Simple Past – Past Progressive Övningar för engelska grammatik

Fill in the blank with the simple past or past progressive form of the verb in brackets.

1. Jack *was reading* (läste) a book when his friends arrived.

2. Yesterday, I *went* (gick) shopping with my family.

3. They *were watching* (tittade på) a movie when the power went off.

4. Last summer, we *visited* (besökte) Paris.

5. While I *was cleaning* (städade) the house, my dog spilled the trash can.

6. She *broke* (bröt) her leg while she was skiing down the mountain.

7. They *were laughing* (skrattade) at the joke when the teacher walked in.

8. I *studied* (studerede) for my exam all day yesterday.

9. He *slipped* (halkade) on the ice when he was running for the bus.

10. She *was writing* (skrev) an email when her computer crashed.

11. We *were walking* (promenerade) home when it started to rain.

12. Last week, she *forgot* (glömde) to bring her umbrella to work.

13. While they *were playing* (spelade) basketball, he injured his ankle.

14. He *was listening* (lyssnade) to music when his phone died.

15. Yesterday, they *went* (gick) to a concert.