WorksheetsPast Simple VS. Past Continuous
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
George ........................ (ride) a bike when it rained.
ride
rode
was riding
were riding
What were you doing when I saw you in town yesterday?
I was looking for some new jeans.
I looked for some new jeans.
Tim often ...........................milk when he was a boy.
was drinking
were drinking
drinked
drink
Liz ................................windows when I .................her.
were cleaning / saw
was cleaning / saw
was cleaning / was seeing
I ...............................the windowns when the phone ........................ .
was cleaning / rang
were cleaning / rang
cleaned / was ringing
Sophie was eating his breakfast when a bird ................... into the kitchen.
flew
was flying
Peter ................... (wash) the dishes when he broke the glass.
wash
washed
was washing
were washing
the children ____________ (play) when they __________ (see) a snake.
was playing / saw
were playing / see
ware playing / saw
played / saw
Megan ................ football when it ................. to rain.
play / start
played / started
was playing / started
wereplaying / started
We ....................... ( wash ) TV. when my parents arrived.
washed
was watching
It ……………………. when we left but everything was white when we came home.
snowed
wasn' t snowing
The children …………………….their homework while it ……………………. outside.
did, rained
were doing, was raining
Fiona ……………………. (put) on her scarf and gloves and ……………………. (go) out to play in the snow.
put, went
was putting, was going
I ……………………. (not/be) scared of the lightning but my brother was terrified
wasn't
wasn' t being
What ……………………. (you/do) when the storm ……………………. (start)?
were you doing, started
did you do, started
were you doing, was starting
I ……………………. (watch) a documentary at 9 pm last night.
was watching
watched
Karen was sitting) in front of the TV when the power ………………. (go) off.
was going out
went out
We were sleeping when the telephone ..............
was ringing
rang
Kate was cooking dinner ........ her brother was watching TV.
when
while
We were walking along the street .............. it started to rain heavily.
while
when
Tina ....................................when she fell and hurt her leg.
were dancing
was dancing
danced
When she _____ her room, her mother called her. (clean)
was cleaning
cleaned
were cleaning
was clean
I __________ for my notebook when I saw a spider. (look)
looked
was looking
was lookig
were looked
The panda _______ bamboo leaves when I saw her. (eat)
ate
eated
was eating
eaten
My computer crashed ........................ I was surfing on the Internet. (crash)
while
when
Hello Anna, what _______ (you / do) when I called you last night?
do you do
did you do
didn't do
were you doing
While they were watching TV, their kids ________(sleep)
sleeped
slept
was sleeping
were sleeping
I was listening to the radio when you ________(call) me.
called
calt
were calling
was calling
Her plane didn't landed yet when we________ (arrive) at the airport.
were arrived
arrived
was arriving
arrivent
We use past continuos
For an action that happened in a concrete moment of the past
For an action that was happening during a time in the past
For an action that will happen in the past
non of the these ones.
She missed the bus because she __________ (argue) with one of her friends.
were arguing
was arguing
argued
arguered
'He ........................ (buy) at the supermarket when I ........................ (see) him.
the correct question in simple past
when did i said that ?
where di you go?
where did she live?
were i your friend?
What _____ he _____ (watch) on television when you arrived?
was / watching
were / watching
was/ watch
were / watch
What were you doing when the earthquake hit?
I were sleeping when the earthquake hit.
you were sleeping when the earthquake hit.
i was sleeping when the earthquake hit.
you was sleeping when the eartquake hit.
