Simple Past or Past Progressive - Exercise 1

Explanation: Simple Past or Past Progressive

Put in the verbs in brackets in the Simple Past or the Past Progressive into the gaps.

Example: I ________ my keys while I ________ to school. (to lose) (to walk)

Answer: I lost my keys while I was walking to school.

1) While I , the school bus . *(to text) (to arrive)*
2) Cindy her leg while she . *(to break) (to snowboard)*
3) He to the radio while he breakfast. *(to listen) (to prepare)*
4) My father at 70 km/h when a policeman him. *(to drive) (to stop)*
5) The girl that the boy her. *(to notice) (to watch)*
6) My dad the ladder while he the carport. *(to fall off) (to paint)*
7) While we , we crossword puzzles. *(to wait) (to do)*
8) Nick sick while he in Texas. *(to become) (to travel)*
9) What when you about 9/11? *(to do) (to hear)*
10) She said that she happy, so I to her. *(not/to feel) (to talk)*