TENSES_past simple and continuous

She ______ dinner when the phone rang.

was cooking

cooked

is cooking

has cooked

While we ______ home, it started to rain.

were walking

walked

are walking

walk

At 8 p.m. last night, I ______ TV.

was watching

have watched

watched

am watching

We ______ the station when we realized we had forgotten our tickets.

have left

left

leave

were leaving

The children ______ in the garden all afternoon.

have played

are playing

played

were playing

They ______ their homework when their teacher called them.

do

did

were doing

have done

Suddenly, the lights ______ and everyone became silent.

went out

have gone out

were going out

go out

I was studying when my brother ______ into the room.

came

has come

was coming

comes

The sun was shining and the birds were singing.

Correct

Incorrect

While the teacher __________ the board, the students took notes quietly.

wrote on

was writing on

has written on

is writing on

We __________ lunch when our friends arrived at the café.

had

have had

were having

are having

At 10 o'clock last night, she __________ for her exam.

has revised

was revising

is revising

revised

He __________ to work when he saw the accident in the street.

is walking

was walking

walked

has walked

They __________ in the queue when the shop opened its doors.

are waiting

waited

have waited

were waiting

As I __________ across the bridge, I noticed a rainbow over the river.

have cycled

cycled

am cycling

was cycling

The team __________ hard when the coach suddenly stopped the training session.

trained

has trained

was training

is training

While I __________ the email, my computer froze.

am sending

have sent

sent

was sending

While they ______ in the park, they saw an old friend.

was walking

walked

were walking

are walking

He was driving carefully when a deer suddenly crossed the road.

Correct

Incorrect

At 6 p.m. yesterday, we ______ the train station to meet our cousin.

were reaching

reaches

reached

were reach