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Revision of Past Simple-Past Progressive

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I.........in the park when I met Serena.

a)

were walking

b)

am walking

c)

was walking

d)

is walking

2.

I was going to school when I .................the accident.

a)

saw

b)

see

c)

was seeing

d)

were seeing

3.

______ I saw him, he was eating ice-cream.

a)

When

b)

While

4.

_____ I was doing my homework, my brother was watching TV.

a)

While

b)

when

5.

I changed my clothes _______ I got home.

a)

while

b)

when

6.

I met James _______ I was talking to John.

a)

while

b)

when

7.

Mary was playing the piano while Susie …………..

a)

sang

b)

is singing

c)

was singing

d)

were singing

8.

Mary was playing the piano while her mother ……………… a book.

a)

read

b)

reads

c)

was reading

d)

is reading

9.

I______________ (sit) in a cafe when you ___________ (call) .

a)

sat / were calling

b)

was sitting / called

c)

sitting / were calling

d)

sat / called

10.

What ________________(they/do) at 10pm last night - it was really noisy? [ . ]

a)

did they do

b)

were they doing

c)

was they doing

d)

do they do

11.

He ____________(take) a shower when the telephone ________(ring).

a)

was taking / was ringing

b)

took / rang

c)

took / was ringing

d)

was taking / rang

12.

When I ___________(walk) into the room, everyone _________ (work).

a)

was walking / worked

b)

walked / worked

c)

was walking / was working

d)

walked / was working

13.

They ____________(live) in Germany when they _________(be) young.

a)

were living / were

b)

lived / were

c)

lived / were being

d)

were living / was

14.
1.  As I ____________  school, I _____________  on a banana peel. 
a)
left / slipped
b)
was leaving / slipped
c)
was leaving / was slipping
d)
were leaving / slipped
15.
1.  The pupils ______________  when the bell ____________
a)
wrote / rang
b)
wrote / was ringing
c)
were writing / was ringing
d)
were writing / rang
16.

As soon as I came back from my football practice, I _______ a shower and ________ to sleep.

a)

was taking / went

b)

took / went

c)

take / go

d)

was taking / was going

17.

I was reading a book _______ I heard a voice

a)

while

b)

when

c)

and

18.
a)

They were playing when it started to rain

b)

it started to rain when they where playing

c)

It starts to rain when they played

19.

First I ...................... breakfast and then I ...................a shower.

a)

was having / was taking

b)

had / took

c)

had / was taking

20.

........................they were doing shopping somebody stole their car.

a)

While

b)

As soon as