Question

Choose the correct item. 1 Before she got married, she spent/was spending every summer travelling. 2 Jenny wasn't home at 5 o'clock yesterday; she did/was doing some shopping with her mum at the time. 3 She read/was reading a book while her friend was trying/tried on some clothes in the dressing room. 4 We were arriving/arrived at the resort and went/were going straight to the pool. 5 It was a glorious day. The sun shone/was shining brightly and the children played/ were playing happily by the pool.​

Answer 1

   Before she got married, she spent every summer travelling. (past simple)

   Jenny wasn't home at 5 o'clock yesterday; she was doing some shopping with her mum at the time. (past continuous)

   She was reading a book while her friend was trying on some clothes in the dressing room. (past continuous)

   We arrived at the resort and went straight to the pool. (past simple)

   It was a glorious day. The sun was shining brightly, and the children were playing happily by the pool. (past continuous)