Question

Read these sentences and choose 'Past Simple' or 'Past Continuous' for each sentence.

1. She was playing hockey.

Past Simple
Past Continuous

2. We were listening to music.

Past Simple
Past Continuous

3. Sam was dancing with three girls.

Past Continuous
Past Simple

Answer 1

1. Past continuous

2. Past continuous

3. Past continuous

Answer 2

1. Past Continuous

2. Past Continuous

3. Past Continuous

Во всех трёх примеров используется время Past Continuous, потому что имеется конструкция was (were) + verb + ing.