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.
My husband ..... (still / sleep) when I ..... (leave) the house and ..... (set) off for Vienna.
Poor Mrs Fredricks ..... (just / climb) the stairs when one of the old stairs ..... (give) way and the poor lady ..... (fall) down.
Timothy ..... (wear) long hair back at university.
The shop ..... (open) at 8.00 while the women ..... (still / make) their way through the household chores.
Where ..... (you / stay) this time last month?
What ..... (she / do) this time last year?
Mr Mitchells ..... (not / make) the call at 7.30 as planned because he ..... (entertain) his wife's parents at the time.
While my nephew ..... (try) to catch some fish, he ..... (hear) something that ..... (sound) like a gunshot.
None of us ..... (actually / work) seriously when the new supervisor ..... (walk) in the office on Friday.
My cousin David ..... (put) his time to good use while he ..... (serve) his seven years in prison.