PAST SIMPLE & PAST CONTINUOUS EXERCISE

PAST SIMPLE & PAST CONTINUOUS EXERCISE

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.  

Multiple Select

Peter _______ a scary programme at seven o’clock yesterday.

• wasn't watching

• didn't watch

Multiple Select

The spirit _______ out of the castle, _______ down to the lake and _______.

• was coming, was walking, was disappearing

• came, walked, disappeared

• was coming, walked, disappeared

• came, was walking, disappeared

Multiple Select

Alfred Hitchcock _______ many remarkable films.

• was directing

• directed

Multiple Select

Every year, Pat _______ me a mysterious box and we _______ it together.

• brought, opened

• was bringing, opened

• brought, were opening

• was bringing, were opening

Multiple Select

_______ the mystery in 1990?

• Did they solve

• Were they solving

Multiple Select

Tom _______about the bizarre event.

• knew

• was knowing