Make the past simple or past continuous

1) I 

(sit) in a cafe when you 

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(call) .

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2) When you 

(arrive) at the party, who 

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(be) there?

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3) Susie 

(watch) a film when she 

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(hear) the noise.

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4) Yesterday I  Check
(go) to the library, next I 

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(have) a swim, later I 

(meet) Julie for coffee.

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5) We 

(play) tennis when John 

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(hurt) his ankle.

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6) What 

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

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7) He  Check
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(take) a shower when the telephone 

(ring).

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8) He 

(be) in the shower when the telephone 

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(ring).

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9) When I 

(walk) into the room, everyone 

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(work).

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10) It  Check
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(be) a day last September. The sun 

(shine) and the birds 

(sing) . I 

(walk) along the street when I 

(meet) an old friend.

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11) He 

(live) in Russia when the Revolution 

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(start).

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12) When her train  Check
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(get) to the station, we 

(wait) on the platform.

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13) He 

(be) so annoying! He 

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(always leave) his things everywhere.

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14) On holiday we 

(visit) Rome, 

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(see) the Vatican, and 

(spend) a few days at the beach.

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(stand) on a chair when I 

(come) into the room?

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16) They 

(live) in Germany when they 

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(be) young.

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17) At 7pm yesterday, we 

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(listen) to music.

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18) When I  Check
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(leave) the house, it 

(snow).

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19) He 

(work) in a bank when he 

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(meet) his wife.

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20) What 

(you/do) when I 

(call) you last night?

Look at these sentences that use the past simple and past continuous.
Are they correct?

1. When the phone rang during Bill's dinner, he was anwering the phone.

     Correct

     Not Correct

2. All the students were listening to the professor's lecture very carefully.

     Correct

     Not Correct

3. It rained when we left the apartment, so we took the umbrella.

     Correct

     Not Correct

4. Kathy was injuring her knee when we played tennis on Saturday.

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     Not Correct

5. What were you doing last night when I called you?

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     Not Correct

6. We arrived at the concert late. People danced and the band played
loudly.

     Correct

     Not Correct

7. Did it rain when you were on vacation?

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     Not Correct

8. What was the policeman doing when the accident was happening?

     Correct

     Not Correct

Single-click on the wrong alternatives to complete the following

sentences.

Click (Nhấp chuột) vào lựa chọn sai trong các câu sau.
1.
I saw/ was seeing the accident when I was waiting for the taxi.
2.
What were you doing/ did you do when I phoned?
3.
They didn't visit/ weren't visiting their friends last summer holiday.
4.
It rained/ was raining heavily last July.
5.
While people were talking to each other, he read/ was reading his book.
6.
Chris was eating/ ate pizza every weekend last month.
7.
While we were running/ run in the park, Mary fell over.
8.
Did you find/ Were you finding your keys yesterday?
9.
Who was she dancing/ did she dance with at the party last night?
10.
They were watching/ watched football on TV all day.

Single-click to cross out the mistakes in the following sentences and

type the correct words/ phrases.
 Nhấp chuột để gạch bỏ lỗi sai trong các câu sau.

1.
I was play football when she called me.
2.
Was you study Math at 5 p.m. yesterday?
3.
What was she do while her mother was making lunch?
4.
Where did you went last Sunday?
5.
They weren't sleep during the meeting last Monday.
6.
He got up early and have breakfast with his family yesterday morning.
7.
She didn't broke the flower vase. Tom did.
8.
Last week my friend and I go to the beach on the bus.
9.
While I am listening to music, I heard the doorbell.
10.
Peter turn on the TV, but nothing happened.