Past Simple v Past Continuous
Quiz
Complete the gaps with the correct forms of the past simple and the past continuous. Use a comma to separate your answers.
The couple ...... (meet) in 1998 when they ...... (stay) in Glasgow. Lilly ...... (work) for a major computer company and Pete ...... (just/start) his new job as an English teacher.
Little Emily ...... (do) her homework in the garden when it suddenly ...... (begin) to rain. She ...... (pack) her books and ...... (rush) inside quickly. Then, she ...... (watch) the storm grow stronger while she ...... (finish) her maths homework.
The angry young man ...... (stand) up and ...... (walk) out of the office. He ...... (close) the door and never ...... (come) back again.
Simon ...... (see) his sister in the park the other day. While he ...... (go) to the place where she ...... (sit), a handsome young man ...... (approach) her and ...... (kiss) her on the cheek.
Jack ...... (read) his comic book while his geography teacher ...... (explain) the importance of crude oil for the domestic market. Unfortunately, Jack ...... (not/notice) that his teacher ...... (see) him reading his comic book, and so when Ms Lincoln ...... (come) up to his desk, he ...... (not/put) away his stuff. He ...... (get) into a lot of trouble then.
As soon as Martin ...... (open) the door, his boss ...... (shout) at him angrily and ...... (tell) him to come to his office straight away. Poor Martin ...... (have) no other chance but to obey.
The children ...... (play) outside in the garden when their father ...... (arrive). As they ...... (not/notice) him at first, he ...... (use) the time to put the shopping into the fridge. Then, he ...... (make) himself a sandwich and ...... (start) to read his paper.
The parents ...... (be) really angry with their daughter because she ...... (listen) to loud music while ...... (study) for her SATs. As a result, her father ...... (go) upstairs and ...... (tell) her to switch off her CD player. Then, she ...... (can) focus on her studies better.
Mr and Mrs Handerson ...... (walk) down the street when suddenly they ...... (notice) a young man walking suspiciously in front of the bank. They ...... (decide) to watch him for a few minutes but the man ...... (still/lurk) around the bank. They ...... (feel) uneasy about him and ...... (call) the police immediately. It turned out that the man ...... (wait) for his friend.
Why ...... (not/you/call) when you ...... (know) that you ...... (be) going to be late for dinner? We ...... (be) worried sick about you.