1) We were playing tennis when John .................... (hurt) his ankle.  a) hurted b) were huring c) was hurting d) hurt 2) They ................. (drink) coffee in a café when they saw a car crash.  a) were drinking b) drank c) was drinking d) drunk 3) Ann was running when she ............... (break) her leg. a) were breaking b) was breaking c) did break d) broke e) broken 4) When Wendy was a young girl she ................. (not / attend) swimming classes regularly. Now, she goes swimming twice a week. a) wasn't attending b) were not attending c) didn't attended d) did not attend 5) What .................. (you / do) at 9.00 p.m. yesterday evening? I called you many times and you didn't answer.  a) were you doing b) did you do c) were you did d) was you doing 6) Alex ................ (work) for this company from 1999 to 2006. a) did work b) were working c) worked d) was working 7) While my little sister was sleeping, I ................... (study) for the test.  a) was studying b) were studying c) did study d) studied 8) What ................ (you / like) to do when you were 7 years old? a) did you like b) did you liked c) were you liking d) was you liking 9) Tom was walking around the office when he suddenly ............ (fall) down the stairs.  a) felt b) was falling c) were felled d) fell e) fallen 10) The baby ...................... (not / sleep) when you came home. You didn't wake her up.  a) didn't sleep b) did not slept c) wasn't sleeping d) were not sleeping 11) We ................ (watch) a TV series when we heard a loud noise in the attic. a) watched b) did watched c) were watching d) was watching 12) It was an ordinary summer day. The sun............. (shine) brightly and the whole town was waking up to start a new day. a) was shining b) were shineing c) shined d) shone 13) When I was little, I ................ (visit) my grandmother every week. a) did visit b) visited c) was visiting d) were visiting

Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

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