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WorksheetsPast Simple and Past Continuous
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
We use the PAST SIMPLE to talk about
an action in progress at a certain time in the past
an action that started and finished in the past
We form the affirmative past continuous:
Subject + main verb in the past
Subject + was/were + main verb -ing
Sarah hurt her ankle while she ________
run
ran
was running
were running
While I _______ home, I _____ a new shop in the street.
walked / was seeing
was walking / saw
walked / saw
was walking / was seeing
When we saw the crime, we _____ the police.
called
were calling
I saw you driving down Green Street yesterday! Where _____?
did you go
were you going
was you going
went
We ___ a good time because we ___ all ill.
hadn't / were
didn't have / was
weren't having / were
didn't have / were
A: How ___ you ___ to London?
B: By plane.
did / get
were / getting
I ____ a text message when my phone ___ working.
was sending / stopped
were sending / stopped
sent / stoped
was sent / stopped
My dad ____ while my brothers ____ video games.
cooked / played
cooked / was playing
were cooking / was playing
was cooking / were playing
My friends and I ____ a film and then we _____ dinner.
were watching / had
watched / had
watched / were having
were watching / were having
Tom _____ while you _____ in the shower.
was calling / was
called / were
called / was
She ____ to do her homework yesterday.
forget
forgot
was forgetting
did forgot
I ____ very nervous while we ___ the match.
fell / were watching
was feeling / was watching
felt / were watching
felt / watched
