Past Simple
Past Continuous
Past continuous /past simple/past continuous
Past Continuous vs. Past Simple
100
Yesterday, Joe's dog____(run) after his girlfriend.
Yesterday, Joe's dog ran after his girlfriend.
100
I_____(sleep) on the couch.
I was sleeping on the couch.
100
While my mom _____ (wash) the clothes, I _____(clean) her bedroom.
While my mom was washing the clothes I was cleaning her bedroom.
100
While she ____ (cook), the telephone ______ (ring).
While she was cooking, the telephone rang.
200
Last night, my soccer team _____ (lose) the game by 1 point.
Last night, my soccer team lost the game by 1 point.
200
I don't care what you were doing, I want to know why the cat was jumping on the sofa.
200
The soccer players _____ (win) the game when it _____ (start) to rain.
The soccer players were winning the game when it started to rain.
200
He _____ (lose) his wallet while he _____ (jog) in the park.
He lost his wallet while he was jogging in the park.
300
Jane ____(teach) Vanessa how to read Japanese but she never ________(learn)to speak it.
Jane taught Vanessa how to read Japanese but she never learned to speak it
300
His dog_____( not bark).
His dog wasn't barking.
300
While I _____ (eat) my sandwich, a dog ___ (come) over me.
While I was eating my sandwich, a dog came over me.
300
The doorbell____(ring) while I_____(take) a shower.
The doorbell rang while I was taking a shower.
400
Alexa ____ (feel) tired yesterday because she ____ (not sleep) well.
Alexa felt tired yesterday because she didn't sleep well.
400
While Sara ______ (read), Kristen _____ (watch) TV.
While Sarah was reading, Kristen was watching TV.
400
We _____ (study) for our math exam when the teacher _____ (tell) us the exam was cancelled.
We were studying for our math exam when the teacher told us the exam was cancelled.
400
Bob ____ (study) when he___ (hear) a knock on the door.
Bob was studying when he heard a knock on the door.
500
Rita _____ (go) to Cardiff last month. She _____ (cut) her foot on the beach and _____ (have) to get stitches.
Rita went to Cardiff last month. She cut her foot on the beach and had to get stitches.
500
_____ you _____ (listen) to a song?
Were you listening to a song?
500
I ____ (work) in the garden while Dad ___ (make) dinner.
I was working in the garden while Dad was making dinner.
500
When the electricity _____ (go) off I _____ (type) my report.
When the electricity went off I was typing my report.