Past Simple v Past Continuous
Quiz
Complete the gaps with the correct forms of the past simple or past continuous. If necessary, put a comma between your answers.
The office assistant ..... (type) some letters when the fire drill ..... (start) suddenly.
Whenever the old, respected teacher ..... (arrive), the students ..... (stand) up and ..... (greet) her politely.
The cash machine ..... (be) broken again so I ..... (not / can) withdraw any money then.
I suppose I ..... (have) a wonderful dream about my sweetheart Lilly when suddenly the alarm ..... (go) off and I ..... (wake) up.
This time last month, we ..... (still / sit) at school. We ..... (have) our final exams coming soon.
This time last week, Jack and I ..... (lie) on the beach in Florida.
When I ..... (walk) past the school the other day, I ..... (peek) in through an open window. There was a Spanish lesson going on.
While Jason ..... (look) out of the window, a bee or two ..... (fly) in.
The young man ..... (shoot) his gun and the race ..... (start).
When Susan ..... (call) in late last night, we ..... (play) cards and ..... (listen) to some music.
All my friends ..... (have) a great time at a party last night while their house ..... (burn). They ..... (not / know) a single thing about it until the police ..... (phone) them.
Just as the spy ..... (leave) the room, he ..... (notice) that there ..... (be) somebody hiding behind the curtains.
I'm sorry I ..... (not / understand) a word you ..... (say) right now. The radio downstairs ..... (play) too loudly.
A: What ..... (he / reply) when the teacher ..... (ask) him about the Slovak Republic?
B: Well, first he ..... (say) nothing but then he ..... (mention) a few facts. The teacher ..... (let) go of him afterwards.
Most drivers ..... (listen) to the news while they ..... (drive) on the motorway.