Past Simple
Past Continuous
MIX
Simple or Continuous?
100
Yesterday, Neal's dog____(run) after his girlfriend.
Yesterday, Neal's dog ran after his girlfriend.
100

______ you _______ (sleep) in class while the teacher explained the homework? 

were you sleeping in class while the teacher explained the homework?

100

The doorbell____(ring) while I_____(take) a shower.

The doorbell rang while I was taking a shower.

100
While I _____ (type) my report, the electricity _____ (go) off.
While I was typing my report, the electricity went off.
200

Jane ____(teach) Nic how to bake a pie. 

Jane taught Nic how to bake a pie. 

200

I don't care what you_____(do). 

I don't care what you were doing. 

200

Mr. and Mrs. Davis tripped and _____ (fall) while they ______ (dance).

Mr. and Mrs. David tripped and fell while they were dancing.

200

Timothy ____ (get) a black eye from a monkey while on vacation. 

Timothy got a black eye from a monkey while on vacation. 

300

Sun _____ (go) to Barcelona last month. She _____ (cut) her foot on the beach and _____ (have) to get stitches.

Sun went to Barcelona last month. She cut her foot on the beach and had to get stitches.

300
His dog_____(bark) while he_____(whistle) a song.
His dog was barking while he whistling a song.
300

Joseph_____(drive) too fast, that's why he____(have) a car accident.

Joseph was driving too fast, that's why he had a car accident.

300
Joseph _____ (study) yesterday when his cat _____ (die).
Joseph was studying yesterday when his cat died.
400

Alexis ____ (feel) bad yesterday because she couldn't ____ (teach) her son how to do his homework.

Alexis felt bad yesterday because she couldn't teach her son how to do his homework.

400
While Sara ______ (read), Kristen _____ (watch) TV.
While Sarah was reading, Kristen was watching TV.
400

I _____ (listen) to my iPod, so I _____ (not hear) the fire alarm.

I was listening to my iPod, so I didn't hear the fire alarm.

400
He _____ (lose) his wallet while he _____ (jog) in the park.
He lost his wallet while he was jogging in the park.
500

Last night, my soccer team _____ (lose) the game by 1 point. We ____________ (decide) to go out for pizza to cheer ourselves up. It _______ (be) a lot of fun. 

Last night, my soccer team lost the game by 1 point. we decided to go out for pizza to cheer ourselves up. It was a lot of fun. 

500
_____ you _____ (listen) while he ______ (talk)?
Were you listening while he was talking?
500
My sister ____ (rip) her pants while she ______ (exercise).
My sister ripped her pants while she was exercising.
500
She _______ (make) a gigantic pizza for dinner yesterday and we ______ (eat) the entire thing. 

She made a gigantic pizza for dinner yesterday and we ate the entire thing. 

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