Past simple or continuous?
Quiz by A. Denutte
When I _______________ the exercise I looked at the pictures.
- was starting
- were starting
- started
I _______________ to do the exercise because I found it interesting.
- was deciding
- were deciding
- decided
While I _______________ the exercise I looked at my computer screen.
- was doing
- were doing
- did
While I was doing the exercise I _______________ my mouse a lot.
- was using
- were using
- used
In the exercise there was a picture of three actors who _______________ .
- was singing
- were singing
- sang
There was also a picture of Mark who _______________ the guitar.
- was playing
- were playing
- played
There was a picture of Paul Newman who _______________ a plane.
- was flying
- were flying
- flew
In one of the pictures three people _______________ for a train.
- was waiting
- were waiting
- waited
I couldn't watch television because I _______________ the exercise.
- was doing
- were doing
- did
Adam Smith _______________ his first software when he was 13.
- was writing
- were writing
- wrote
Fiona _______________ dance at the University of Florida when she was young.
- was studying
- were studying
- studied
When I _______________ the exercise I did something different
- was finishing
- were finishing
- finished
When I arrived at my friend's house, John _________________ a tracksuit.
- was wearing
- were wearing
- wore
He dropped a plate while he __________________ the washing-up.
- was doing
- were doing
- did
When you _______________, I was reading.
- was arriving
- were arriving
- arrived
She _____________ her arm while she was skiing.
- was breaking
- were breaking
- broke
Yesterday, Mr. Smith ____________ an email when he heard a noise outside.
- was writing
- were writing
- wrote
What ______ Mrs Green ________ at 6 p.m.? She was reading a novel.
- was .... doing
- were ... doing
- did .... do
When my best friend telephoned, I _______________ a bath.
- was having
- were having
- had
We were driving when we ___________ our cousins.
- was seeing
- were seeing
- saw