Past Simple or Past Continuous
1. Underline the correct item.
Example: I watched/ was watching a film when my cat jumped/ was jumping on me.
1. She was buying/ bought a new pair of shoes last Sunday.
2. Pete was sleeping/ slept while Joe listened/ was listening to a new CD.
3. We were having/ had dinner when someone was knocking/ knocked on the door.
4. They were walking/ walked to school last Monday because there was no bus.
5. Mum was planting/ planted flowers when it started/ was starting to rain.
6. I ate/ was eating an apple while my sister drank/ was drinking some milk
1. She bought a new pair of shoes last Sunday
2. Pete slept while Joe was listening to a new CD
3. We had dinner when someone was knocking on the door
4. They walked to school last Monday because there was no bus
5. Mum was planting flowers when it started to rain
6. I ate an apple while my sister was drinking some milk