1) He ______ in a cafe when I ______ him. a) was sitting/ saw b) sat/saw c) sat/was seeing d) was sitting/was seeing 2) When I ______ the sun ______. a) went out/shone b) was going out/shone c) was going out/was shining d) went out/ was shining 3) The boy ______ while he ______. a) fell down/ran b) was falling down/was running c) fell down/was running d) was falling down/ran 4) The light ______ while I ______ tea. a) went out/had b) went out/was having c) was going out/was having d) was going out/had 5) My friends ______ when I ______ into the room. a) were singing/come b) were singing/was coming c) sang/came d) were signing/came 6) While you  ______ the piano I ______ a letter. a) were playing/wrote b) were playing/was writing c) played/wrote d) played/was writing 7) We ______ coffee every day when we ______ in France. a) drank/were b) drunk/were c) were drinking/were d) drenk/were 8) Large crowds ______ at the station when the Prime Minister ______. a) waited/arrived b) waited/were arriving c) were waiting/arrived d) were waiting/were arriving 9) When the phone ______ I ______ a bath. a) rang/had b) was ringing/was having c) was ringing/had d) rang/was having 10) She _____ a red skirt when I ____ her at that party. a) was wearing/saw b) was wearing/seen c) wore/saw d) wore/seen

5.1 Past Simple/Past Continuous

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