Past Continuous Past Simple

Past Simple or Past Continuous Test

Complete the sentences in past simple (I did) or past continuous (I was doing).

1. 

I didn’t answer the telephone because (sleep / I )

2. 

When Cemile got home, (watch / TV / her child)

3. 

After university (become / she / an engineer)

4. 

I fell asleep while (I / read)

5. 

(Cemalettin / newspaper / read) when you phoned him.

6. 

Somebody broke into the house while  (I / sleep).

7. 

My mother hadn’t seen me for a year. So she swooned when (she / I / see)

8. 

Sümeyye’s mother didn’t ask her to do housework because (she / study)