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Past Progressive and past Simple while - when

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I was reading a book _______ I heard a voice

a)

while

b)

when

c)

and

2.

Tina ....................................when she fell and hurt here leg.

a)

were dancing

b)

was dancing

c)

danced

3.
a)

They were playing when it started to rain

b)

it started to rain when they where playing

c)

it starts to rain when they played

4.

Dady _______________(fall) asleep while he __________________(read) a book.

a)

fell - was reading

b)

was felling - was reading

c)

was felling - read

5.

cooking / to / her / Rose / work. / dinner,While / was / went / husband

a)

Her husband went to work, while Rose was cooking dinner.

b)

Rose was cooking dinner while her husband went to work.

c)

While Rose was cooking dinner, her husband went to work.

6.
a)

Mary was cooking while the boy was studying.

b)

The boy was studying when Mary was cooking.

c)

Mary was studying while the boy was cooking

7.

First I ...................... breakfast and then I ...................a shower.

a)

was having / was taking

b)

had / took

c)

had / was taking

8.

Liz ................................windows when I .................her.

a)

were cleaning / saw

b)

was cleaning / saw

c)

was cleaning / was seeing

9.
a)

They were dancing.

b)

They were singing.

c)

They were eating.

d)

They were walking.

10.

a / when / We / a / were / we / / having / heard / noise. / terrrible / lesson

a)

We having a lesson were when we heard a terrrible noise.

b)

We were having a lesson when we heard a terrrible noise.

c)

when We were having a lesson we heard a terrrible noise.

11.
Philip was washing the car ........................the fire started. 
a)
when
b)
while
12.
a)

They played in the computer when i called

b)

when I called, they where playing in the computer.

c)

when I called they where playing in the computer.

13.

making / coffee / Mary/ was / Angela / some / when / home, / got

a)

when Angela got home Mary was making some coffee

b)

when She got home, Mary was making some coffee

c)

when Angela got home, Mary was making some coffee

14.
They ............................TV while their mum ........................... dinner. 
a)
were watching / was preparing
b)
was watching / was preparing
c)
were watching / prepared 
15.
a)

She was sleeping when the burglar brake in.

b)

She was slept when the burglar broke in.

c)

She was sleeping when the burglar broke in.

16.
........................they were doing shopping somebody stole their car. 
a)
While
b)
So
17.
While the teacher ......................................, the students .................................to him. 
a)
was speaking / was listening
b)
was speaking / listened
c)
was speaking / were listening
18.
a)

I was talking to my friend when my mother took a photo

b)

I was talking to my friend when my mother takes a photo

c)

When my mother took a photo I were talking to my friend

19.

He __________________ (work) when her wife _______________________(phone) him.

a)

was working - phoned

b)

worked - phoned

c)

was working - was phoning

20.

Steve ..................................an accident yesterday.

a)

had

b)

was having

c)

haved