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Past simple or continuous?

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

While I ____________________________(to text), the school bus

____________________________(to arrive) .

a)

was texting - arrived

b)

was texting - was arriving

c)

texted - was arriving

d)

texted - arrived

2.

Cindy ____________________________ (to break) her leg while she

____________________________(to snowboard) .

a)

broken - was snowboarding

b)

broke - snowboarded

c)

broke - was snowboarding

d)

was breaking - was snowboarding

3.

He ____________________________ (to listen) to the radio while he ____________________________ (to prepare) breakfast

a)

listened - was preparing

b)

was listening - was preparing

c)

were listening - were preparing

d)

listened - prepared

4.

My father was driving at 70 km/h __________ (when / while) a policeman ____________________________ him. (to stop)

a)

when - stopped

b)

while - was stopping

c)

when - was stopping

d)

while - stopped

5.

The girl ___________________________ (to notice) that the boy ___________________________ (to watch) her.

a)

noticed -were watching

b)

were noticing - were watching

c)

was noticing - were watching

d)

noticed - was watching

6.

My dad ___________________________ (to fall off) the ladder while he __________________________ (to paint) the carport.

a)

was falling off - was painting

b)

falled off - was painting

c)

was falling off - painted

d)

fell off - was painting

7.

While we ___________________________(to wait), we ___________________________(to do) crossword puzzles.

a)

were waiting - did

b)

were waiting - were doing

c)

was waitign - was doing

d)

waited - were doing

8.

Nick got sick ______ (when / while) he ____________________________ (to travel) in Texas.

a)

while - was travelling

b)

when - were travelling

c)

while - travelled

d)

when - was travelling

9.

What _________________ (to do)______________ (when / while) you ____________________ (to hear) about 9/11?

a)

was you doing - while - heard

b)

you were doing - when - heard

c)

were you doing - when - heard

d)

did you do - while - were hearing

10.

She said that she _____________________(not to feel) happy, so I __________________________(to talk) to her.

a)

didn't feel - was talking

b)

wasn't feeling - talked

c)

wasn't feeling - was talking

d)

didn't feel - talked