WorksheetsThe Simple Past and the Past Continuous
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 17mins
Sylvia _____________ when she ___________ the DVDs.
was running / dropped
ran / dropped
was running / was dropping
ran / was dropping
While Steve ___________ a documentary, he __________ asleep.
was watched / fell
was watching / fell
watched / was falling
was watching / felt
They _________ when you _________ for remote control.
aren't listening / were asking
weren't listening / were asking
weren't listening / asked
listened / asked
We _____________ home when the accident ___________.
were driving / happened
drove / happened
drove / was happening
were drive / happened
I _______________ a novel while my mother ___________.
was read / was cooking
read / cooked
was reading / was cooking
was reading / cooks
I ___________ out of the window when the accident happened.
was looked
looked
looking
was looking
You ___________ while I ____________.
played / study
were playing / studying
were playing / was studying
were played / was studying
When I _______ in, it _____________.
came / was raining
come / raining
was coming / was raining
was coming / rained
Many years ago people ________________ on horseback.
were travelled
were travelling
was travelling
did travel
I ___________ him while I ____________ home.
meet / am going
met / was went
met / was going
was meeting / went
He ___________ to another school last year.
was go
goes
did go
went
They ___________ when the teacher came in.
was shouting
shout
were shouting
are shouting
A car hit me while I ________________ the road.
was crossing
crossed
am crossing
was crossed
William Shakespeare __________ many plays.
was wrote
wrote
was write
writing
I ___________ and ___________ my arm while I ___________ up the stairs.
was falling / broke / was running
fell / was breaking / was running
fell / broke / was running
fell / broke / run
