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Past Continuous Vs Simple Past

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jake _______________ (meet) the love of his life while he _______________ (travel) in Europe.

a)

was meeting/travelled

b)

met/was travelling

c)

were meeting/travelled

d)

met/travelled

2.

Neil ______________ (pick) up the book, _______________ (dust) the cover, and ________________ (open) it on Page 1.

a)

was picking, was dusting, opened

b)

was picked, was dusted, was opend

c)

opening, picked, dusted

d)

picked, dusted, opened

3.

James _________________ (sleep) on the airplane while it ________________ (cruise) at 38,000 feet.

a)

was sleeping/was cruising

b)

was slepping/was cruisen

c)

were sleeping/was cruising

d)

slept/cruise

4.

Mary ________________ (call out) when she ________________ (see) the elephant.

a)

was calling out/saw

b)

called out/saw

c)

was calling out/was seeing

d)

called out/was seeing

5.

What ___________________ (look at) while you _______________ (study) in the library?

a)

you were looking at/were studying

b)

was you looking/were studying

c)

were you looking at/were studying

d)

were you looking/was studying

6.

The flight to Canberra ________________ (take off) while the people _______________ (watch) from the observation deck.

a)

was taking off/were watched off

b)

took off/was watching

c)

was taken off/were watching

d)

was taking off/were watching

7.

While Seamus and Alvin ________________ (calculate) the numbers, David _______________ (knock) on the door.

a)

were calculating/knocked

b)

was calculating/were knocking

c)

was calculated/knocked

d)

were to calculating/knocked

8.

The thief ____________ (steal) the money while the security _______________ (pay) attention.

a)

steal/ was paying

b)

stole/was not paying

c)

didn't steal/was paid

d)

stole/ was paying

9.

Calvin _____________ (speak) to the police officer, _____________ (find) out the name of the suspect, and _____________ (bring) the murder weapon to the office.

a)

spoke/found/bought

b)

was speaking/found/brought

c)

spoke/find/brought

d)

spoke/found/brought

10.

When the alarm ____________ (sound), Daniel ______________ (jump) out of bed.

a)

was sounding/jumped

b)

sounded/jumped

c)

sounded/was jumping

d)

was sounding/was jumping

11.

It _____________ (be) a cold October evening. Cars _______________ (drive) down the highway and the rain _______________ (fall) down heavily.

a)

was/were driving/was falling

b)

was being/were driving/was falling

c)

was/was driving/were falling

d)

was being/drove/felt

12.

Thomas _______________ (shout) at his football team while they ______________ (play) at the stadium.

a)

shouted/was played

b)

was shouting/were played

c)

shouted/was playing

d)

was shouting/were playing

13.

When you called me, I (a)   (walk) to the letterbox to post a package.

14.

It was a winter's morning. Snow (a)   (fall) in huge flakes, children were skating on the frozen lake, and parents were wrapping gifts for Christmas day.

15.

I was sat in the old cinema. People were throwing popcorn, someone (a)   (whisper) on their phone, and a couple were kissing.