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Past Simple Vs Past Continuous

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

we ________ (jog) when the heavy rain ________ (come).

a)

were jogging, are coming

b)

were jogging, came

c)

jogged, came

d)

were jogging, was coming

2.

Who ............................................to you when I .............................you in the park?

a)

were talking / saw

b)

was talking / saw

c)

talking / saw

d)

took / saw

3.

While I .....................................the bathroom, he .....................................TV !

a)

was cleaning / watched

b)

cleaned / was watching

c)

was cleaning / was watching

d)

was cleaning / were watching

4.

He ................................at 7, .........................a shower and left the house.

a)

got up / was having

b)

got up / had

c)

was getting up / had

d)

got up / have

5.

I ......................my finger while ..........................dinner.

a)

cutted / was cooking

b)

cut / cooked

c)

cut / was cooking

d)

was cutting / was cooking

6.

She ................................nervously outside the examination room when they ........................her.

a)

was walking / called

b)

were walking / called

c)

walked / were calling

d)

was walking / was calling

7.

Everyone ...................................carefully while the teacher ....................................... a new topic.

a)

were listening / was explaining

b)

was listening / explained

c)

was listening / was explaining

d)

listened / was explaining

8.

The teacher ..........................her while she ......................................during the test.

a)

caught / was cheating

b)

caught / cheated

c)

was catching / was cheating

d)

caught / were cheating

9.

They ...................................... their homework when we got home. They .......................................computer games!

a)

didn't do / were playing

b)

weren't doing / played

c)

weren't doing / were playing

d)

wasn't doing / was playing

10.

When she __ home and __ the new T.V. she __ surprised

a)

was coming, saw, felt

b)

came, saw, felt

c)

were coming, were seeing, felt

d)

came, were seeing, felt

11.

His cell phone______ (ring) when he ________(drive)

a)

was ring/ drove

b)

rang/ was drive

c)

was ringing/drove

d)

rang/was driving

12.

When you (a)   (arrive) at the party, who was there?

13.

Susie was watching a film when she (a)   (hear) a noise from the kitchen.

14.

What (a)   (they / do) at 10pm last night? It was really noisy.

15.

Why (a)   (you / stand) on a chair when I came into the room?

16.

We use past continuos

a)

For an action that happened at the moment of the speaking in the past

b)

For an action that was happening during a time in the past

c)

For an action that will happen in the past

d)

non of the these ones.

17.

We use the past simple for....

a)

For an action that started and ended in a concrete moment of the past

b)

For all the action in the future

c)

none of these options

d)

For an action that happened during a long time in the past

18.

After I ______ (find) the wallet full of money, I ________ (go) to the police immediately and ______ (turn) it in.

(a)  

19.

The doctor ______ (say) that Gregor _______ (be) too sick to go to school and that he ________ (need) to stay at home for a couple of days.

(a)  

20.

Timothy ________ (arrive) at Keira's house a little before 9:00 PM, but she _________ (be, not) there. She ________ (study) at the library for her final examination.

(a)