Progress check test 9 (the past simple/the past continuous) choose the appropriate form of the verb. 1. george … dinner when his friend called him. a) had b) was having c) were having 2. the police … them lots of questions before they released them. a) asked b) was asking c) were asking 3. at three o’clock this morning martha … . a) studied b) were studying c) was studying 4. when the teacher … the room, the students were talking. a) entered b) entering c) was entering 5. while jane was writing the report, henry … for more information. a) was looking b) were looking c) looked 6. the boy fell down while he … . a) run b) ran c) was running 7. my friends … when i came into the room. a) was singing b) sang c) were singing 8. we … under the tree when the storm broke. a) played b) was playing c) were playing 9. it … this morning when i got up. a) rained b) were raining c) was raining 10. kylie … her first film when she was 21. a) made b) was making c) were making 11. … the football match yesterday? a) you saw b) were you seeing c) did you see 12. who was that man you … to when i came in? a) talked b) were talking c) was talking 13. …the fire … the old church completely? a) did … destroy b) was … destroying c) were … destroying 14. they … on the door, then they
2asked
3was studying
4entered
5was looking
6was running
7were singing
8were playing
9was raining
10made
11did you see
12were talking
13did the fire destroy
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