Simple Past & Past Continuous-1
Simple Past & Past Continuous-1 Exercises | Englisch Grammatik
1. She ______ the newspaper when he phoned.
was reading
a) read
b) reading
c) was reading
2. They ______ TV and eating at the same time.
were watching
a) watch
b) watching
c) were watching
3. Yesterday, I ______ in the garden while my wife did the cooking.
worked
a) work
b) working
c) worked
4. When the phone rang, I ______ a shower.
was taking
a) take
b) taking
c) was taking
5. While they ______ at the party, I was chatting with friends.
were dancing
a) dance
b) dancing
c) were dancing
6. He ______ his car in the garage when it suddenly started raining.
was fixing
a) fix
b) fixing
c) was fixing
7. While the children ______ outside, the parents were preparing snacks in the kitchen.
were playing
a) play
b) playing
c) were playing
8. During the storm, we ______ a movie and drank hot cocoa.
watched
a) watching
b) watched
c) were watching
9. While my sister ______ the piano, I was doing my homework.
was practicing
a) practice
b) practicing
c) was practicing
10. In the park, some people ______ , while others were having a picnic.
were jogging
a) jog
b) jogging
c) were jogging
11. I ______ a book in the park when it began to get dark.
was reading
a) read
b) reading
c) was reading
12. As the guests ______, the host was busy decorating the house.
were arriving
a) arrive
b) arriving
c) were arriving
13. Last year, we ______ in the mountains 3 times.
went hiking
a) hike
b) went hiking
c) were hiking
14. I ______ for groceries every week in that suopermarket.
shoped
a) shopped
b) shopping
c) was shopping
15. The kids ______ in the backyard while their parents were gardening.
were playing
a) play
b) playing
c) were playing