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Past simple vs Past continuous

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It ……………………. when we left but everything was white when we came home.

a)

snowed

b)

wasn' t snowing

2.

The children …………………….their homework while it ……………………. outside.

a)

did, rained

b)

were doing, was raining

3.

Fiona ……………………. (put) on her scarf and gloves and ……………………. (go) out to play in the snow.

a)

put, went

b)

was putting, was going

4.

I ……………………. (not/be) scared of the lightning but my brother was terrified

a)

wasn't

b)

wasn' t being

5.

What ……………………. (you/do) when the storm ……………………. (start)?

a)

were you doing, started

b)

did you do, started

c)

were you doing, was starting

6.

I ……………………. (watch) a documentary at 9 pm last night.

a)

was watching

b)

watched

7.

Karen was sitting) in front of the TV when the power ………………. (go) off.

a)

was going out

b)

went out

8.

We were sleeping when the telephone ..............

a)

was ringing

b)

rang

9.

Kate was cooking dinner ........ her brother was watching TV.

a)

when

b)

while

10.

We were walking along the street .............. it started to rain heavily.

a)

while

b)

when

11.
Tina ....................................when she fell and hurt here leg. 
a)
were dancing
b)
was dancing
c)
danced
12.
Liz ................................windows when I .................her. 
a)
were cleaning / saw
b)
was cleaning / saw
c)
was cleaning / was seeing
13.
They ....................................very fast when the car hit the tree. 
a)
was driving
b)
were driving
c)
drove
14.
My friend .............me while I .....................the homework
a)
was phoning / was doing
b)
phoned / was doing
c)
phoned / did
d)
were phoning / were doing
15.

When she _____ her room, her mother called her. (clean)

a)

was cleaning

b)

cleaned

c)

were cleaning

d)

was clean

16.

I __________ for my notebook when I saw a spider. (look)

a)

looked

b)

was looking

c)

was lookig

d)

were looked

17.

The panda _______ bamboo leaves when I saw her. (eat)

a)

ate

b)

eated

c)

was eating

d)

eaten

18.

My computer crashed ........................ I was surfing on the Internet. (crash)

a)

while

b)

when