Simple past & past continuous

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate past tense form.

1. I .................... with my son when you ....................

o played, called
o was playing, were calling
o was playing, called
o played, were calling
2. The doorbell .................... while I ..................... a bath.
o rang, was having
o was ringing, was having
o was ringing. had
3. As I ........................ for bus, I ............................. Joe crossing the road.
o waited, saw
o was waiting, saw
o waited, was seeing
4. Yesterday, I ....................... to the movies with my wife.
o was going
o went
o had gone
5. When I was a child, we ................ our own amusements.
o were making
o made
o have made
6. When we .................... home, we discovered that water .......................... down the walls.
o reached, ran
o reached, was running
o was reaching, was running
7. It ........................ while I .......................... in Mumbai.
o was happening, was living
o happened, was living
o happened, lived
8. I .................... in Rome for ten years while I ................. a child.
o lived, was
o was living, was
o lived, had been
9. I ......................... all day yesterday.
o had slept
o was sleeping
10. What ................................. at 11 pm last night?
o did you do
o were you doing
o had you done
11. Who .......................... you that watch?
o was giving
o gave
o had given
Simple Present or Present Continuous

1. Andy sometimes comics. (read)

2. We never TV in the morning. (watch)
3. Listen! Sandy in the bathroom. ( sing)
4. My sister usually in the kitchen. (help)
5. My mother breakfast now. (make)
6. They often the bathroom. (clean)
7. Look! The boys home. (come)
8. Every day his grandfather for a walk. (go)
9. I with my friend at the moment. (chat)
10. Cats mice. (eat)