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Past Continuous vs Past Simple

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I ____________ a comedy when she _____________.

a)

watched/ called

b)

was watching/ called

c)

watching/ called

d)

was watching/ was calling

2.

Dan ______________ a book while I ______________ a comedy.

a)

read/ watched

b)

read/ was watching

c)

reading/ watching

d)

was reading/ was watching

3.

I ______________ laughing while I ______________ a funny scene.

a)

start/ watch

b)

started/ watch

c)

started/ was watching

d)

was starting/ was watching

4.

Some years ago, I ______________ her.

a)

love

b)

was loving

c)

were loving

d)

loved

5.

Last Friday, I ______________ to a surprise birthday party.

a)

go

b)

want

c)

was going

d)

went

6.

They ______________ when the storm ______________.

a)

were sleeping/ begin

b)

weren't sleeping/ began

c)

weren't sleeping/ begun

d)

slept/ was beginning

7.

Is this sentence correct?

My parents was watching the news at 8:00 last night.

a)

Yes

b)

No

8.

Is this sentence correct?

Was it raining while you walked to school?

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.

Is this sentence correct?

Was Jeff wearing a helmet when he fell off his bike?

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.

We use Past Simple after "when" and Past Continuous after "while".

a)

True, we use Past Simple after "while" and Past Continuous after "when".

b)

False, we use Past Simple after "while" and Past Continuous after "when".

c)

True, we use Past Simple after "when" and Past Continuous after "while".

d)

False, we use Past Simple after "when" and Past Continuous after "while".