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WorksheetsPast Continuous Vs Simple Past
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Jake _______________ (meet) the love of his life while he _______________ (travel) in Europe.
was meeting/travelled
met/was travelling
were meeting/travelled
met/travelled
Neil ______________ (pick) up the book, _______________ (dust) the cover, and ________________ (open) it on Page 1.
was picking, was dusting, opened
was picked, was dusted, was opend
opening, picked, dusted
picked, dusted, opened
James _________________ (sleep) on the airplane while it ________________ (cruise) at 38,000 feet.
was sleeping/was cruising
was slepping/was cruisen
were sleeping/was cruising
slept/cruise
Mary ________________ (call out) when she ________________ (see) the elephant.
was calling out/saw
called out/saw
was calling out/was seeing
called out/was seeing
What ___________________ (look at) while you _______________ (study) in the library?
you were looking at/were studying
was you looking/were studying
were you looking at/were studying
were you looking/was studying
The flight to Canberra ________________ (take off) while the people _______________ (watch) from the observation deck.
was taking off/were watched off
took off/was watching
was taken off/were watching
was taking off/were watching
While Seamus and Alvin ________________ (calculate) the numbers, David _______________ (knock) on the door.
were calculating/knocked
was calculating/were knocking
was calculated/knocked
were to calculating/knocked
The thief ____________ (steal) the money while the security _______________ (pay) attention.
steal/ was paying
stole/was not paying
didn't steal/was paid
stole/ was paying
Calvin _____________ (speak) to the police officer, _____________ (find) out the name of the suspect, and _____________ (bring) the murder weapon to the office.
spoke/found/bought
was speaking/found/brought
spoke/find/brought
spoke/found/brought
When the alarm ____________ (sound), Daniel ______________ (jump) out of bed.
was sounding/jumped
sounded/jumped
sounded/was jumping
was sounding/was jumping
It _____________ (be) a cold October evening. Cars _______________ (drive) down the highway and the rain _______________ (fall) down heavily.
was/were driving/was falling
was being/were driving/was falling
was/was driving/were falling
was being/drove/felt
Thomas _______________ (shout) at his football team while they ______________ (play) at the stadium.
shouted/was played
was shouting/were played
shouted/was playing
was shouting/were playing
When you called me, I (a) (walk) to the letterbox to post a package.
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.
I was sat in the old cinema. People were throwing popcorn, someone (a) (whisper) on their phone, and a couple were kissing.
