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Past Simple VS. Past Continuous

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The children ________ (play) in the park when it started to rain.
a)
played
b)
were playing
c)
was playing
d)
play
2.
I was watching a movie when I _______ (see) him standing outside.
a)
was seeing
b)
saw
c)
see
d)
were seeing
3.
Charlie _______ (hide) in my wardrobe when Lola found him. She screamed!
a)
hid
b)
hidden
c)
was hiding
d)
were hiding
4.
I ________ (live) in Cape Town when Michelle Obama visited.
a)
was living
b)
living
c)
lived
d)
live
5.
I _______ (sit) in a cafe when you called.
a)
sitting
b)
was sitting
c)
sit
d)
were sitting
6.
Susie was watching a film when she _______ (hear) the noise.
a)
heard
b)
was hearing
c)
were hearing
d)
hear
7.
He ________ (take) a shower when the telephone rang.
a)
were taking
b)
took
c)
taking
d)
was taking
8.
When I ______ (walk) into the room, everyone ______ (work).
a)
was walking, worked
b)
walked, worked
c)
walked, was working
d)
was walking, was working
9.
He _____ (work) in a bank when he _____ (meet) his wife.
a)
was working, met
b)
worked, was meeting
c)
worked, met
d)
was working, was meeting
10.
When her train _____ (get) to the station, we ______ (wait) on the platform.
a)
was getting, waited
b)
got, waited
c)
got, were waiting
d)
was getting, were waiting
11.

George ........................ (ride) a bike when it rained.

a)

ride

b)

rode

c)

was riding

d)

were riding

12.

What were you doing when I saw you in town yesterday?

a)

I was looking for some new jeans.

b)

I looked for some new jeans.

13.

Tim often ...........................milk when he was a boy.

a)

was drinking

b)

were drinking

c)

drinked

d)

drink

14.

Liz ................................windows when I .................her.

a)

were cleaning / saw

b)

was cleaning / saw

c)

was cleaning / was seeing

15.

I ...............................the windowns when the phone ........................ .

a)

was cleaning / rang

b)

were cleaning / rang

c)

cleaned / was ringing

16.

Sophie was eating his breakfast when a bird ................... into the kitchen.

a)

flew

b)

was flying

17.

Peter ................... (wash) the dishes when he broke the glass.

a)

wash

b)

washed

c)

was washing

d)

were washing

18.

the children ____________ (play) when they __________ (see) a snake.

a)

was playing / saw

b)

were playing / see

c)

ware playing / saw

d)

played / saw

19.

Megan ................ football when it ................. to rain.

a)

play / start

b)

played / started

c)

was playing / started

d)

wereplaying / started

20.

We ....................... ( wash ) TV. when my parents arrived.

a)

washed

b)

was watching

21.
.....  TV when I called you? 
a)
Were you watching
b)
Did you watch
c)
Did you watch
d)
Was you watching
22.
Lisa ..... for me when I arrived.
a)
waited
b)
was waiting
c)
were waiting
d)
was waited
23.
He wasn‘t driving very fast when the accident ....... .
a)
happend
b)
was happening
c)
happened
d)
were happening
24.
I saw Carol at the party yesterday. She ..... a beautiful new dress. 
a)
weared
b)
wore
c)
was wearing
d)
were wearing
25.
Last night I ..... in bed when suddenly I ..... .
a)
read / sneezed
b)
was reading / sneezed
c)
was reading / was sneezing
d)
read / was sneezing
26.
The kids ..... television while their parents ..... dinner.
a)
watched / cooked
b)
were watching / cooked
c)
watched / were cooking
d)
were watching / were cooking
27.
We ..... because it ..... .
a)
didn't go out / rained
b)
didn't go out / was raining
c)
weren't going out / was raining
d)
weren't going out / rained
28.
My brother ..... a picture of me while I ..... .
a)
took / didn't look
b)
was taking / wasn't looking
c)
was taking / didn't look
d)
took / wasn't looking
29.
After I ..... the film, I ..... to bed.
a)
watched / went
b)
was watching / was going
c)
watched / was going
d)
was watching / went
30.
I ..... the car while my sister ..... our bags.
a)
washed / packed
b)
washed / was packing
c)
was washing / packed
d)
was washing / was packing
31.

It ……………………. when we left but everything was white when we came home.

a)

snowed

b)

wasn' t snowing

32.

The children …………………….their homework while it ……………………. outside.

a)

did, rained

b)

were doing, was raining

33.

Fiona ……………………. (put) on her scarf and gloves and ……………………. (go) out to play in the snow.

a)

put, went

b)

was putting, was going

34.

I ……………………. (not/be) scared of the lightning but my brother was terrified

a)

wasn't

b)

wasn' t being

35.

What ……………………. (you/do) when the storm ……………………. (start)?

a)

were you doing, started

b)

did you do, started

c)

were you doing, was starting

36.

I ……………………. (watch) a documentary at 9 pm last night.

a)

was watching

b)

watched

37.

Karen was sitting) in front of the TV when the power ………………. (go) off.

a)

was going out

b)

went out

38.

We were sleeping when the telephone ..............

a)

was ringing

b)

rang

39.

Kate was cooking dinner ........ her brother was watching TV.

a)

when

b)

while

40.

We were walking along the street .............. it started to rain heavily.

a)

while

b)

when

41.

Tina ....................................when she fell and hurt her leg.

a)

were dancing

b)

was dancing

c)

danced

42.
Liz ................................windows when I .................her. 
a)
were cleaning / saw
b)
was cleaning / saw
c)
was cleaning / was seeing
43.
They ....................................very fast when the car hit the tree. 
a)
was driving
b)
were driving
c)
drove
44.
My friend .............me while I .....................the homework
a)
was phoning / was doing
b)
phoned / was doing
c)
phoned / did
d)
were phoning / were doing
45.

When she _____ her room, her mother called her. (clean)

a)

was cleaning

b)

cleaned

c)

were cleaning

d)

was clean

46.

I __________ for my notebook when I saw a spider. (look)

a)

looked

b)

was looking

c)

was lookig

d)

were looked

47.

The panda _______ bamboo leaves when I saw her. (eat)

a)

ate

b)

eated

c)

was eating

d)

eaten

48.

My computer crashed ........................ I was surfing on the Internet. (crash)

a)

while

b)

when

49.

Hello Anna, what _______ (you / do) when I called you last night?

a)

do you do

b)

did you do

c)

didn't do

d)

were you doing

50.

While they were watching TV, their kids ________(sleep)

a)

sleeped

b)

slept

c)

was sleeping

d)

were sleeping

51.

I was listening to the radio when you ________(call) me.

a)

called

b)

calt

c)

were calling

d)

was calling

52.

Her plane didn't landed yet when we________ (arrive) at the airport.

a)

were arrived

b)

arrived

c)

was arriving

d)

arrivent

53.

We use past continuos

a)

For an action that happened in a concrete moment of the past

b)

For an action that was happening during a time in the past

c)

For an action that will happen in the past

d)

non of the these ones.

54.

She missed the bus because she __________ (argue) with one of her friends.

a)

were arguing

b)

was arguing

c)

argued

d)

arguered

55.
I ......................... my car when it ......................... to rain.
a)
was driving / started
b)
drove / was starting
c)
drove / started
d)
was driving / was starting
56.
Rellena el hueco que falta:
'He ........................ (buy) at the supermarket when I ........................ (see) him.
a)
was buying / saw
b)
were buying / sees
c)
was buying / see
d)
bought / was seeing
57.
I ......................... (walk) down the street at the moment I realised I ......................... (not take) my keys.
a)
was walking / didn't take
b)
walked / wasn't taking
c)
walked / didn't take
d)
was walking / wasn't taking
58.

the correct question in simple past

a)

when did i said that ?

b)

where di you go?

c)

where did she live?

d)

were i your friend?

59.

What _____ he _____ (watch) on television when you arrived?

a)

was / watching

b)

were / watching

c)

was/ watch

d)

were / watch

60.

What were you doing when the earthquake hit?

a)

I were sleeping when the earthquake hit.

b)

you were sleeping when the earthquake hit.

c)

i was sleeping when the earthquake hit.

d)

you was sleeping when the eartquake hit.