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Past Tense vs Past continious

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When I ______________________(do) the washing-up, I _______________________ (break) a plate.

a)

was doing / broke

b)

did / was breaking

2.

While we _____________________________ (wait), we __________________________ (do) crossword puzzles.

a)

waited / were doing

b)

were waiting / did

c)

were waiting / were doing

3.

I ___________________________ (have) dinner when I suddenly ______________________________ (hear) a loud bang.

a)

had / was hearing

b)

were having / heard

4.

When Jane ___________________________(do) a language course in Ireland, she _____________________(visit) Blarney Castle

a)

was doing / visited

b)

did / was visiting

5.

I ______________________(not / understand) what they ____________________________ (talk) about.

a)

wasn' t understanding / talked

b)

didn't understand / were talking

c)

wasn' t understanding / were talking

6.

When my father________________________ (work) in the garden, an old friend _____________________(come) to see him.

a)

worke / came

b)

was working / was coming

c)

was working / came

7.

While Tom _____________________ (play) the piano, his mother _______________________(knit) a pullover,

a)

was playing / was knitting

b)

was playing / was kniting

c)

played / knitted

8.

My father ___________________ (drive) at 70 km/h when a policeman __________________________ (stop) him.

a)

was driving / stopped

b)

drove / stopped

c)

was driving / was stopping

9.

My dad _____________________ (fall) off the ladder when he _______________________ ( paint) the carport.

a)

was falling / painted

b)

fell / was painting

c)

fell / painted

d)

was falling / was painting

10.

Nick _____________________ (become) sick when he ____________________ (travel) through Texas.

a)

become / was travelling

b)

was becoming / was travelling

c)

became / travelled

d)

became / was travelling

11.

The girl ______________________ (notice) that the boy ________________________ (watch) her.

a)

noticed / watched

b)

noticed / was watching

c)

was noticing / was watching

12.

He _____________________ (listen) to the radio while his sister_________________________ (prepare) breakfast

a)

listened / prepared

b)

was listening / was preparing

c)

was listening / prepared

13.

Cindy ____________________ (break)her leg when she ______________________________ (snowboard)

a)

broke / was snowboarding

b)

broke / snowboarded

c)

was breaking / snowboarding

14.

Tim ___________________________ (brush) his teeth when Jill ___________________________ (come) in the bathroom.

a)

brushed / came

b)

brushed / was coming

c)

was brushing / came

15.

Lena and Lisa ___________________________ (drink) tea when John __________________________ (call) them.

a)

were drinking / called

b)

drank / called

c)

was drinking / called

16.

Joe ___________________________ (read) an interesting book while I _______________________ (write) a letter to my penfriend.

a)

read / wrote

b)

read / writed

c)

was reading / was writing

d)

was reading / were writing

17.

Someone ________________________(throw) a stone through the window when I ________________(watch) TV.

a)

was throwing / was watching

b)

was throwing / watched

c)

threw / watched

d)

threw / was watching

18.

I ________________________ (cut) myself when I ______________________________ (cook) dinner.

a)

cutted / was cooking

b)

was cutting / cooked

c)

cut / was cooking