Choose Past Simple or Past Continuous

Make the past simple or past continuous

1) I ______________ (sit) in a cafe when you ______________ (call) .

2) Susie ______________ (watch) a film when she ______________ (hear) the noise.

4) Yesterday I ______________ (go) to the library, next I ______________ (have) a swim, later I
______________ (meet) Julie for coffee.

5) We ______________ (play) tennis when John (hurt) his ankle.

6) What ______________ (they/do) at 10pm last night - it was really noisy?

7) He ______________ (take) a shower when the telephone ______________ (ring).

8) He______________ (be) in the shower when the telephone ______________ (ring).

9) When I ______________ (walk) into the room, everyone ______________ (work).

10) It ______________ (be) a day last September. The sun ______________ (shine) and the birds
______________ (sing) . I ______________ (walk) along the street when I ______________ (meet) an
old friend.

12) When her train ______________ (get) to the station, we ______________ (wait) on the platform.

15) Why______________ (stand) on a chair when I ______________ (come) into the room?

16) They ______________ (live) in Germany when they ______________ (be) young.

17) At 7pm yesterday, we ______________ (listen) to music.

18) When I ______________ (leave) the house, it ______________ (snow).

19) He ______________ (work) in a bank when he ______________ (meet) his wife.

20) What ______________ (you/do) when I ______________ (call) you last night?