PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION OR OPTIONS, "PAST SIMPLE /PAST CONTINUOUS", (USE THE VERBS IN BRACKETS); FOR EXAMPLE

George ________________ off the ladder while he ________________ the ceiling. (fall, paint)

a) fell / was painting

b) fall / is painting

c) was painting / fell

THE CORRECT ANSWER IS A

Do you uderstand the example?

• YES

• NO

Last night I ________________ in bed when I suddenly ________________ a scream. (read, hear)

• IS READING / HEAR

• WAS READING / HEARD

• HEARD / WAS READING

________________ TV when I ________________ you? (you watch, phone)

• WAS YOU WATCHING / PHONED

• WERE YOU WATCHING / PHONED

• PHONED / WERE YOU WATCHING

Ann ________________ for me when I ________________ . (wait, arrive)

• WERE WAITING / ARRIVED

• WAS WAITING / ARRIVED

• IS WAITING / ARRIVE

Maisie ________________ up the kitchen when John ________________ her to marry him. (clean, ask)

• WAS CLEANING / ASKED

• IS CLEANING / ASK

• WERE CELANING / ASKED

The house ________________ £ 150,000 in 2003. (cost)

• CAST

• COST

• COSTED

The fire _______________________ at six in the morning. (still burn)

• WERE STILL BURNING

• WAS STILL BURNING

• IS STILL BURNING

My brother ________________ a new job a week ago (get).

• GET

• GOT

• IS GETTING

Columbus ________________ America over 500 years ago (discover)

• DISCOVERED

• IS DISCOVERING

• DISCOVER

She ________________ not interested in the book because she ________________ it (be ,not understand)

• WERE / UNDERSTOOD

• IS / DIN NOT UNDERSTAND

• WAS / DID NOT UNDERSTAND