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Past simple and past continuous

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______ you have dinner last night?

a)

Do

b)

Did

c)

Were

d)

Have

2.

They______ at the party the entire time.

a)

didn't stay

b)

wasn't stayed

c)

didn't stayed

d)

doesn't stayed

3.

He _____ do the homework.

a)

do

b)

doing

c)

didn't

d)

was

4.

Last night I ____ my guitar loudly and the neigbors _______.

a)

played/complaining

b)

playing/complained

c)

played/complained

d)

playing/complaining

5.

Sophia and I _______ yesterday.

a)

meet

b)

meets

c)

met

d)

meeted

6.

If she _____ his number, she _____ him.

a)

know/would call

b)

know/call

c)

was knew/was call

d)

knew/would call

7.

Children in Long Beach _____ or rode their bikes to school.

a)

walked

b)

walking

c)

was walking

d)

was walked

8.

She ____ her car last week.

a)

washed

b)

is wash

c)

wash

d)

washing

9.

Yesterday, I _____ in Geneva.

a)

has been arrived

b)

arrived

c)

was arrived

d)

arriving

10.

It ______ every day for a week on my vacation.

a)

rained

b)

raining

c)

rain

d)

was rained

11.

If I _____ a lot of money, I ______ here.

a)

has/wouldn't stay

b)

have/ wouldn't stay

c)

am/ will stay

d)

had/ wouln't stay

12.

Anne _______ a letter while Steve ____ the newspaper.

a)

is writing / has been reading

b)

write/read

c)

was writing/ read

d)

was writing / was reading

13.

He _____ the door when a bird struck the window.

a)

had been painting

b)

is painting

c)

paint

d)

was painting

14.

It _______ all the afternoon.

a)

had been raining

b)

was raining

c)

raining

d)

is raining

15.

I ______ the guitar when he came home.

a)

had been practised

b)

am practising

c)

have been practising

d)

was practising

16.

When I woke up, my brother _____ his teeth.

a)

brush

b)

was brushing

c)

had been brushing

d)

is brushing

17.

They _____ wild boars all evening.

a)

were hunting

b)

have been hunting

c)

are hunting

d)

had been hunting

18.

They _____ a barbecue when the rain started falling.

a)

have been having

b)

had been having

c)

are having

d)

were having

19.

At this time last week I ______ on the beach in Florida.

a)

lying

b)

had been lying

c)

is lying

d)

was lying

20.

While the cat _____ the mice were eating its food.

a)

was sleeping

b)

has been slept

c)

is sleeping

d)

slept