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past simple and past continuous

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I left home at six-thirty this morning and went to work.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

2.

He was doing his homework when I called him.

a)

a) Correct

b)

a) Wrong

3.

Did the storm wake you up? It was raining heavily all night.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

4.

Marco wasn’t careful. He hit a tree and he was falling off his bike.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

5.

I watched TV when I heard the phone ring.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

6.

(A) Were you and John studying?

(B) Yes, we were.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

7.

I was washing the dishes and Tom was sweeping the floor.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

8.

(A) Was the dog barking?

(B) No, it didn’t.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

9.

(A) What were you doing?

(B) We ate dinner.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

10.

I _____ at 5 a.m.

a)

was sleeping

b)

slept

c)

am sleeping

d)

sleep

11.

Katy and Candy _____ computer games at 8 this morning.

a)

play

b)

played

c)

were playing

d)

are playing

12.

I _____ football with my friends yesterday.

a)

play

b)

played

c)

am playing

d)

was playing

13.

We _____ a great weekend at a resort in China.

a)

were have

b)

were having

c)

have

d)

had

14.

Betty _____ a ride in an amusement park at 2:30 in the afternoon.

a)

was enjoing

b)

was enjoying

c)

were enjoying

d)

enjoyed