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WorksheetsPast Simple vs Past Continuous
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
My husband _____________ the dishes when I finally ____________ back home.
washed/ come
washed/ was coming
was washing/ was coming
was washing/ came
The children _____________ in the park when it ____________ to rain.
were playing/ were starting
were playing/ started
played/ started
played/ were starting
When he ______________, we _______________ dinner.
arrive/ had
was arriving/ was having
arrived/ were having
was arriving/ had
I _______________ the violin while he ________________ to music.
was playing/ was listening
played/ listened
played/ was listening
was playing/ listened
She _____________ home, ____________ the computer and _______________ her emails.
come/ switched on/ checked
was coming/ was switching on/ was checking
came/ switched on/ checked
Choose the correct option:
I listened/ was listening to the radio when I heard/ was hearing this fantastic song.
listened/ heard
listened/ was hearing
was listening/ heard
was listening/ was hearing
My little sister _____________ a picture while I _____________ for my French exam.
drew/ was studying
was drawing/ studied
draw/ was studying
was drawing/ was studying
An affirmative sentence in Past Continuous has the following structure:
Subject + was/ were + verb-ing + complements
Subject + verb-ing + complements
Subject + verb-ed + complements
Was/were + subject + verb-ing + complements
We use Past Simple after
while
when
We need the verb to be to form sentences in Past Continuous.
True
False
