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Two Past Tenses

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
They were watching TV when the doorbell rang.
b)
They watched TV when the doorbell was ringing.
c)
They watching TV when the bell ringing.
d)
They watched TV while the bell rang.
2.
a)
She read when he came in.
b)
She was reading when he came in.
c)
She read when he was coming in.
d)
While he was coming in, she read.
3.
Past continuous:
I (stand) by the window when I saw the car.
a)
stood
b)
was stooding
c)
was standing
d)
standed
4.
Simple past:
She (not/go) to the supermarket last night.
a)
wasn't going
b)
didn't go
c)
doesn't go
d)
didn't went
5.
When I (come) home, my big sister (cook) dinner.
a)
come, cook
b)
coming, cooking
c)
was coming, was cooking
d)
came, was cooking
6.
It was chaos! The dog (run) around the room and the baby (cry) when I (arrive)!
a)
ran, cried, arrived
b)
was running, was crying, was arriving
c)
was running, was crying, arrived
d)
ran, cried, was arriving
7.
While Peter (study) for his History test, his dog (eat) his notebook!
a)
study, eat
b)
was studying, ate
c)
was studying, eated
d)
studied, ate
8.
You (work) as a waitress in a cocktail bar when I (meet) you.
a)
were working, met
b)
were working, were meeting
c)
worked, met
d)
was working, met
9.
The boy (fall) asleep on his desk when suddenly the teacher (shout) at him.
a)
fell, shouted
b)
was falling, was shouting
c)
was falling, shouted
d)
fell, was shouting
10.
It (rain) heavily when she (leave) the building.
a)
rained, left
b)
was raining, was leaving
c)
rained, was leaving
d)
was raining, left