WorksheetsPast simple vs Past Continuous
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When she ______ the door and saw the new TV, she felt surprised.
a)
opening
b)
were opening
c)
was opening
d)
opened
2.
Last Monday, I _____ my bills and left.
a)
were paying
b)
was paying
c)
paid
d)
paying
3.
From 6 to 6:15, my dad ______ TV while my mom was preparing dinner.
a)
were taking
b)
taking
c)
took
d)
was watching
4.
I ______ my teeth when, suddenly,she came into the bathroom.
a)
were brushing
b)
brushing
c)
was brushing
d)
brushed
5.
At 9, Sean was reading while Samantha _______.
a)
shopped
b)
was shopping
c)
shopping
d)
were shopping
6.
While we _______, we ________a horrible accident.
a)
were driving/ saw
b)
was driving/ saw
c)
drove/ saw
d)
drived/ were seeing
7.
I ______ a terrible dream last night.
a)
was having
b)
am having
c)
had
d)
have
8.
He ________ to see his grandmother yesterday.
a)
was going
b)
goed
c)
goes
d)
went
9.
Susan _______ lunch when someone _______ the doorbell.
a)
prepared/ was ringing
b)
was prepareing/ rang
c)
was preparing/ ringed
d)
was preparing/ rang
10.
I ______ very hard last night.
a)
was working
b)
worked
c)
works
d)
always work
11.
We ______ in New York last year.
a)
were
b)
would be
c)
are
d)
was
12.
Ahmed ______ hurt while he ______ football.
a)
was getting/ played
b)
got/ played
c)
got/ was playing
d)
was getting/ was playing
13.
While she _______, she _____her wallet.
a)
shopping/ lost
b)
was shoping/ lost
c)
shopped/ was losing
d)
was shopping/ lost
14.
Yesterday at 7 o'clock, Abdulla ______ a movie.
a)
watched
b)
was watching
c)
watch
d)
watches
15.
While it ________ heavily outside, I _______ in my car.
a)
was raining/ was sitting
b)
rained/ sat
c)
rained/ was sitting
d)
was raining/ sitted
16.
Yesterday, I _______ to the movies with my wife.
a)
was going
b)
went
c)
had gone
d)
were going
17.
When I was a child, we ________ our own amusements.
a)
made
b)
were mading
c)
were making
d)
was making
18.
What ________ at 11 pm last night?
a)
did you do
b)
were you doing
c)
had you done
d)
are you doing
19.
When I ______ into the office, everybody ______ .
a)
was walking/ was working
b)
walked/ worked
c)
walked/was working
d)
was walking/ worked
20.
______ you __________ anything when I ______ you?
a)
Are / doing / called
b)
Were / doing / calling
c)
Did / do / was calling
d)
Were / doing / called
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