Past simple and Past continuous

Past simple and

Past continuous

By Thanh Tú

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How is I was walking to school when I met my friend used?

• overlapping action 

• some past habits

• habits in the past

• complete actions in the past

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Last night, I (listen) _____to music when my phone (start)_____ ringing.

• was listening/ was starting

• were listening/started

• listened/ started

• was listening/ started

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I _____(have) a shower when the postman _____ (arrive).

• had/ arrived

• was having/ arrived

• have had/ arrived

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How is  I was playing when I met my mom used?

              

                 

• overlapping action  

•   some past habits  

• habits in the past  

• complete actions in the past

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How is She was constantly dancing used?

                   

• A.overlapping action

• B.some past habits

• C. habits in the past

• D. complete actions in the past

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Complete actions in the past, habits in the past actions

is the usage of which tense?

• A.Past simple

•  B.Past continuous

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What is NOT the usage of the past continuous?

• overlapping action

• series of completed actions

• emphasis of length of action

• story background

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How is I played the piano when he was a child used?  

• overlapping action

• some past habits

• habits in the past

• complete actions in the past

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How is Peter cooked dinner last night used?

• series of completed actions 

• complete actions in the past

• habits in the past

• emphasis of length of action

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How is He made breakfast and went to work used?

• series of completed actions

• complete actions in the past

• habits in the past

• emphasis of length of action

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What is the usage of the past continuous?

• some past habits

• series of completed actions

• story background

• emphasis of length of action

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They were watching/ watched football on TV at 7 p.m. yesterday.

• were watching

• watched

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Laura (study) _____at 11pm last night.

• was studying

• studied

• were studying

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Sylvia (run)_____ when she (drop)_____ the DVDs.

• was running / dropped

• ran / dropped

• was running / was dropping

• ran / was dropping

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They _____ when you _____ for remote control.

• aren't listening / were asking

• weren't listening / were asking

• weren't listening / asked

• listened / asked

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I (look) _____out of the window when the accident happened.

• was looked

• looked

• looking

• was looking

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I (read)_____ a novel while my mother (cook)_____.

• was read / was cooking

• read / cooked

• was reading / was cooking

• was reading / cooks

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_____ you (do)_____ anything when I (call)_____ you?

• Are / doing / called

• Were / doing / calling

• Did / do / was calling

• Were / doing / called

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How is They were studying in school all day used?

• series of completed actions

• habits in the past

• complete actions in the past

• emphasis of length of action