Past continuous vs. Past simple

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

While he from the bank, the robber got caught in the revolving door.
As Jake toward the ball, he and it into the wrong goal.
The secretary a speech when a protestor an egg at her.
As Russel the building an alarm bell .
While divers off the coast of Australia they a ship wreck