Question

Module 2
YII. Past Continuous vs Past Simple
1 Choose the correct answer.
1) He
(read / was reading) when mother came.
2) Dad was working while mother
(cooked / was cooking) dinner.
3) Sam and Fanny
(did / were doing) yoga at this time yesterday.
4) She was going to the theatre when she
(met / were meeting) him at
the bus stop.
5) What were you doing when your sister
_ (watched / was watching) the
DVD?
6) Was it stormy, when you
(skied / were skiing)?
7) The girls were listening to when it suddenly
_(stopped / was stopping).
8) 1.
(listened / was listening) to the ballet all evening yesterday.
9) He
(stayed / was staying) at this parking from 1 till 5 o'clock yesterday.
10) The sun was going down while we
_(sailed / were sailing)

Answer 1

1) He

(read / was reading) when mother came.

2) Dad was working while mother

(cooked / was cooking) dinner.

3) Sam and Fanny

(did / were doing) yoga at this time yesterday.

4) She was going to the theatre when she

(met / were meeting) him at

the bus stop.

5) What were you doing when your sister

_ (watched / was watching) the

DVD?

6) Was it stormy, when you

(skied / were skiing)?

7) The girls were listening to when it suddenly

_(stopped / was stopping).

8) 1.

(listened / was listening) to the ballet all evening yesterday.

9) He

(stayed / was staying) at this parking from 1 till 5 o'clock yesterday.

10) The sun was going down while we

_(sailed / were sailing)