past simple vs. past continuous

Guess

100

my grandfather died last year 

Past simple 

200

I was skiing when I broke my leg 

Past continuous 

300

They went on holiday to Disneyland 

Past simple

400

He did not go to school on Friday 

Past simple

500

They were playing basketball after school yesterday

Past continuous 

Past simple

100

He ___ football in the park with his friends 

Played 

200

Have you ____ for the exam today? 

Studied 

300

Carmen ____ a teacher 15 years ago 

Became 

400

On giving Tuesday, we ___ in the playground for charity 

Ran 

500

I ___ Pizza for dinner last night 

Ate 

Past continuous

100

I __ ____ my dinner at the restaurant 

Was eating

200

They ___ ____ videogames, when their dad arrived home

Were playing

300

I ___ _____ to music so I didn’t hear the phone ring 

Was listening 

400

She ___ _____ coffee in the café

Was drinking

500

They ___ ___ ___ to each other after they had an argument 

Were not talking/speaking

Past simple of the verb

100

Find 

Found

200

Send 

Sent 

300

Understand 

Understood 

400

Steal

Stole

500

Wear 

Wore 

Fill in the correct part of the verb

100

I ___ ____ (watch) a movie, when I ___ (hear) a noise 

I was watching a movie when I heard a noise 

200

We ___ ____ Tennis when he ___ (hurt) his ankle

We were playing Tennis when he hurt his ankle  

300

What ___ they ___ (do) at 10pm last night?

What were they doing at 10pm last night? 

400

I ___ ____ (walk) down the street when I ____ (meet) an old friend

I was walking down the street when I met an old friend

500

When they ____ (leave) the house, it ___ ____ (snow).

When they left the house, it was snowing.