WorksheetsPast Tense vs Past continious
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
When I ______________________(do) the washing-up, I _______________________ (break) a plate.
was doing / broke
did / was breaking
While we _____________________________ (wait), we __________________________ (do) crossword puzzles.
waited / were doing
were waiting / did
were waiting / were doing
I ___________________________ (have) dinner when I suddenly ______________________________ (hear) a loud bang.
had / was hearing
were having / heard
When Jane ___________________________(do) a language course in Ireland, she _____________________(visit) Blarney Castle
was doing / visited
did / was visiting
I ______________________(not / understand) what they ____________________________ (talk) about.
wasn' t understanding / talked
didn't understand / were talking
wasn' t understanding / were talking
When my father________________________ (work) in the garden, an old friend _____________________(come) to see him.
worke / came
was working / was coming
was working / came
While Tom _____________________ (play) the piano, his mother _______________________(knit) a pullover,
was playing / was knitting
was playing / was kniting
played / knitted
My father ___________________ (drive) at 70 km/h when a policeman __________________________ (stop) him.
was driving / stopped
drove / stopped
was driving / was stopping
My dad _____________________ (fall) off the ladder when he _______________________ ( paint) the carport.
was falling / painted
fell / was painting
fell / painted
was falling / was painting
Nick _____________________ (become) sick when he ____________________ (travel) through Texas.
become / was travelling
was becoming / was travelling
became / travelled
became / was travelling
The girl ______________________ (notice) that the boy ________________________ (watch) her.
noticed / watched
noticed / was watching
was noticing / was watching
He _____________________ (listen) to the radio while his sister_________________________ (prepare) breakfast
listened / prepared
was listening / was preparing
was listening / prepared
Cindy ____________________ (break)her leg when she ______________________________ (snowboard)
broke / was snowboarding
broke / snowboarded
was breaking / snowboarding
Tim ___________________________ (brush) his teeth when Jill ___________________________ (come) in the bathroom.
brushed / came
brushed / was coming
was brushing / came
Lena and Lisa ___________________________ (drink) tea when John __________________________ (call) them.
were drinking / called
drank / called
was drinking / called
Joe ___________________________ (read) an interesting book while I _______________________ (write) a letter to my penfriend.
read / wrote
read / writed
was reading / was writing
was reading / were writing
Someone ________________________(throw) a stone through the window when I ________________(watch) TV.
was throwing / was watching
was throwing / watched
threw / watched
threw / was watching
I ________________________ (cut) myself when I ______________________________ (cook) dinner.
cutted / was cooking
was cutting / cooked
cut / was cooking
