15/6/23, 21:09 Simple Past or Past Progressive - Exercise

Simple Past or Past Progressive –

Exercise 1

Your results
You answered 10 tasks out of 10 correctly. That is 100%.

1 While I was texting, the school bus arrived.

2 Cindy broke her leg while she was snowboarding.

3 He was listening to the radio while he was preparing breakfast.

4 My father was driving at 70 km/h when a policeman stopped him.

5 The girl noticed that the boy was watching her.

6 My dad fell off the ladder while he was painting the carport.

7 While we were waiting, we were doing crossword puzzles.

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8 Nick became sick while he was travelling in Texas.

9 What were you doing when you heard about 9/11?

10 She said that she was not feeling happy, so I talked to her.

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