WorksheetsPast Continuous vs Past Simple
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 13mins
He was talking when the ball ________ him.
hit
was hitting
were hitting
She __________ breakfast and drank a lot of coffee this morning.
ate
was eating
were eating
He _________ dinner when the fire started.
cooked
was cooking
were cooking
Maggie ________ her horse when she hit the tree.
rode
were riding
was riding
Marie ____________ late yesterday morning, so she missed the first class.
waked up
woke up
was waking up
Victoria ___________ when the earthquake hit.
shopped
were shopping
was shopping
Choose ALL the characteristics of slavery.
It is the practice of people owning other people.
A slave has to work for their owner.
Slaves work in terrible conditions.
Slaves are free.
Complete with the correct time tense:
Around 1808, the slave trade was prohibited in the north of the USA while people in the south (a) (practice) it in secret.
_________ the United States was fighting against slavery, Simón Bolívar was doing the same in Latin America.
While
When
Complete with the correct time tense:
Peru and Argentina (a) (create) a special law that prohibited slavery.
Complete with the correct time tense:
Brazil was still promoting slavery while other countries (a) (do) their best to abolish it.
While Abraham Lincoln was still president, he ________ people to abolish slavery.
inspired
was inspiring
inspires
were inspiring
Teams got me out _______ I was taking English class.
while
when
Mexico _________ better conditions for slaves while the United States was still trading slaves.
was creating
were creating
created
create
In 1865, Abraham Lincoln ______ (make) slavery illegal.
made
was making
were making
While the northern states ________ (fight) against slavery, southern states were still trading slaves.
was fighting
were fighting
fought
After the Mexican Independence, the country’s economy __________ (improve) when the war ended.
didn't improved
wasn't improved
wasn't improving
weren't improving
I was going to work when I ______ an accident.
see
saw
was seeing
were seeing
Complete with the correct time tenses:
The phone _______ (ring) while David ________ (take) a shower.
ring / was taking
rang / were taking
rang / was taking
Complete with the correct time tenses:
I _______ (sleep) when I ________ (fall) off the bed.
slept / fell
was sleeping / fall
was sleeping / fell
Complete with the correct time tenses:
Tina _______ (do) her homework when her mum ________ (arrive).
did / arrived
was doing / arrives
was doing / arrived
Complete with the correct time tense:
It (a) (start) to rain, while John was waiting for the bus.
