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Past Simple?Past Continuous?

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At half past six last night we ……… dinner.

a)

were having

b)

had

2.

They …………. the airport as soon as they had collected their luggage.

a)

were leaving

b)

left

3.

First, he had dinner, then he ………… the newspaper.

a)

read

b)

were reading

c)

was reading

4.

Valerie was making the beds while Mike ………… the floor.

a)

swept

b)

was sweeping

5.

Rachel ……….. the plants while her children ………in the garden.

a)

was watering, were playing

b)

watered, played

6.

We all ………. out last night.

a)

were going

b)

went

7.

I …….. breakfast when the phone ……….. .

a)

was eating, rang

b)

ate, rang

c)

was eating, was ringing

8.

He ……. Mary yesterday.

a)

was meeting

b)

met

9.

In the past, people .............. eating the most important foods during Lent.

a)

stopped

b)

were stopping

10.

In 1829, students from Oxford and Cambridge ..................

to have a rowing race.

a)

were deciding

b)

decided