Variant 1
1. Open the brackets. Use Past Continuous.
1. At 7 p.m. yesterday I (do) my homework.
2. My mother (cook) dinner at that time.
3. We (watch) TV when you called.
4. The children (play) in the yard from 5 to 6 in the evening.
5. I (read) a book at 9 o’clock yesterday.
6. My father (repair) the car in the garage all day.
7. The students (write) a test during the lesson.
8. She (listen) to music in her room the whole evening.
9. They (walk) in the park yesterday afternoon.
10. It (rain) all evening.
2. Choose the correct tense: Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1. I (met / was meeting) my friend when I (walked / was walking) to school.
2. She (dropped / was dropping) her phone while she (ran / was running).
3. We (saw / were seeing) a beautiful bird when we (sat / were sitting) in the park.
4. Tom (broke / was breaking) the window while he (played / was playing) football.
5. I (did / was doing) my homework when my mum (came / was coming) home.
6. They (watched / were watching) TV when the lights (went / were going) out.
3. Complete the sentences using Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1. Yesterday at 8 p.m. I _____(watch) TV.
2. When I ____ (open) the door, the cat _____ (sleep).
3. We _____ (play) football when it suddenly ______ (start) to rain.
4. She _______ (read) a book while her brother ____ (play) computer games.
5. I ______ (lose) my keys yesterday.
6. They _____(walk) in the park when they _______ (see) their teacher.
Variant 2
1. Open the brackets. Use Past Continuous.
1. At 6 p.m. yesterday I (do) my English homework.
2. My sister (draw) a picture at that time.
3. We (listen) to music in the evening, when my mother came.
4. My parents (talk) in the kitchen all evening.
5. The teacher (explain) the rule during the lesson.
6. The boys (play) basketball after school from 3 to 4 o’clock.
7. I (write) a message to my friend whole day.
8. The dog (sleep) near the door, when we saw it.
9. The students (work) in their notebooks during all lesson.
10. It (snow) yesterday all evening.
2. Choose the correct tense: Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1. I (saw / was seeing) Anna when I (walked / was walking) home.
2. He (fell / was falling) while he (skated / was skating).
3. We (met / were meeting) our teacher when we (went / were going) to school.
4. She (spilled / was spilling) juice while she (ran / was running).
5. I (read / was reading) when my friend (phoned / was phoning) me.
6. They (played / were playing) chess when their dad (came / was coming) home.
3. Complete the sentences using Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1. Yesterday evening I ____ (read) a book.
2. When we _______ (arrive), they _____ (have) dinner.
3. She ______ (walk) in the park when she ______ (meet) her friend.
4. I _______ (write) a message while my brother ______(watch) TV.
5. We ______ (go) to the cinema last Saturday.
6. The children _______(play) outside when it ______ (start) to rain.