Past Simple or Past Continuous – Exercise 2

Put in the verbs in brackets in Past Simple or the Past Continuous into the gaps.

Welcome to your Past Simple or Past Continuous – Exercise 2

While I along the river, somebody in. (to walk) (to jump)

Clue

WAS WALKING → PAST CONTINUOUS (action was in progress) when JUMPED → PAST SIMPLE (single action) happened.

I to the radio while I a sandwich. (to listen) (to eat)

Clue

Two actions happening at the same time and similar duration in the past and did not influence each other, so both PAST CONTINUOUS

Sean his arm while he his bike. (to break) (to ride)

Clue

BROKE → PAST SIMPLE (single action) WAS RIDING → PAST CONTINUOUS (action was in progress)

I the dog when it me. (to stroke) (to bite)

Clue

WAS STROKING → PAST CONTINUOUS (action was in progress). BIT → PAST SIMPLE (action interrupted stroking)

Jake off the ladder while he apples. (to fall off) (to pick)

Clue

FELL → PAST SIMPLE (interrupted the picking), WAS PICKING → PAST CONTINUOUS (action was in progress)

While we we text messages to friends. (to wait) (to send)

Clue

Two actions happening at the same time and similar duration in the past so PAST CONTINUOUS

I sick while we on the ship. (to feel) (to sail)

Clue

FELT → PAST SIMPLE (interrupted the sailing) WAS SAILING → PAST CONTINUOUS (action was in progress)

What when you the news? (to do) (to hear)

Clue

YOU WERE DOING → Past Continuous (action was in progress), YOU HEARD → Past Simple (Single action interrupted the longer action)

I asleep when you me. (to fall) (to phone)

Clue

WAS FALLING → PAST CONTINUOUS (was in progress) YOU PHONED → PAST SIMPLE ( interrupted action in progress)

What of when you the money? (to think) (to steal)

Clue

WERE THINKING → PAST CONTINUOUS (action was in progress), STOLE → PAST SIMPLE (single action interrupted action in progress)