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Past Simple &Past Continuous

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When you _______(come) at the party, who _______(be) there?

(a)  

2.

David ___(not/sleep) when I _____(arrive) , he _____(study) .

(a)  

3.

I _________(enjoy) my book so much that I _________(not/notice) that the train had stopped.

(a)  

4.

The car ______(break) down and we ________(have) to walk home.

(a)  

5.

The boys _______(swim) while the girls _______(sunbathe) .

(a)  

6.

The thief_____ (sneak) into the house, _______(steal) the jewels and _______(leave) without a trace.

(a)  

7.

I _____(fall) asleep while I _______(watch) TV last night.

(a)  

8.

When I ______(leave) the house this morning, the sun _______(shine) .

(a)  

9.

I ____________(not/call) you at 9 o'clock as arranged because I _________(have) a meeting.

(a)  

10.

When or while

One man was mowing the grass (a)   his wife was picking strawberries.

11.

I was studying history ______my friends came around.

a)

while

b)

when

c)

as

12.

We saw a falling star _______we were going fishing in the lake.

a)

while

b)

when

c)

as

13.

When or while

It was raining heavily (a)   I woke up this morning.

14.

While I _________, the school bus __________.

a)

was texting/was arriving

b)

texted/was arriving

c)

texted/arrived

d)

was texting/arrived

15.

While we ________, we _____________crossword puzzles.

a)

waited/did

b)

were waiting/were doing

c)

were waiting/did

d)

waited/were doing