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Past continuous and Past simple

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tina ........ (run) when it ........ (start) to rain.

a)

ran, started

b)

was running, started

c)

running, was starting

d)

was running, was starting

2.

Sue ........ (read) a book when I ........ (come) in the door.

a)

read, was coming

b)

was reading, was coming

c)

was reading, came

d)

was reading, comed

3.

Mr Wilson .......... (shave) when he .......... (hear) a knock on the door.

a)

was shaving, heard

b)

was shaving, was hearing

c)

shaved, was hearing

d)

shaved, heard

4.

The fire .......... (start) while they .......... (have) a meeting.

a)

was starting, was having

b)

was starting, had

c)

started, had

d)

started, was having

5.

When Martin .......... (enter) the room, the manager .......... (write) a letter.

a)

was entering, wrote

b)

entered, wrote

c)

entered, was writing

d)

was entering, writed

6.

Dorothy .......... (see) a beautiful dress in the shop-window while she ........... (come) home from work.

a)

saw, was coming

b)

was seeing, came

c)

saw, came

d)

seeing, coming

7.

It .......... (rain) when I .......... (leave) the house.

a)

raining, leaved

b)

rained, was leaving

c)

rained, left

d)

was raining, left

8.

Judy ............... (play) computer games when her mother .............. (come) home.

a)

played, was coming

b)

was playing, came

c)

was playing, was coming

d)

played, came

9.

Jane ............... (cut) her finger while she .............. (prepare) the salad.

a)

cut, was preparing

b)

was cutting, was preparing

c)

cut, prepared

d)

cutted, was preparing

10.

Henry .......... (break) his leg while they .......... (play) football.

a)

was breaking, played

b)

breaked, played

c)

broke, was playing

d)

broke, played