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Past Continuous / Past Simple

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When the inspector _____ on the crime scene the police ...... evidence

a)

was arriving ......... collected

b)

arrived ....... were collecting

c)

arrived ......... collected

d)

was arriving ...... was collecting

2.

They _____ the case when the robbers ....... at the police station and confessed

a)

investigated ......... turned up

b)

investigated ......... were turning up

c)

were investigating ........ turned up

d)

were investigating ......... were turning up

3.

The woman ______ clothes worth $1,000 while nobody ........

a)

shoplifted ......... was looking

b)

shoplifted ......... looked

c)

was shoplifing ........ looked

d)

were shoplifting ........ was looking

4.

There ______ no answer because everybody ......... the emergency number

a)

was ......... were calling

b)

was ......... was calling

c)

were ........ called

d)

were ......... called

5.

I _______ the sweets in the sun for a day and they ..........

a)

was leaving ........ were melting

b)

was leaving ......... melted

c)

left ......... were melting

d)

left .........melted

6.

When I _______ the TV, they ........ about the robbery

a)

switched on ........ talked

b)

switched on ........ were talking

c)

was switching on ...... were talking

d)

was switching on ....... talked

7.

When I ______ home, I ........ a sandwich

a)

got .......... made

b)

was getting ........ made

c)

was getting ........ was making

d)

got .......... was making

8.

As I ______ your house, I .......... someone in your backgarden

a)

passed ........ was seeing

b)

passed ......... saw

c)

was passing ........ was seeing

d)

was passing ....... saw

9.

I _______ my homework when I ........ the news

a)

did .......... heard

b)

was doing ........ was hearing

c)

was doing ........ heard

d)

did .......... was hearing

10.

While they ________, it ........ to rain.

a)

were playing ........ started

b)

were playing ......... was starting

c)

played .......... was starting

d)

played .......... started