1) At 8 o'clock last night, I ... my homework. a) was doing b) did c) do d) does 2) While I ... to school this morning, I saw my friend walking along the same way. a) walked b) was walking c) walk d) walks 3) When the phone rang, she ... a book. a) read b) reads c) reading d) was reading 4) They ... in the park when it started to rain. a) played b) plays c) were playing d) play 5) I ... TV when my mom called me for dinner. a) was watching b) watched c) watch d) watches 6) The train ... when I arrived at the station. a) left b) was leaving c) leaves d) leave 7) We ... our lunch when the teacher came into the classroom. a) ate b) eat c) eats d) were eating 8) She ... a song when I interrupted her. a) sang b) was singing c) sing d) sings 9) I ______ my bike when I fell off. a) rode b) ride c) was riding d) had ridden 10) I ... asleep when the doorbell rang. a) was sleeping b) slept c) sleep d) sleeps 11) While I ... to my friend, my phone rang. a) talked b) was talking c) talk d) talks 12) She ... her hair when I came in. a) brush b) brushed c) brushes d) was brushing 13) The dog ... the ball when I threw it. a) was chasing b) chased c) chase d) chases 14) The students ... in the classroom when the teacher arrived. a) studied b) were studying c) study d) studies 15) When I arrived at the party, everyone ______. a) was dancing b) danced c) dances d) dance 16) While I ______ my homework, my sister ______ TV. a) did, was watching b) was doing, watched c) did, watched d) was doing, was watching 17) It ______ raining when I went to school this morning. a) is b) was c) are d) were 18) I ______ not paying attention when the teacher ______. a) A. was, explained b) C. wasn't, explaining c) B. wasn't, explained d) D. was, explaining 19) What ______ you doing when I called you last night? a) did you do b) do you do c) are you doing d) A. were you doing 20) When I got home, my mom ______ dinner. a) was cooking b) cook c) cooked d) cooks 21) We ______ for the bus when it started raining. a) wait b) were waiting c) waited d) waiting 22) I ______ my room when my mom asked me to go to the store. a) clean b) cleaned c) was cleaning d) cleaning 23) She ______ a cake when I came to her house. a) was baking b) bake c) baked d) had baked 24) It ______ heavily when I went to school this morning. a) rained b) rain c) was raining d) had rained 25) She ______ for her lost keys when I saw her. a) looked b) was looking c) look d) had looked

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