Past simple vs. Past continuous
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- What _____________ you _____________ there? - I _____________ a horse.
- were__doing /was riding
- were__doing /rode
- did__do /was riding
- did__do / rode
What _____________ you _____________ when the accident _____________ ? I called the police.
- was __ doing / were happening
- were __ doing / happened
- did __ do / was happening
- did __ do / happened
I _____________ at home all weekend. I _____________ anything interesting.
- was staying / didn't do
- were staying / weren't doing
- stayed / didn't do
- was staying / wasn't doing
Julie_____________ home and _____________ herself a sandwich.
- was going / was making
- went / made
- went / was making
- was going / made
- How was your weekend? - Great! I _____________ to the countryside and _____________ a
lot of fun.
- was going / was having
- went / had
- went / was having
- was going / had
I came home and saw my children in the living room: Becky _____________ animals and Ned _____________ TV.
- drew / watcged
- was drawing / was watching
- drew / was watching
- was drawing / watched
It was 7 a.m. It was a nice summer morning. The birds _____________ and the sun _____________ .
- were singing / was shining
- was singing / were shining
- sang /was shining
- sang / shone
I _____________ up while Lilly _____________ a newspaper. And we were talking about the election.
- washed / read
- was washing / read
- was washing /was reading
- were washing / were reading
Sam _____________ a sandwich and _____________ it.
- bought / was eating
- bought / ate
- were buying / were eating
- was buying / was eating
What _____________ you _____________ when the accident _____________ ? I was listening to music.
- did __ do / was happening
- was __ doing / were happening
- did __ do / happened
- were __ doing / happened