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Past Progressive x Past Simple

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After the conference, I _____ that a man _____ the walls of the building.

a)

was seeing / was painting

b)

saw / was painting

c)

was seeing / painted

2.

I _____ the vase while I _____ the bookshelf.

a)

broke / was cleaning

b)

broke / cleaned

c)

was breaking / was cleaning

3.

When we walked into the room, we _____ a noise.

Someone ______ my computer.

a)

heard / used

b)

were hearing / used

c)

heard / was using

4.

The police _____ him while he ______ to escape.

a)

caught / tried

b)

caught / was trying

c)

were catching / was trying

5.

When I last _____ her she ______ red shoes.

a)

saw / wore

b)

was seeing / was wearing

c)

saw / was wearing

6.

I _____ while I _____ down the stairs.

a)

fell down / went

b)

was falling down / went

c)

fell down / was going

d)

was falling / was going

7.

He _____ very fast when the police _____ him.

a)

drove / stopped

b)

was driving / stopped

c)

drove / was stopping

d)

was driving / was stopping

8.

It _____ when we _____ home.

a)

was snowing / were leaving

b)

was snowing / left

c)

snowed / were leaving

d)

snowed / left

9.

I _____ happily when a loud noise _____.

a)

slept / woke me up

b)

slept / was waking me up

c)

was sleeping / woke me up

d)

was sleeping / was waking me up

10.

What _____ when I _____ you last night?

a)

did you do / was calling

b)

were you doing / was calling

c)

did you do / called

d)

were you doing / called