Task 3 (Past Simple/Past Continuous)

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Инструкция: Выберите правильное время.

1. While I ______ (walk) to work, I ______ (find) a wallet on the pavement.
2. He ______ (break) his leg while he ______ (play) basketball.
3. I ______ (not/watch) TV when you called. I ______ (read) a book.
4. They ______ (drive) home when the storm ______ (begin).
5. She ______ (cook) dinner when the guests ______ (arrive).
6. We ______ (wait) for the bus when it ______ (start) to snow.
7. When I ______ (be) a child, I ______ (want) to be a pilot.
8. He ______ (study) at university from 2010 to 2014.
9. I ______ (see) you in the park yesterday. You ______ (sit) on a bench.
10. While we ______ (have) a picnic, it ______ (begin) to rain.
11. The phone ______ (ring) while I ______ (take) a shower.
12. She ______ (already/leave) when I ______ (get) to the party.
13. I ______ (not/sleep) at midnight. I ______ (work) on my project.
14. He ______ (read) a newspaper when his boss ______ (come) in.
15. They ______ (live) in Paris for five years before they ______ (move) to Rome.

• Answers
  1. was walking / found
  2. broke / was playing
  3. wasn't watching / was reading
  4. were driving / began
  5. was cooking / arrived
  6. were waiting / started
  7. was / wanted
  8. studied
  9. saw / were sitting
  10. were having / began
  11. rang / was taking
  12. had already left / got
  13. wasn't sleeping / was working
  14. was reading / came
  15. lived / moved