Past Simple vs. Past Continuous exercises

Hi, guys!,

Did you understand the differences between the
Past Simple and Past Continuous?
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A. Complete these sentences with the Past Simple and Past Continuous:

I had a bad dream last night. In my dream it _____________ (be) Sunday morning. It ______________ (be) 10 o’clock and I ___________________ (read) a book in the garden at the back of the house. Suddenly the sky ___________________ (become) dark. It _________________ (start) to rain so I _____________________ (go) inside the house. I ______________________ (close) the windows and ______________________ (turn) on the TV to listen to the news and the weather. I __________________________ (watch) the news when the storm _______________________ (begin). I remember that the wind _____________________ (blow) and the windows ____________________ (shake) when I _____________________ (hear) a terrible noise like a big bang. Then I _____________________ (wake up) on the floor. I can’t remember anything else.

B. Complete these sentences with the Past Simple and Past Continuous:

1. When the phone ___________ (ring), Julia and I _____________ (watch) TV.

2. Yesterday, they __________ (meet) Jack and Tina. They ____________ (be) really kind.

3. Most of my friends ___________ (work) last summer, so I ___________ (decide) to get a job too.

4. While you ________________ (dance) at the party, I ______________ (see) Peter.

5. We _________________ (talk) for a while.

C. Fill in the blanks with the Past Simple or Past Continuous form of the verb in brackets:

1. He ___________ (go) off the road while he ___________ (drive) home late at night.

2. While she ___________ (sit) in the pub, she _____________ (meet) an old friend.

3. We _____________ (work) on a new advertising campaign when the boss ____________ (call) us into his office.

4. Why ______________ (not/ you/ listen) while he ___________ (explain) the effects of alcohol on the body?

5. I ____________ (not/drive) very fast when the accident ___________ (happen)

D. Fill in the blanks with the Past Simple or Past Continuous form of the verb in brackets:

1. We _____________________ (sit) in the park when Beth suddenly _______________ (kiss) Mike.

2. We _____________________ (laugh) so we _______________________ (not look) at the camera.

3. This is Brad. He _____________________ (phone) us while we ______________________ (study) Maths at home.

4. She ____________________ (make) a face because the baby _______________________ (cry).

5. My friends and I _________________ (meet) outside the cinema and then, we _________________________ (decide) the film.