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PAST SIMPLE/ PAST CONTINUOUS- EXERCISES

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
We .........................swimming every day when we were young.
a)
went
b)
was going
c)
were going
2.
Tina ....................................when she fell and hurt here leg. 
a)
were dancing
b)
was dancing
c)
danced
3.
Why .........................you ....................all the lesson yesterday?
a)
laughing
b)
were / laughing 
c)
laughing / were
4.
Tim often ...........................milk when he was a boy. 
a)
was drinking
b)
drinked
c)
drank
5.
Liz ................................windows when I .................her. 
a)
were cleaning / saw
b)
was cleaning / saw
c)
was cleaning / was seeing
6.
It was raining heavily while I .................................for the bus. 
a)
was raining
b)
were raining 
c)
rained
7.
Steve ..................................an accident yesterday. 
a)
had
b)
was having
c)
haved
8.
They ............................TV while their mum ........................... dinner. 
a)
were watching / was preparing
b)
was watching / was preparing
c)
were watching / prepared 
9.
........................they were doing shopping somebody stole their car. 
a)
While
b)
So
10.
Brian .....................................tea at  5 o'clock yesterday. 
a)
drank
b)
drinked
c)
was drinking
11.
Dad ................................. the car when he ...........................himself. 
a)
was fixing / hurted
b)
was fixing / hurt
c)
was  fixing / was hurting
12.
I was going to the cinema last night when I ......................... my old friend from primary school. 
a)
met
b)
was meeting
c)
meeted
13.
While the teacher ......................................, the students .................................to him. 
a)
was speaking / was listening
b)
was speaking / listened
c)
was speaking / were listening
14.
I ...........................a new dress for the party yesterday. 
a)
buyed
b)
was buying
c)
bought
15.
He ................................ when I called him, he was playing on his computer. 
a)
was sleeping
b)
wasn't sleeping
c)
didn't sleep
16.
They .............................a test when the head master ......................... the room. 
a)
wrote / entered
b)
were writing / entered
c)
were writing / was entering
17.
I ...............................the windowns when the phone ........................ .
a)
was cleaning / rang
b)
were cleaning / rang
c)
cleaned / was ringing
18.
po when używamy czasu
a)
Past Simple
b)
Present Simple
c)
Past Perfect
d)
Past Continuous
19.
po while używamy czasu
a)
Past Simple
b)
Past Continuous
c)
Present Continuous
d)
Present Simple
20.
I was sleeping.
Jaki to czas?
a)
Past Simple
b)
Past Continuous
c)
Present Simple
d)
Past Perfect
21.
Podmiot + was/were + czasownik z ing + reszta...
a)
I was reading.
b)
I wasn't reading.
c)
She wasn't reading.
d)
Was she reading?
22.
Emily .................. breakfast when the phone ..........
a)
was eating, ring
b)
were eating, rang
c)
was eating, rang
d)
was eating, was ringing
23.
She .... swimming when I saw her.
a)
was
b)
were
c)
did
d)
not
24.
While I ...........to school I ..... my friend.
a)
was walking, saw
b)
was walking, see
c)
were walking, saw
d)
were walking, see
25.
I was running ... I saw a cat.
a)
when
b)
while
26.
... I was doing my homework my brother came into my room.
a)
while
b)
when
27.
She was watching TV ... she heard somebody in the kitchen
a)
when
b)
while
28.
What ......... yesterday evening?
a)
did you do
b)
were you doing
c)
you did
d)
you were doing
29.
They ... home when the saw an accident.
a)
was driving
b)
were driving
c)
drive
d)
drove
30.
Które zdanie jest poprawne?
a)
I swam when I see you.
b)
I was swimming when I saw you.
c)
I was swimming when I see you.
d)
I swam when I saw you.
31.
Które zdanie jest poprawne?
a)
When they arrived I was dancing.
b)
While they arrived I was dancing.
c)
When they were arriving I was dancing.
d)
I was dancing when they was arriving.
32.

Forma przeszła słowa "widzieć" to:

a)

see

b)

saw

c)

sat

33.

Czy w pytaniach Past Simple czasownik zmienia się na formę przeszłą? Czyli czy pytanie: "Did he went to school?" jest poprawne?

a)

Tak

b)

Nie

34.

Które ze zdań jest poprawne gramatycznie:

a)

I went home, yesterday.

b)

I go home, yesterday.

c)

I gone home, yesterday.

35.

Wybierz poprawną wersję konstrukcji czasu Past Continuous.

a)

am/is/are + ing

b)

was/were + ing

c)

will + ing

36.

Czy zdanie: "He was sleeping in the bed." jest poprawne gramatycznie?

a)

tak

b)

nie

37.

Dokończ zdanie: "Past Simple stosuje się do wyrażenia..."

a)

czynności krótkiej

b)

czynności długiej

38.

Dokończ zdanie: "Past Continuous stosuje się do wyrażenia..."

a)

czynności krótkiej

b)

czynności długiej

39.

Czy zdanie: "They were playing football when Susan came?" jest:

a)

poprawne

b)

niepoprawne

40.

Czy zdanie: "They played football when Susan was coming." jest:

a)

poprawne

b)

niepoprawne

41.
While Tom (play) _____________the piano, his mother (do) _____________ the washing-up. 
a)
Played | Was doing
b)
Was playing | Did
42.
I (have) _____________dinner when I suddenly (hear) _____________a loud bang. 
a)
Had | Was hearing
b)
Was having | Heard
43.
When I (get) ____________ up yesterday, the sun (shine) ____________ .
a)
Got | Was Shining
b)
Was getting | Shined
44.
After I brushed my teeth I ... to Bed.
a)
Went
b)
Was going
45.
My computer ... yesterday.
a)
broke down
b)
was breaking down
46.
We ... in the garden when we suddenly heard a loud noise
a)
relaxed 
b)
were relaxing
47.
Karl didn’t hear the doorbell because he ... to his iPod.
a)
listened 
b)
was listening
48.
I ... a shower when the phone rang.
a)
had 
b)
was having
49.
Jakiego czasu używamy do :
Czynności, która zaczęła i skończyła się w przeszłości w znanym czasie
a)
Past Simple 
b)
Past Continuous
50.
Jakiego czasu użyjemy, gdy mówimy o dwóch lub więcej czynnościach trwających równocześnie
a)
Past Continuous
b)
Past Simple
51.
Jakiego czasu użyjemy, gdy mówimy o ·czynności ciągłej, przerwanej przez inną czynność w przeszłości. Czynność dłuższa jest w czasie ... , a krótsza w ...
a)
Past Continuous | Past Simple
b)
Past Simple | Past Continuous
52.
I .............................home when I met my old friend from primary school. 
a)
walked
b)
was walking 
c)
was coming
53.
They ....................................very fast when the car hit the tree. 
a)
was driving
b)
were driving
c)
drove
54.
Who ............................................to you when I .............................you in the park?
a)
were talking / saw
b)
was talking / saw
c)
talking / saw
55.
While I .....................................the bathroom, he .....................................TV ! 
a)
was cleaning / watched
b)
cleaned / was watching
c)
was cleaning / was watching 
56.
The kids ...............................................when I entered their bedroom. 
a)
wasn't sleeping
b)
didn't slept
c)
weren't sleeping
57.
I ......................my finger while ..........................dinner. 
a)
cutted / was cooking
b)
cut / cooked
c)
cut / was cooking 
58.
While I was waiting for the bus it suddenly .............................to rain. 
a)
begin
b)
beginned
c)
began
59.
Why .......................................................... when I came into the room?
a)
she was crying
b)
was she crying
c)
were she crying
60.
We found a wallet ..............................we were walking in the park. 
a)
when
b)
and
c)
while