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 runnning 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) When he ______ the accident, he ________ out his mobile and ______ the ambulance a) saw/was taking/ called b) was seeing/took/called c) saw/took/called d) saw/took/was calling 8) He ______ his dinner when I ______ to see him. a) ate/went b) ate/was going c) was eating/was going d) was eating/went 9) Lots of people ______ at the bus station when the bus ______. a) waited/arrived b) waited/were arriving c) were waiting/arrived d) were waiting/were arriving 10) When the phone ______ I ______ a bath. a) rang/had b) was ringing/was having c) was ringing/had d) rang/was having 11) Yesterday, I ________ my mum and then I ______ to sleep. a) helped/went b) was helping/went c) helped/was going d) was helping/was going 12) While my mother _________ lunch, I _______the guitar. a) was preparing/played b) prepared/was playing c) prepared/played d) was preparing/was playing

TEST - Past Simple/Past Continuous

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