Past Simple vs Past Continuous. 1. Sunny ___ near the sea at 8 a.m. yesterday. A were sunbathing B was sunbathing C sunbathed 2. The car is ok now. My brother ___ it that day. A repaired B were repairing C was repair 3. The editor of the newspaper ___ to print the picture. A wasn’t allowing B weren’t allowing C didn’t allow 4. Endy couldn’t find his new gloves. His wife___ it away long time ago. A was throwing B throwed C threw 5. Elly ___ in a test when the professor noticed it. A was cheating B cheated C was cheat 6. Mary ___ for the way out of the shopping mall but couldn’t find it. A looked B was looking C were looking 7. Titanic ___ in the Atlantic in 1911. A was sinking B sinked C sank 8. When ___pineapples? A did you last eat B was you last eating C did you last eating 9.My grandpa ___ orange trees while she lived in that town. A were planting B was planting C planted 10.Charles Dickens ___ a lot of novels. A wrote B were writing C was writing 11. I ___ the cat yesterday night, I forgot to do that. A wasn’t feeding B didn’t fed C didn’t feed 12At the time Candy returned home his father ___the dinner.