Question

Fill in the blanks with the PAST SIMPLE or PAST CONTINUOUS form of the verb in brackets.
• It ............................ (start) raining while we ............................ (play) tennis. 

• Jim ............................ (not pay) attention when he ...................... (drive) his car into a tree. 

• I’m sorry. I ............................ (not listen) while you ............................ (talk). 

• What ...................... you ...................... (do) while she ...................... (sleep)? 

• Everyone ............................ (sleep) when the robbers ...................... (break in).

Answer 1

it started raining while we were playing tennis

jim didn’t pay attention when he drove his car into a tree

im sorry i wasn’t listening while you were talking

what were you doing while she was sleeping

everyone was sleeping when the robbers broke in