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Worksheets4ESO Past Simple VS Past Continuous
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What were you doing yesterday at 6 o'clock in the afternoon? (WRITE A FULL SENTENCE)
Yesterday I ______ (see) my friend at the sports center.
sees
seed
saw
seen
While my mom ________ (talk) on the phone, my sister _________ the piano.
was talking / was played
was talking / was playing
talked / played
talked / was playing
What _____ you _____ yesterday at 6 o'clock in the afternoon? (DO)
(a)
The bill __________ by the President last year. (CHANGE)
is changed
is being changed
was changed
was being changed
The author is writing the book right now. - Change to PASSIVE
The book is writing the author right now.
The books is being by the author right now.
The book is being written by the author right now.
The book is written by the author right now.
Check ALL the sentences that are TRUE
We are playing a game.
We are reviewing the past tenses.
We are using technology.
We are learning English.
"Was she singing a song?" : Check ALL possible answers.
Yes, she was sing a song.
Yes, she was singing a song.
No, she wasn't singing a song.
No, she wasn't sang a song
While the new building ____ _____ _____ (BUILD), they ____ (HAVE) to stop due to weather.
is being built / have
was be built / have
is being built / had
was being built / had
When I _____ (GET) home, my dad ________ (COOK) dinner in the kitchen
(a)
The thief ________ (STEAL) the woman's purse, ________ (RUN) across the street, and then _______ (TAKE) the little boy's bike.
(a)
What did you eat for dinner last night? (FULL SENTENCE!)
Which questions is WRONG?
Were she studying last night?
Was she studying last night?
Did she study last night?
Was she studying last night?
Change the sentence to the ACTIVE voice:
The cat was being chased by the dog.
(a)
The little boy _________ (NOT / UNDERSTAND) what his mom _______ (TELL) him yesterday.
doesn't understand / tells
wasn't understanding / was telling
didn't understand / told
didn't understood / was telling
While the teacher __________ (EXPLAIN) the lesson, the students __________ (TAKE) notes.
(a)
Last year, yesterday, in 2005, two months ago - These tell us that we need to use the . . .
PAST SIMPLE
PAST CONTINUOUS
PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Yesterday at 5 o'clock, while, when, all evening: These tell us we need to use the . . .
PAST SIMPLE
PAST CONTINUOUS
PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Change this sentence to the PASSIVE:
The company destroyed the forest.
(a)
Gotye was born in Belgium but moved to Sydney, Australia.
TRUE
FALSE
