Past Simple and Past continuous Practice

1. She ________ when I called her last night.

• b) slept

• c) is sleeping

• d) sleeps

• a) was sleeping

2. They ________ to the beach every summer when they were kids.

• a) were going

• c) go

• d) are going

• b) went

3. I ________ TV when the power went out.

• d) am watching

• c) watch

• a) was watching

• b) watched

4. He ________ his bike when he fell and broke his arm.

• d) is riding

• a) was riding

• c) rides

• b) rode

5. We ________ basketball at the park yesterday.

• b) played

• c) running

• d) are sleeping

• a) were eating

6. She ________ her homework when her friend called.

• b) did

• d) has done

• c) does

• a) was doing

7. They ________ in the garden all morning.

• c) work

• a) were working

• b) worked

• d) are working

8. I ________ my keys when I realized they were in my pocket.

• a) was searching

• d) am searching

• c) search

• b) searched

9. He ________ the guitar when the string broke.

• a) was playing

• c) plays

• d) is playing

• b) played

10. They ________ a movie at the cinema last weekend.

• d) are not watching

• c) watching

• b) watched

• a) were not watching