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WorksheetsPast simple and continuous
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
I _____ at 5 a.m.
was sleeping
slept
am sleeping
sleep
Katy and Candy _____ computer games at 8 this morning.
play
played
were playing
are playing
I _____ football with my friends yesterday.
play
played
am playing
was playing
We _____ a great weekend at a resort in China.
were have
were having
have
had
At eight this morning, we _____ a coach to the camp site.
were takeing
were taking
was taking
took
We _____ many wild animals at the safari park.
was seeing
were seeing
see
saw
Betty _____ a ride in an amusement park at 2:30 in the afternoon.
was enjoing
was enjoying
were enjoying
enjoyed
Mum _____ at half past nine last night.
shopped
were shopping
was shoping
was shopping
Jenny and Mandy _____ yesterday morning.
swimming
swam
were swimming
were swiming
We _____ very tired and we _____ the shuttle bus back to the hotel.
are / took
were / were taking
were / took
are / were takeing
Mary prepared / was preparing lunch when they came / was coming.
was preparing/came
prepared/came
prepared/was coming
was preparing/was coming
Tom was very unlucky. It rained / was raining every day during his holidays.
rained
was raining
Who was that nice girl you talked / were talking to when I walked / was walking by the pub?
talked/walked
talked/was walking
were talking/walked
were talking/was walking
a) Last weekend Susan fell / was falling and broke/ was breaking her leg.
fell/broke
fell/was breaking
was falling/broke
was falling/was breaking
When I entered / was entering the cafeteria Mary had / was having lunch with Peter.
entered/had
entered/was having
was entering/had
was entering/was having
a) We drove/ were driving to Berlin in Robert´s new car.
drove
were driving
a) The sun shone / was shining brightly when I got up / was getting up this morning.
shone/got up
shone/was getting
was shining/was getting up
was shining/got up
Ann finally told / was telling us the whole story about Peter.
told
was telling
Anthony called/was calling while I parked/was parking the car.
called/parked
called/was parking
was calling/parked
was calling/was parking
Miranda drove/was driving to work when she saw/was seeing the accident.
drove/saw
drove/was seeing
was driving/saw
was driving.was seeing
Hello Anna, what _______ (you / do) when I called you last night?
do you do
did you do
didn't do
were you doing
While they were watching TV, their kids ________(sleep)
sleeped
slept
was sleeping
were sleeping
I was listening to the radio when you ________(call) me.
called
calt
were calling
was calling
When he opened the window, it __________ (snow).
was snowed
was snowing
were snowing
snowed
(she / go) ________out to dinner when you saw her?
did she gone
did she went
were she going
was she going
He ... (play) football, when he ... (break) his leg.
was playing, was broke
was playing, broke
played, were breaking
I ... (wait) for my friend when the bus ... (arrive).
were wainting, arrive
wait, arrive
was waiting, arrived
When I ... (get back) my mum ... (cook) dinner.
got back, was cooking
were getting back, were cooking
get back, cook
She ... (play) the piano when the phone rang.
(a)
My parents ... (read) in bed while someone knocked the door.
(a)
