Question

PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS: SELECT THE CORRECT OPTION.

1. I listened / was listening to the radio when I heard / was hearing this fantastic song.
2. When the teacher said / was saying ‘Stop!’, I still tried / was still trying to finish the last question.
3. I feel really silly! While I danced / was dancing, I broke / was breaking my elbow.
4. Tim played / was playing a computer game when his mum called / was calling him for lunch.
5. I looked / was looking for a file on my memory stick when I noticed / was noticing there was a virus.
6. Ron found / was finding a really interesting website about dance music while he surfed / was surfing the internet.
7. My mum had / was having breakfast near the computer when she spilled / was spilling her cup of coffee on the keyboard.
8. When you saw / were seeing me yesterday, I went / was going to the doctor’s office– I felt terrible.
9. How many pictures did you take / were you taking while you travelled / were travelling around Ireland?
10. Why did you chat / were you chatting to Philip while I tried / was trying to tell you something really important?

Answer 1

Respuesta:

1. was listening - heard

2. said - was still trying

3. was dancing - broke

4. was playing - called

5. was looking - noticed

6. found - was surfing

7. was having - spilled

8. you saw - was going