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.
The shoemaker ..... (look) for his car keys when a young man ..... (ask) him where the supermarket was.
When the guy ..... (see) the policeman approaching him, he ..... (run) as fast as he ..... (can).
While Simon ..... (observe) the situation, one of his associates ..... (sign) the document.
My grandfather ..... (dig) a hole in the garden when it ..... (start) raining.
Jason ..... (dig) a huge hole in the garden and then, he ..... (go) in to get himself something cool to drink.
Mr Thompson ..... (finish) his journal while he ..... (wait) for the tram to arrive.
When the robber ..... (hear) the police approaching, he ..... (let) go of the jewellery and ..... (run) for it.
The poet ..... (write) a lovely poem when she ..... (feel) something unpleasant crowling up her leg.
The children ..... (play) with their dog when I ..... (look) out of the window a few minutes ago.
Jack ..... (finish) the last call, ..... (switch) off his computer, ..... (put) on a cigarette and ..... (go) home.