Past Simple vs Past Continuous

My brother and sister _____ playing tennis at 11am yesterday.

• was

• are

• were

_____ you still working at 7pm last night?

• Were

• Are

• Was

At 8.30am today I _____ driving to work.

• was
• am
• were

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

Somebody threw a shoe at him _____ he was speaking.

• after
• when
• before

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

They ________ TV when I came.

• were watching
• were watched
• watched

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.3.1D

What did you say? I _______________ to you. 

• am not listening
• wasn't listening
• didn't listening
• don't listen

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

______ they swimming when the phone rang?

• Were
• Are
• Do
• Did

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Mrs Adams was ___________ dinner at 6 o'clock yesterday morning.

• hasing
• have
• having
• had

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

What _________ Add and Helen __________ when you broke the glass?

• are / doing
• was / doing
• were / doing
• did / did

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

Yesterday, at six my mother ___________ dinner.

• was making
• was make
• was made
• did make

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D