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Past simple vs Past continuous

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

  1. I ________________ in a cafe when you _________

a)

sat / were calling

b)

was sitting / called

c)

was siting / call

d)

were sitting / was calling

2.

At 8 pm yesterday, she __________________ to music

a)

were listening

b)

is listening

c)

was listening

d)

listened

3.

When I ______________ the house, it _______________.

a)

left / was raining

b)

leaved / was raining

c)

was leaving / was raining

d)

am living/ rained

4.

What __________________ when I __________ you last night ?

a)

are you doing/ called

b)

you were doing / called

c)

did you do / was calling

d)

were you doing / called

5.

She ____________ in a bank when she ___________her husband.

a)

was working / met

b)

was working / meet

c)

were working / met

d)

worked / was meeting

6.

While I ______________ down the stairs, I ___________the phone ring.

a)

run / was hearing

b)

was running / heard

c)

was running / hearing

d)

was running / was hearing

7.

They _______________ a tea when the doorbell __________

a)

were having / was ringing

b)

were having / rang

c)

had / was ringing

d)

was having / rang

8.

When we________________ Marcos, he ______________ his car.

a)

see / was driving

b)

saw / was driving

c)

were seeing / drove

d)

saw / drove

9.

They ___________ football when the lights in the stadium_____

a)

were playing / went out

b)

was playing / went out

c)

played / went out

d)

were playing / was going out

10.

Sam _____________ the iroinig when Jack _______ her

a)

did / was phoning

b)

was doing / was phoning

c)

was doing / phoned

d)

did / phoned

11.

We _____________ at Marin Station when the train _________

a)

was waiting / was arriving

b)

were waiting / was arriving

c)

waited / arrived

d)

were waiting / arrived

12.

When I ____________ into the office, my boss _________ for me

a)

came / was waiting

b)

was comming / was waiting

c)

came / waited

d)

was comming / waited

13.

They ___________chess when we _________ there

a)

played / got

b)

were playing / got

c)

were palying / were getting

d)

played / were getting

14.

At half past nine she still _______________her homework

a)

were doing

b)

did

c)

was doing

d)

doing

15.

There ____________ an earthquake while Jane___________to work.

a)

was/ drove

b)

was being / drove

c)

was being / was driving

d)

was / was driving