WorksheetsThe Past Simple and Past Continuous
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
She.......................at 5 p.m. yesterday.
a)
were working
b)
was working
c)
working
d)
was
2.
What (you, do)...........................when the accident occurred?
a)
do
b)
was you doing
c)
were you doing
d)
you did
3.
After I (find) ..................... the wallet full of money, I (go) ........................... immediately to the police.
a)
was finding / went
b)
founded / was going
c)
found / went
d)
was finding / was going
4.
I (watch) ...................... a mystery movie on TV when the electricity (go off)..............
a)
watched / went off
b)
was watching / went off
c)
watched / went off
d)
was watching / was going off
5.
The Titanic (cross)................... the Atlantic when it (hit)...................... an iceberg.
a)
was crossing / hit
b)
was crossing / was hitting
c)
crossed / hit
d)
was crossing / hitted
6.
When I .........................,my brother ..................TV.
a)
was getting home / was watching TV
b)
got home / was watching TV
c)
was getting home / watched TV
d)
got home / watched TV
7.
My friend .............me while I .....................the homework
a)
was phoning / was doing
b)
phoned / was doing
c)
phoned / did
d)
were phoning / were doing
8.
I ...........................down the street, when suddenly I ............... into an old friend of mine.
a)
was running / bumped
b)
was running / was bumping
c)
were running / were bumping
d)
ran / was bumping
9.
The dog .....................me and ...........me jump
a)
frightened / made
b)
was frightening / made
c)
frightened / was making
d)
was frightening / was making
10.
The kids ................. (not sit) on the sofa.
a)
wasn't sitting
b)
was sit
c)
weren't sitting
d)
were sit
11.
Emily .................. breakfast when the phone ..........
a)
was eating, ring
b)
were eating, rang
c)
was eating, rang
d)
was eating, was ringing
12.
What ........... at 7pm yesterday?
a)
did you do
b)
were you doing
c)
you did
d)
you were doing
13.
They ........ home when they saw a clown.
a)
was driving
b)
were driving
c)
drive
d)
drove
14.
Adela .......... while the other girls ............. .
a)
is dancing / are dancing
b)
was dancing / was singing
c)
was dancing / were singing
d)
were dancing / were singing
15.
While Jeremy .......... his homework yesterday, he .......... a text message from Julie.
a)
was doing, got
b)
was doing, was getting
c)
did, got
d)
did, getted
16.
Yesterday I .......... to some friends when I ............... the bell.
a)
were talking, heard
b)
was talking, heard
c)
talked, heard
d)
talked, was hearing
17.
The earthquake .............. at 2 o'clock.
a)
was starting
b)
were starting
c)
started
d)
was start
18.
He ......... up and ......... at his watch.
a)
waked / looked
b)
woke / looking
c)
was waking / looked
d)
woke / looked
19.
What tense is used in the following sentence?:
She came home, switched on the computer and checked her e-mails.
She came home, switched on the computer and checked her e-mails.
a)
Simple past
b)
Past continuous
20.
What tense is used in the following sentence?:
Dad was cooking dinner while mom was cleaning the house.
Dad was cooking dinner while mom was cleaning the house.
a)
Simple past
b)
Past continuous
21.
Which action was in progress in the following sentence:
My iPhone rang when I was sitting in a meeting.
My iPhone rang when I was sitting in a meeting.
a)
My iPhone rang
b)
I was sitting in a meeting
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