WorksheetsPast Simple or Continuous
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
What ..................... when the rain started?
do
were do
were you doing
were you did
She didn't complete the test when the time _______ over.
is
be
on
was
I ____ with my son when you ______.
played, called
was playing, were calling
was playing, called
played, were calling
When we _______ home, we discovered that water ______ down the walls.
reached, ran
reached, was running
was reaching, was running
I ____ in Rome for ten years while I ______ a child.
was living, was
lived, had been
lived, was
Yesterday I .... to the library,
next I ..... a swim, later I .... Julie for coffee.
was going , had , was meeting
went , was having , met
were going , had , were meeting
went , had , met
We .... tennis when John .... his ankle.
were playing , hurt
was playing , hurted
played , were hurting
played , was hurting
Lucy ...... her arm last week.
broke
was breaking
was broke
were breaking
When she ...... her room, she ......off the ladder.
was painting, fell
was painting, was falling
painted, fell
was painting, falled
When her train ..... to the station, we .... on the platform.
was get , waited
were got , waited
get , was waiting
got , were waiting
What ..... when I .... you last night?
were you did , called
were you doing , called
did you do , were calling
did you do , was calling
I ____ all day yesterday.
was sleeping
slept
had been sleeping
Sergi was playing rugby when Jordi __________ (shout).
shout
shouted
shaut
shouting
If we have a question in Past Simple tense to form it we have to use:
do/ does/ is/ are/ am
did/ was/ were
Choose the sentence which is formed correctly:
I didn't went to school yesterday because I was ill.
I didn't go to school yesterday because I was ill.
Past Continuous formation:
was/ were + V-ing
had + V-ing
Choose the correct one:
Harry were rushing to Maths class when I saw him in the morning.
Harry was rushing to Maths class when I saw him in the morning.
Choose the correct one:
Harry were rushing to Maths class when I saw him in the morning.
Harry was rushing to Maths class when I saw him in the morning.
If an action happened in the past, we use ....... to express it:
Past simple
Past continuous
If we want to emphasize the duration of a past action, we use:
Past simple
Past continuous
