Past Simple vs Past Continuous – Worksheet Extraction

Put the verb in brackets into the correct form (Past Simple or Past Continuous): Last week, Lily and Tom who (be) ____ friends, decided to go to the forest for a walk.

• were

• were being

• was being

• are

Put the verb in brackets into the correct form (Past Simple or Past Continuous): Lily and Tom (decide) ____ to go to the forest for a walk.

• decided

• were deciding

• decide

• had decided

Put the verb in brackets into the correct form (Past Simple or Past Continuous): They (pack) ____ their backpacks with snacks and set off early in the morning.

• packed

• were packing

• have packed

• packing

Put the verb in brackets into the correct form (Past Simple or Past Continuous): They packed their backpacks with snacks and (set off) ____ early in the morning.

• set off

• were setting off

• sets off

• had set off

Put the verb in brackets into the correct form (Past Simple or Past Continuous): As they (walk) ____ through the forest, they heard the birds.

• were walking

• walked

• are walking

• had walked

Put the verb in brackets into the correct form (Past Simple or Past Continuous): As they were walking through the forest, they (hear) ____ the birds.

• heard

• were hearing

• hear

• had heard

Put the verb in brackets into the correct form (Past Simple or Past Continuous): The birds (sing) ____ as Lily and Tom walked.

• were singing

• sang

• sing

• had sung

Put the verb in brackets into the correct form (Past Simple or Past Continuous): They (see) ____ colourful butterflies which were flying around.

• saw

• were seeing

• see

• had seen

Put the verb in brackets into the correct form (Past Simple or Past Continuous): Colourful butterflies (fly) ____ around them.

• were flying

• flew

• have flown

• flying

Put the verb in brackets into the correct form (Past Simple or Past Continuous): The sun (shine) ____ and the sky was clear blue.

• was shining

• shone

• is shining

• had shone