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.
When the police ..... (force) the door open, we ..... (be paralysed) by that awful odour that ..... (come) from the kitchen.
While they ..... (lay) the foundations, it ..... (begin) to rain heavily.
My grandparents ..... (sell) their house in Slovakia and ..... (move) to Germany. They ..... (get) married there twenty-eight years ago and they ..... (want) to spend the rest of their days there.
While the guests ..... (wander) about the woods around here, a thief ..... (break) in their room and ..... (take) some cameras and mobiles.
Pete ..... (feel) a great heartache when he ..... (realise) the woman he ..... (love) above all ..... (will) never go out on a date with him.
The teacher ..... (walk) up and down the classroom when one of his students ..... (suffer) a massive heart attack.
While the bully ..... (tease) some girls, his weak friend ..... (do) his homework.
Jack ..... (want) to buy some pasta for dinner last night, but the shop ..... (not / have) any.
What ..... (you / do) before you ..... (start) with the company?
What ..... (you / do) when the lightning ..... (strike) your house?