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Past Simple and Past Continuous

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

She ________ when the shark _________ her.

a)

surf / attack

b)

surfing / attacked

c)

was surfing / was attacking

d)

was surfing / attacked

2.

He ___________ at a party when he ___________ his girlfriend.

a)

danced / met

b)

danced / was meeting

c)

was dancing / met

d)

was danced / was meeting

3.

I ________ a picnic when I _________ my sister.

a)

was having / saw

b)

had / saw

c)

was having / was seeing

d)

had / seen

4.

When they ________ the shark, they ______ in the sea.

a)

saw / swam

b)

saw / was swimming

c)

were seeing / swam

d)

saw / were swimming

5.

Susan _____ while I ________ dinner.

a)

arrived / had

b)

arriving / having

c)

arrived / was having

d)

was arriving / was having

6.

He ______ football when he ________ his leg.

a)

was playing / broke

b)

played / was breaking

c)

was playing / was breaking

d)

played / broke

7.

I _________ for my friend when the bus ____________ .

a)

waited / arrived

b)

was waiting / was arriving

c)

was waiting / arrived

d)

waited / was arrived

8.

When I _________ , my mum _________ dinner.

a)

got back / cooking

b)

got back / was cooking

c)

got back / cooked

d)

was getting back / was cooking

9.

A: Hi, Jenny, what _____(9)_____ last weekend?

B: I _________ to a party.

a)

did you do

b)

are you doing

10.

A: Hi, Jenny, what ____________ last weekend?

B: I ___(10)______ to a party.

a)

was going

b)

went

11.

The sentence has one mistake. What is it?

She was seeing the shark while she was surfing.

a)

was seeing

b)

was surfing

c)

when

12.

The sentence has one mistake. What is it?

What was you doing last night at 8:00 p.m.?

a)

What

b)

was

c)

doing

d)

last night

13.

The sentence has one mistake. What is it?

He didn't liked the film very much.

a)

didn't

b)

liked

c)

very much

14.

The sentence has one mistake. What is it?

What did he see while he swam?

a)

did

b)

see

c)

while

d)

swam

15.

The sentence has one mistake. What is it?

I went to the cinema last night but I wasn't liking the film.

a)

went

b)

last night

c)

wasn't liking