Past Simple vs Past ContinuousVersión en línea Grammar revision por monika bubnowska 1 They_____(have) a meeting when the fire _______(start). a had / started b were having / strarted c were having /was starting d have / start 2 When Tom _______(read), Lisa ________ (do) her homework. a read / was doing b read / did c was reading / was doing d was reading / did 3 Peter _________ (have) lunch at 2 o'clock yesterday. a was having b had c have got d was have 4 Mr Smith _____ (eat) breakfast and ________(go) out. a was eating / went b ate / was going c was eating / was going d ate / went 5 I __________ (jog) when I _______ (see) the terrible accident. a jogged / saw b was jogging / was saw c was jogging / saw d was jogging / was seeing 6 May parents _____ (watch) TV when I ______ (come ) home. a watched / was coming b were watching / was coming c were watching / came d watched / came 7 When Tom _________ (arrived) home, he ______ (do) his homework) a arrived / did b arrived / was doing c was arrive / did d arriving / was doing 8 Mary ________ (wait) for the bus when her telephone _____(ring) a wait / was ringing b was wait / was rang c was waiting / rang d waited / ringing 9 The children ______ (talk) when the teacher _____ (come) into the classroom. a talked / come b was talking / came c were talking / were coming d were talking / came 10 I _________ (drive) home when the accident _____ (happen). a drove / was happen b was driving / was happening c was driving / happened d drove / happened 11 My friends ________(listen) to the radio when the volcano ____ (erupt). a were listening / erupted b listened / was erupted c were listening / erupting d listening . erupting 12 We _________ (be) at home when we _______(hear) that terrible noise. a were / heard b was be / heard c were / hearing d were being / heard 13 What _________ (you do) when the tsunami ____(hit) the island? a you do / hited b were you doing / hit c did you doing / hit d you did / was hit 14 My parents _________(go) to the cinema last Sunday. a were going b did went c was going d went 15 Thomas ________ (break ) his leg while he _____ play football. a was breaking / was playing b broke / played c broke / was playing d was broke / was playing