PAST SIMPLE Или PAST CONTINUOUS

  1. What [were you doing / did you do] when I [called / was calling] you last night?

  2. I [was sitting / sat] in a café when you [were calling /*called].

  3. When you [arrived / were arriving] at the party, who [was / was being] there?

  4. Susie [was watching/watched] a film when she [heard / was hearing] the noise.

  5. Yesterday I [went / was going] to the library, next I [had / was having] a swim, later I [met / was meeting] Julie for a coffee.

  6. We [were playing / played] tennis when John [hurt / was hurting] his ankle.

  7. What [were they doing / did they do] at 10pm last night? It [was / was being] really noisy.

  8. He [was taking/took] a shower when the telephone [rang / was ringing].

  9. He [was / was being] in the shower when the telephone [rang / was ringing].

  10. When I [walked/was walking] into the room, everyone [was working/worked].

  11. It [was / was being] a day last September. The sun [was shining/shone], the birds [were singing/sang]. I [was walking/walked] along the street when I [met/was meeting] an old friend.

  12. He [was living/lived] in Russia when the Revolution [started/was starting].

  13. When her train [got/was getting] to the station, we [were waiting/waited] on the platform.

  14. He [was/was being] so annoying! He [was always leaving/always left] his things everywhere.

  15. On holiday we [visited/were visiting] Rome, [saw/were seeing] the Vatican, and [spent/were spending] a few days at the beach.

  16. Why [were you standing/did you stand] on a chair when I [came/was coming] into the room?

  17. They [lived / were living] in Germany when they [were / were being] young.

  18. At 7pm yesterday, we [were listening / listened] to music.

  19. When I [left / was leaving] the house, it [was snowing / snowed].

  20. He [was working/worked] in a bank when he [met/was meeting] his wife.