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PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

As the stranger.......... to the station, a car .......... behind him.

a)

was coming, stopped

b)

came, was stopping

c)

was coming, was stopping

3.

While we .............. to the news, the phone ..............

a)

were listening, rang

b)

listened, rang

c)

were listening, the phone was ringing

4.
I ......................... my car when it ......................... to rain.
a)
was driving / started
b)
drove / was starting
c)
drove / started
d)
was driving / was starting
5.
I ......................... (walk) down the street at the moment I realised I ......................... (not take) my keys.
a)
was walking / didn't take
b)
walked / wasn't taking
c)
walked / didn't take
d)
was walking / wasn't taking
6.
I ......................... (wash) my car while he ......................... (watch) TV on the sofa.
a)
was washing / was watching
b)
washed / was watching
c)
washed / watched
d)
was washing / watched
7.
I ......................... (do) my homework yesterday.
a)
did
b)
do
c)
were doing
d)
doing
8.

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

a)

called

b)

calt

c)

were calling

d)

was calling

9.

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

a)

was snowed

b)

was snowing

c)

were snowing

d)

snowed

10.

We use past continuos

a)

For an action that happened in a concrete moment of the past

b)

For an action that was happening during a time in the past

c)

For an action that will happen in the past

d)

non of the these ones.

11.

We use the past simple for....

a)

For an action that started and ended in a concrete moment of the past

b)

For all the action in the past

c)

none of these options

d)

For an action that happened during a long time in the past

12.

WHAT IS THE CORRECT AUXILIARY OF PAST SIMPLE

a)

Did

b)

Do

c)

does

d)

will

13.

what is the past simple of:

break

a)

broke

b)

broken

c)

breaked

14.

what is the past simple of:

go

a)

went

b)

gone

c)

goes

15.

what is the past simple of:

be

a)

been

b)

was/were

c)

being