past continuous/simple
I ..... the vase while I ..... the bookshelf. 1) broke/was cleaning 2) broke/cleaned 3) was breaking/was cleaning
1) broke/was cleaning
I ..... while I ..... down the stairs. 1) fell down 1) was going 2) was falling down 2) went
1) fell down 1) was going
Last Saturday we ..... late and we ..... the train. 1) got up 1) missed 2) were getting up 2) were missing
1) got up 1) missed
This morning I ..... and I ..... breakfast for everybody. 1) got up 1) was wearing 2) was getting up 2) made
1) got up 2) made
When I ..... her, she ..... a really nice purple dress. 1) saw 1) was wearing 2) was seeing 2) wore
1) saw 1) was wearing
He ..... very fast when he ..... the accident. 1) was driving 1) was stopping 2) drove 2) stopped
1) was driving 2) stopped
The sun ..... so we ..... our clothes and got into the water. 1) was shining/took off 2) shone/took off 3) shone/were taking off
1) was shining/took off
I ..... happily when a loud noise ...... 1) was sleaping 1) was waking me up 2) slept 2) woke me up
1) was sleaping 2) woke me up
It ..... when we ..... home. 1) was snowing 1) were leaving 2) snowed 2) left
1) was snowing 2) left
The bus in which the football team ..... had an accident, but nobody ...... 1) were travelling/died 2) travelled/died 3) were travelling/were dying
1) were travelling/died
When I 1. (arrive) at the station, Raimond 2. (wait) for me.
1. arrived 2. was waiting
I 11. (tell) Raimond to go to a café so that we could talk, but he 12. (insist) on going to another place.
11. told 12. insisted
While he 13. (drive), I 14. (throw) a look at him.
13. was driving 14. threw
He 15. (smile), but he alse 16. (look) nervous.
15. was smiling 16. looked
He finally 17. (stop) his car on the top of a hill with fantastic views. It was so wonderful.
17. stopped
We 18. (get out) of the car, and he 19. (kneel) in front of me and 20. (take) a ring out of his pocket. " Kathy, will you..." he said. "Listen, Raimond, I want to break up with you." I interrupted.
18. got out 19. kneeled 20. took
The police ..... him while he ..... to escape. 1) caught/tried 2) caught/was trying 3) were catching/was trying
2) caught/was trying
I ...... your call because I ..... . 1) wasn't answering 1) was working 2) didn't answer 2) worked
2) didn't answer 1) was working
I ..... hello because you ...... very fast. 1) wasn't saying 1)walked 2) didn't say 2) were walking
2) didn't say 2) were walking
After the conference, I ..... that a man ..... the walls of the building. 1) was seeing/was painting 2) saw/was painting 3) was seeing/painted
2) saw/was painting
What ..... when I ...... you last night? 1) did you do 1) was calling 2) were you doing 2) called
2) were you doing 2) called
We ..... what to do, so we just called the police and ..... 1) didn't know/waited 2) weren't knowing/waited 3) didn't know/were waiting
3) didn't know/were waiting
He was so angry that he ..... and ..... 1) was getting up/left 2) got up/was leaving 3) got up/left
3) got up/left
As soon as we walked into the room, we ..... a noise. Some ...... my computer. 1) heard/used 2) were hearing/used 3) heared/was using
3) heared/was using
When I last ..... her she ..... high-heeled shoes. 1) saw/wore 2) was seeing/was wearing 3) saw/was wearing
3) saw/was wearing
I ...... the party, but Sonia ..... to leave. 1) was enjouing/was wanting 2) enjoyed/was wanting 3) was enjoying/ wanted
3) was enjoying/ wanted
He 3. (wear) a nice black suit and he 4. (hold) a red roce in his right hand.
3. was wearing 4. was holding
When I 5. (get off) the train, he 6. (run) up to me and 7. (kiss) me passionately.
5. got off 6. ran 7. kissed
It 8. (rain) heavily so he 9. (take off) his jacket and 10. (put) it over my head.
8. was raining 9. took of 10. put
