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Past simple and continuous

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I _____ at 5 a.m.

a)

was sleeping

b)

slept

c)

am sleeping

d)

sleep

2.

Katy and Candy _____ computer games at 8 this morning.

a)

play

b)

played

c)

were playing

d)

are playing

3.

I _____ football with my friends yesterday.

a)

play

b)

played

c)

am playing

d)

was playing

4.

We _____ a great weekend at a resort in China.

a)

were have

b)

were having

c)

have

d)

had

5.

At eight this morning, we _____ a coach to the camp site.

a)

were takeing

b)

were taking

c)

was taking

d)

took

6.

We _____ many wild animals at the safari park.

a)

was seeing

b)

were seeing

c)

see

d)

saw

7.

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

a)

was enjoing

b)

was enjoying

c)

were enjoying

d)

enjoyed

8.

Mum _____ at half past nine last night.

a)

shopped

b)

were shopping

c)

was shoping

d)

was shopping

9.

Jenny and Mandy _____ yesterday morning.

a)

swimming

b)

swam

c)

were swimming

d)

were swiming

10.

We _____ very tired and we _____ the shuttle bus back to the hotel.

a)

are / took

b)

were / were taking

c)

were / took

d)

are / were takeing

11.
While Tom (read) , Amely (watch) a documentary on TV.
a)
was reading / was watching
b)
read / watched
c)
was reading / were watching
d)
read / was watching
12.
He (wake) up and (look) at his watch.
a)
waked / looked
b)
was waking / looked
c)
woke/ looked
13.
While I (drive), I (have) an accident.
a)
drived/had
b)
was driving/ had
c)
drove / was having
d)
drove/ had
14.
Alan (look) out of the window when he (see) a UFO.
a)
was looking/saw
b)
looked/ saw
c)
was looking / seen
d)
looked/ was seeing
15.
The thieves (hide) in the kitchen when the police (come) in.
a)
hid/came
b)
hided/ come
c)
was hiding / came
d)
were hiding / came
16.
While we (clean) the house, we (break) some glasses.
a)
were cleaning/ breaked
b)
cleaned/ broken
c)
were cleaning/ broke
d)
was cleaning/ was breaking
17.
While he ........... a shower, his dogs ...... ate was eating   his steaks.
a)
took / ate
b)
were taking/was eating
c)
was taking /were eating
d)
took/ eat
18.
The students ......  cards when the teacher ...... in.
a)
were playing / came
b)
was playing/was coming
c)
played / were coming
d)
played/ came
19.
We ........ at the breakfast table when the doorbell  ........
a)
sat/was ringing
b)
were sitting / rang
c)
was sitting/were ringing
d)
sitting / rang

20.
 What (you, do) ...........when you .............(hear)  that noise?
a)
were you doing/ heard
b)
you were doing / heard
c)
you did/ heard
d)
you did / were hearing
21.

Mary prepared / was preparing lunch when they came / was coming.

a)

was preparing/came

b)

prepared/came

c)

prepared/was coming

d)

was preparing/was coming

22.

Tom was very unlucky. It rained / was raining every day during his holidays.

a)

rained

b)

was raining

23.

Who was that nice girl you talked / were talking to when I walked / was walking by the pub?

a)

talked/walked

b)

talked/was walking

c)

were talking/walked

d)

were talking/was walking

24.

a) Last weekend Susan fell / was falling and broke/ was breaking her leg.

a)

fell/broke

b)

fell/was breaking

c)

was falling/broke

d)

was falling/was breaking

25.

When I entered / was entering the cafeteria Mary had / was having lunch with Peter.

a)

entered/had

b)

entered/was having

c)

was entering/had

d)

was entering/was having

26.

a) We drove/ were driving to Berlin in Robert´s new car.

a)

drove

b)

were driving

27.

a) The sun shone / was shining brightly when I got up / was getting up this morning.

a)

shone/got up

b)

shone/was getting

c)

was shining/was getting up

d)

was shining/got up

28.

Ann finally told / was telling us the whole story about Peter.

a)

told

b)

was telling

29.

Anthony called/was calling while I parked/was parking the car.

a)

called/parked

b)

called/was parking

c)

was calling/parked

d)

was calling/was parking

30.

Miranda drove/was driving to work when she saw/was seeing the accident.

a)

drove/saw

b)

drove/was seeing

c)

was driving/saw

d)

was driving.was seeing

31.

Hello Anna, what _______ (you / do) when I called you last night?

a)

do you do

b)

did you do

c)

didn't do

d)

were you doing

32.

While they were watching TV, their kids ________(sleep)

a)

sleeped

b)

slept

c)

was sleeping

d)

were sleeping

33.

I was listening to the radio when you ________(call) me.

a)

called

b)

calt

c)

were calling

d)

was calling

34.

When he opened the window, it __________ (snow).

a)

was snowed

b)

was snowing

c)

were snowing

d)

snowed

35.

(she / go) ________out to dinner when you saw her?

a)

did she gone

b)

did she went

c)

were she going

d)

was she going

36.

He ... (play) football, when he ... (break) his leg.

a)

was playing, was broke

b)

was playing, broke

c)

played, were breaking

37.

I ... (wait) for my friend when the bus ... (arrive).

a)

were wainting, arrive

b)

wait, arrive

c)

was waiting, arrived

38.

When I ... (get back) my mum ... (cook) dinner.

a)

got back, was cooking

b)

were getting back, were cooking

c)

get back, cook

39.

She ... (play) the piano when the phone rang.

(a)  

40.

My parents ... (read) in bed while someone knocked the door.

(a)