Past Simple / Past Continuous

1. At six o'clock last night I ________ television in my apartment.
a) watched
b) was watched
c) watching
d) was watching


2. After the lesson, I _______ some lunch and then I went for a walk.
a) had
b) was had
c) was having
d) having


3. When I was a child I ______ a toy that looked like a dragon.
a) had
b) was had
c) was having
d) having


4. While Matthew ______ the film, somebody stole his jacket with his wallet in it.
a) watched
b) was watching
c) was watched
d) watching


5. At seven fifteen this morning, I _______ down the High Street when I saw my teacher.
a) was walked
b) walked
c) was walking
d) walking


6. I looked in the classroom and saw five students all ______ a magazine article on the wall.
a) reading
b) read
c) was reading
d) was read


7. The robber quickly picked up the money, ran to the door and _______ out onto the street.
a) was rushing
b) was rushed
c) rushing
d) rushed


8. While I was doing my homework last night, the telephone _______ . It was my mother calling me with some good news.
a) was ringing
b) ringing
c) rang
d) was rang


9. While the police were looking for the murderer, he ______ the country with a false passport.
a) leaving
b) left
c) was left
d) had been leaving


10. At the concert, all the parents listened politely to the children ______ to play their instruments.
a) tried
b) trying
c) was tried
d) was trying


11. When Samuel arrived home from work, his wife ______ for him with an angry expression on her face.
a) waited
b) was waited
c) was waiting
d) waiting


12. Last night, between ten o'clock and midninght, I could clearly hear the couple in the flat next to mine. They ______ an argument about what to watch on TV.
a) had
b) were had
c) were having
d) having