Exercise A Past Progressive
2 ______ (do) your homework, while I ______ (run) errands?
were you doing
3 I ______ (repair) the car, when he entered the garage.
4 While the children ______ (play) in the living room, I ______ (prepare) dinner in the kitchen.
were playing
5 I ______ (wait) at the traffic lights, as another car bumped into mine.
6 He kept on texting me all the time, while I ______ (try) to finish my essay.
7 ______ (you, lift) weights, while I was on the treadmill?
8 The police overlooked an important detail, while they ______ (collect) evidence for the trial.
9 I ______ (dream) of my last holiday, when the alarm clock suddenly woke me up.
10 Did you ever fall asleep, while ______ (you, listen) to a boring speech?
Exercise B Simple Past or Past Progressive?
1 As it ______ (already, get) dark, I ______ (decide) to find a hotel room for the night.
was already getting (Past Progressive)
3 During the first years of my career I, ______ (work) so hard to get promoted.
was working (Past Progressive)
4 ______ (ever, you, think) of me, while I ______ (stay) in France.
Did you ever think (Simple Past)
5 This morning, I ______ (miss) my bus to school.
6 What ______ (you, do), when you ______ (receive) my message this afternoon?
were you doing (Past Progressive)
7 I ______ (always, try) to impress her, when I was sixteen.
was always trying (Past Progressive)
8 We ______ (plan) our upcoming trip to Cardiff the entire afternoon, as I ______ (receive) news that our flight was cancelled.
were planning (Past Progressive)
9 I ______ (leave) the keys on my desk at the office and ______ (only, realize) it, as I ______ (already, go) home.
left (Simple Past)