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Past Simple- Past continuous- descriptive verbs

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My parents _____________ (study) when they ___________ (meet)

a)

studied, was meeting

b)

were studying, met

c)

studied, were meeting

d)

was studying, meet

2.

While I _____________ (climb) the mountains, I ___________ (break) my leg.

a)

was climbing, broke

b)

climbed, was breaking

c)

were climbing, breaked

d)

climb, break

3.

While my brother _____________ (play) computer games, my mum ___________ (cook) dinner.

a)

was playing, cooked

b)

played, was cooking

c)

was playing, was cooking

d)

playing, cooking

4.

When the bell _____________ (rin) computer games, I _________ (open) the door and ___________ (see) my friend.

a)

rang, opened, saw

b)

was ringing, was opening, was seeing

c)

ringed, opened, seed

d)

was ringing, opened, saw

5.

The Beatles _____________ (come) from Liverpool, Britain

a)

comes

b)

came

c)

come

d)

was coming

6.

When she _____________ (look) out of the window, she ___________ (see) her old friend.

a)

look, see

b)

was looking, was seeing

c)

looked, was seeing

d)

looked, saw

7.

I _____________ (watch) TV when my mum ___________ (come) back home.

a)

watched, came

b)

watch, come

c)

was watching, came

d)

was watching, was coming

8.

I _____________ (burn) myself while I___________ (make) breakfast.

a)

was burning, was making

b)

burnt, was making

c)

was burning, made

d)

burn, make

9.

While I _____________ (lie) on the beach, it___________ (start) to rain.

a)

lay, started

b)

was lieing, started

c)

was lying, was starting

d)

was lying, started

10.

When I _____________ (be) a child, I___________ (want) to be a fashion designer.

a)

was, was wanting

b)

being, wanting

c)

was, wanted

d)

be, wanted

11.

Yesterday at 5, I _____________ (read) a very interesting book.

a)

was reading

b)

read

c)

was read

d)

reading

12.

First, I _____________ (have) dinner. Then I ___________ (brush) my teeth and ____________ (go) to bed.

a)

had, brushed, was going

b)

was having, was brushing, was going

c)

was having, was brushing, went

d)

had, brushed, went

13.

To break into a lot of pieces or to make sth do this with a loud noise.

(a)  

14.

To leave a place quickly because you're in danger.

(a)  

15.

Past participle of STRIKE

(a)  

16.

A number of houses were __________ so that the supermarket could be built.

a)

grabbed

b)

demolished

c)

smashed

d)

fled

17.

Mark (a)   (jumped) off the bridge into the river.

18.

He (a)   (took quickly) the boy's arm to stop him from running into the road.

19.

"While the coronavirus is _________ across the world, people of all countries are calling for international solidarity in fighting the pandemic”

a)

grabbing

b)

diving

c)

raging

d)

fleeing