WorksheetsPast simple vs Past continuous
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When I (do)_____________the washing-up, I (break) _____________ a plate.
a)
Did | Was breaking.
b)
Was doing | Broke
2.
While Tom (play) _____________the piano, his mother (do) _____________ the washing-up.
a)
Played | Was doing
b)
Was playing | Did
3.
I (have) _____________dinner when I suddenly (hear) _____________a loud bang.
a)
Had | Was hearing
b)
Was having | Heard
4.
When my father (work) _____________in the garden, an old friend (pass) _____________by to see him.
a)
Was Working | Passed
b)
Worked | Was Passing
5.
When Jane (do) _____________a language course in Ireland, she (visit) _____________Blarney Castle.
a)
Was doing | Visited
b)
Did | Was visiting
6.
My computer ... yesterday.
a)
broke down
b)
was breaking down
7.
George (fall) off the ladder while he (paint) the ceiling.
a)
was falling, was painting
b)
fell, painted
c)
was falling, painted
d)
fell, was painting
8.
(you watch) TV when I (call) you?
a)
Were you watching, called
b)
Did you watch, called
c)
Were watching, was calling
d)
Did you watch, was calling
9.
I (not drive) very fast when the accident (happen).
a)
didn't drive, happened
b)
didn't drive, was happening
c)
wasn't driving, was happening
d)
wasn't driving, happened
10.
We (not go) out because it (rain).
a)
didn't go, was raining
b)
wasn't going, rained
c)
didn't go, rained
d)
wasn't going, was raining
11.
We (see) an accident when we (wait) for the bus.
a)
saw, waited
b)
saw, were waiting
c)
were seeing, were waiting
d)
were seeing, waited
12.
The cell phone (ring) when I (take) a shower.
a)
was ringing, was taking
b)
was ringing, took
c)
rang, was taking
d)
rang, took
13.
When Mrs. Golan (open) the door, her children (do) their homework and her husband (read) the newspaper.
a)
opened, did, read
b)
opened, were doing, was reading
c)
was opening, did, read
d)
was opening, were doing, was reading
14.
Philip was washing the car ........................the fire started.
a)
when
b)
while
15.
The Titanic (cross)................... the Atlantic when it (hit)...................... an iceberg.
a)
was crossing / hit
b)
was crossing / was hitting
c)
crossed / hit
d)
was crossing / hitted
16.
Alan (look) out of the window when he (see) a UFO.
a)
was looking/saw
b)
looked/ saw
c)
was looking / seen
d)
looked/ was seeing
17.
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.
18.
........................they were doing shopping somebody stole their car.
a)
While
b)
So
19.
Dad ................................. the car when he ...........................himself.
a)
was fixing / hurted
b)
was fixing / hurt
c)
was fixing / was hurting
20.
We use the past simple for....
a)
For an action that started and ended in a concrete moment of the past
b)
For all the action in the past
c)
none of these options
d)
For an action that happened during a long time in the past
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