lesson on time. (finished action in the past) started
a) started
b) was starting
[Der Lehrer begann den Unterricht pünktlich.]

18. At midnight, many people ______ at the party. (action in progress at a certain time in the past) were dancing
a) danced
b) were dancing
[Um Mitternacht tanzten viele Leute gerade auf der Party.]

19. She ______ her keys on the table. (finished action in the past) put
a) was putting
b) put
[Sie legte ihre Schlüssel auf den Tisch.]

20. At 6:15, I ______ my teeth. (action in progress at a certain time in the past) was brushing
a) was brushing
b) brushed
[Um 6:15 Uhr putzte ich mir gerade die Zähne.]

21. They ______ home after the film. (finished action in the past) walked
a) walked
b) were walking
[Sie gingen nach dem Film nach Hause.]

22. At that moment, the dog ______ at the cat. (action in progress at a certain time in the past) was barking
a) was barking
b) barked
[In diesem Moment bellte der Hund gerade die Katze an.]

23. He ______ his grandparents last weekend. (finished action in the past) visited
a) was visiting
b) visited
[Er besuchte letztes Wochenende seine Großeltern.]

24. At 11 a.m. yesterday, we ______ in the office. (action in progress at a certain time in the past) were working
a) were working
b) worked
[Gestern um 11 Uhr arbeiteten wir gerade im Büro.]

25. I ______ my phone on the train this morning. (finished action in the past) lost
a) was losing
b) lost
[Ich verlor heute Morgen mein Handy im Zug.]