Open the brackets with the past simple or the past continuous.

Choose the correct answer.

1)  Someone stole my cigarettes when I (not look) ____ .

• was not looking
• did not look
• not looked
• were not looking

2)  When I was young I (want) ____ to be a pilot.

• wanted
• had wanted
• were wanting
• was wanting

3)  She was a beautiful woman. She always (attract) ____ a lot of men.

• was attracted
• atracted
• attracted
• was attracting

4)  I (cook) ____ while Carol was doing the washing up.

• have been cooking
• were cooking
• cooked
• was cooking

5)  I (not have) ____ time to see my parents last week.

• did not have
• were not having
• was not having
• had not

6)  My brother (go) ____ to the theatre three times last month.

• goed
• were going
• was going
• went

7)  The weather (be) ____ bad yesterday, so we did not go out.

• was being
• were being
• was
• were