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Grade 4 - Past simple & Past continuous / Used to

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He was doing his homework when I called him.

a)

a) Correct

b)

a) Wrong

2.

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

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

3.
She .................. play the violin.
a)
use
b)
used
c)
used to
d)
use to
4.
He ................. use to play the trumpet. He use to play the saxophone.
a)
didn't
b)
don't
c)
doesn't
d)
wasn't
5.
Did your mother .............. read books when she was 10?
a)
use
b)
used to
c)
use to
d)
used
6.
I was running ... I saw a cat.
a)
when
b)
while
7.
... I was doing my homework my brother came into my room.
a)
while
b)
when
8.
She was watching TV ... she heard somebody in the kitchen
a)
when
b)
while
9.
What ......... yesterday evening?
a)
did you do
b)
were you doing
c)
you did
d)
you were doing
10.
They ... home when the saw an accident.
a)
was driving
b)
were driving
c)
drive
d)
drove
11.

They ______ golf at 7am this morning. They started at 6am.

a)

were playing

b)

played

12.

I rang you last night, but you weren't home. What ____?

a)

did you do

b)

were you doing

13.
Did your mother .............. read books when she was 10?
a)
use
b)
used to
c)
use to
d)
used
14.

Harry _________________ (sing) a song when Jane came in.

a)

sing

b)

sang

c)

were singing

d)

was singing

15.
Charlie _______ (hide) in my wardrobe when Lola found him. She screamed!
a)
hid
b)
hidden
c)
was hiding
d)
were hiding
16.
Tina ....................................when she fell and hurt here leg. 
a)
were dancing
b)
was dancing
c)
danced
17.
The kids (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
a)
played
b)
were playing
c)
playing
18.
They(not play) very well yesterday. They lost the match.
a)
weren't playing
b)
not play
c)
didn't play
d)
wasn't playing
19.
Last night I (read) in the bed when I suddenly (hear) a scream.
a)
read, heard
b)
was reading, heard
c)
read, was hearing
d)
was reading, was hearing
20.
After I ..... the film, I ..... to bed.
a)
watched / went
b)
was watching / was going
c)
watched / was going
d)
was watching / went
21.
a)

Baby used to drink a lot of milk.

b)

Baby didn’t use to drink a lot of milk.

22.
a)

They didn't use to climb mountains.

b)

They used to climb mountains.

23.
a)

Max didn't use to have Persian cat.

b)

Max used to have Persian cat.

24.
a)

He used to be fat boy.

b)

He didn't use to be fat boy.

25.

Which is the grammatically correct sentence?

a)

I used to getting on the school bus.

b)

I used to get on the school bus.

c)

I used to get on to the school bus.

26.

My family ______________ to the theater on weekend.

a)

didn't use to go

b)

didn't used to go

c)

used to go

d)

use to go

27.

Which is the grammatically correct sentence?

a)

Tommy used to riding his bicycle after school.

b)

Tommy use to riding his bicycle after school.

c)

Tommy used to ride his bicycle after school.

d)

Tommy use to ride his bicycle after school.

28.

I _________ in a flat when I ___________ a child.

a)

use to lived / was

b)

used to live / was

c)

use to live / was

d)

used to lived / was

29.

She ____________ eating chocolate, but she ________ it now .

a)

used to love / hates

b)

uses to love / hates

c)

used to loves / hates

d)

used to love / hate

30.
'Used to' means?
a)
I did it before but now I do not.
b)
I didn't do it but now I do it.
31.
'didn't use to' means?
a)
I did it before but now I do not.
b)
I didn't do it but now I do it.
32.
I used to ______ (swim) a lot when I was younger.
a)
swims
b)
swimming
c)
swim
d)
swam
33.
I didn't ________ ______(eat) fruits before but now I eat them.
a)
used to eat
b)
use to eat
c)
uses to eating
d)
use to eats
34.
That cinema ________ _____ (be) a theatre before.
a)
use to be
b)
use to been
c)
used to be
35.
Did you _________ _______ (go) to play football?
a)
used to go
b)
use to going
c)
use to gone
d)
use to go
36.

I ________ go to the beach everyday!use to

a)

uses to

b)

use to

c)

used to

d)

use

37.

I didn´t ___________ play tennis

a)

use to

b)

uses to

c)

used to

d)

use

38.

Susan ____________ drink milk when she was young.

a)

didn´t use to

b)

use to

c)

has

d)

was

39.

Did they ____________ go to the cinema?

a)

used to

b)

use

c)

used

d)

use to

40.

People ________ travel on horses.

a)

used to

b)

use

c)

used

d)

use to