Past Simple v Past Continuous
Quiz
Complete the gaps with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple and the past continuous only.
Dr Fennigan ..... (examine) a patient when Mrs Hudson ..... (rush) in his office.
While Pete and Lilly ..... (have) a lovely picnic, the sun ..... (shine) and Pete ..... (take) great care of his sweetheart lovingly.
I suppose we ..... (clean) the bathroom when the earthquake ..... (start).
A: What ..... (he / do) when he ..... (break) his arm and ..... (sprain) his ankle?
B: He ..... (ski) down a mountain at that time.
I ..... (listen) to my iPod at the time of the accident. That's why I ..... (hear) not a single thing.
While I ..... (revise) some stuff for my German exam, the computer screen suddenly ..... (go) blank.
What ..... (she / do) at 6.30 pm yesterday?
David and Buster ..... (mow) the grass this time yesterday.
Mr Burns ..... (still / sip) his hot coffee when the clock ..... (strike) midnight.
Richard ..... (be) out of town that day. He ..... (visit) his uncle in Malibu, I think.