Past Simple or Past Continuous?
Fill in the gaps with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.
Choose the correct option for each sentence.
Peter _____ in Japan for 5 years.
- was living
- lived
- was lives
When you called me I _____ TV.
- was watching
- watch
- watched
Yesterday at 11.15 pm Jack _____.
- was sleeping
- is sleeping
- slept
Mark _____ on the phone when his father came in.
- is talking
- was talking
- talked
She was crossing the road when the car _____ her.
- hit
- ate
- was hitting
Sally lost her wallet when she _____ home.
- goes
- was going
- are going
When they _____ out, it was raining.
- went
- gone
- were going
The weather was great, so I _____ for a walk.
- go
- went
- was going
When Peter dropped the bottle, it _____.
- broke
- breaks
- was breaking
I didn't help him because I _____ study for my History exam.
- study
- was studying
- studied
When I _____ Peter, he was shopping.
- was seeing
- see
- saw
When peter saw me, he _____.
- stopped
- was stopping
- stops