SIMPLE PAST AND PAST CONTINUOUS - PRACTICE 2

CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERB FORM:

We ______ (watch) television when the power went off.

• watching

• watch

• were watching

• where watching

CHOOSE THE CORRECT:

______the children arrived, Jane was cooking the dinner.

• when

• While

• while

• When

WRITE THE CORRECT VERB FORM:

I (a)   (start) my new job when I lost an academic year at university.

WRITE THE CORRECT WORD:

While I was washing the dishes, I suddenly (a)   (have) a brilliant idea.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD:

______ he was listening really loud music, he didn't hear the phone ring.

• When

• when

• while

• While

WRITE WHEN OR WHILE:

We were doing the exam (a)   the teacher told us to stop.

Join the 2 sentences using WHILE IN FIRST PLACE:

I heard a strange noise. / I was studying in my bedroom.

(a)  

Join the 2 sentences using WHEN IN THE MIDDLE:

I took the photo. / The kids were playing.

(a)  

Choose the sentence which is GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT:

• I was having dinner while my father arrived.

• While I was having dinner, my father arrived.

• When I was having dinner, my father arrived.

• While I was having dinner my father arrived.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERB FORM:

• My little sister Jane ______ in the living room when the doorbell rang.

• was studying

• studied

• Was Studying

• studying