PROGRESS CHECK TEST 9 (The Past Simple/the Past Continuous) Choose the appropriate form of the verb. 1. George … dinner when his friend called him. a) had b) was having c) were having 2. The police … them lots of questions before they released them. a) asked b) was asking c) were asking 3. At three o’clock this morning Martha … . a) studied b) were studying c) was studying 4. When the teacher … the room, the students were talking. a) entered b) entering c) was entering 5. While Jane was writing the report, Henry … for more information. a) was looking b) were looking c) looked 6. The boy fell down while he … . a) run b) ran c) was running 7. My friends … when I came into the room. a) was singing b) sang c) were singing 8. We … under the tree when the storm broke. a) played b) was playing c) were playing 9. It … this morning when I got up. a) rained b) were raining c) was raining 10. Kylie … her first film when she was 21. a) made b) was making c) were making 11. … the football match yesterday? a) You saw b) Were you seeing c) Did you see 12. Who was that man you … to when I came in? a) talked b) were talking c) was talking 13. …the fire … the old church completely? a) Did … destroy b) Was … destroying c) Were … destroying 14. They … on the door, then they