WorksheetsPast Simple vs Past Continuous
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 10mins
His cell phone______ (ring) when he ________(drive)
was ring/ drove
rang/ was drive
was ringing/drove
rang/was driving
Neil _______ (arrive) late when his boss _______ (make) a speech.
arrived/was making
arrived/made
was arriving/was making
was arriving/made
They________ (play) soccer when it ________ (start) to rain.
played/was starting
played/started
were playing/started
were playing/was starting
We _______ (have) a party when I _________ (take) this photo.
had/took
had/ was taking
were having/ was taking
were having/took
We ______(hear) the score when we ______ (travel) in Florida.
heard/ traveled
heard/were traveling
were hearing/were traveling
were hearing/traveled
Tommy _______ (fall off) his bike when he _______(ride) home.
fell off/ was riding
felt off/ was riding
was falling off/ rode
was falling off/ was riding
Mark ________ (talk) on the phone when he ________ (get) a text.
talked/ was getting
was talking/gotten
was talking /got
talked / got
The children _______(play) computer games when the visitors _______(enter) the room.
was playing/entered
were playing/entered
were playing/enterred
played/were entering
While we _______(have ) a barbecue, it ________ (start) to rain.
had/ was starting
have/ was starting
were having/started
was having/started
When I _______(write) a report , my computer ______(crash)
wrote/was crashing
written/was crashing
was writing/crashed
was writing/ crash
We use the past simple ......
for an action that started and ended in a concrete moment of the past
for all the action in the past
none of these options
for an action that happened during a long time in the past
We use past continuous ......
for an action that happened in a concrete moment of the past
for an action that was happening during a time in the past
for an action that will happen in the past
non of the these ones
Complete the following blank spaces with the correct alternatives:
My son _________________ a coin when he ___________________ .
found / finding
was found / was walking
found / was walking
were finding / walked
Complete the following blank spaces with the correct alternatives:
She __________________ her hair when the postman _______________ .
was doing / came
were doing / came
was coming / did
did / were coming
Complete the following blank spaces with the correct alternatives:
When they _______________we __________________ for the bus.
come / waited
came / was waited
were coming / waited
came / were waiting
Complete the following blank spaces with the correct alternatives:
The mixer ______________ down when I ___________________ dinner.
break / cooked
broke / was cooking
was breaking / cooked
were breaking / were cooking
Complete the following blank spaces with the correct alternatives:
They ______________ that we ____________________ them.
were noticed / was watching
was noticed / watched
noticed / watched
noticed / were watching
Complete the following blank spaces with the correct alternatives:
The teacher ____________________ angry because we ____________________ .
was being / talked
were / was talking
was / were talking
were / were talk
Complete the following blank spaces with the correct alternatives:
The boys _______________ because it ____________________ .
played / were raining
didn't play / was raining
played / were raining
wasn't playing / were raining
Complete the following blank spaces with the correct alternatives:
I _______________ him when he _________________ cake.
saw / was eating
sawing / eating
was sawing / eats
saw / were eating
Complete the following blank spaces with the correct alternatives:
When the light ______________ out I ________________ a bath.
was going / was having
go / was having
went / was having
went / was had
