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Past Continuous/Past Simple

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Julie ... at three o'clock.

a)

was sleeping

b)

wasn't sleeping

c)

was sleep

d)

were sleeping

2.

We ... to London at midday.

a)

was travelling

b)

wasn't travelling

c)

were travelling

d)

weren't travelling

3.

Mr. and Mrs. Brown ... in the garden when it started to rain.

a)

were walking

b)

weren't walking

c)

was walking

d)

wasn't walking

4.

Jim ... at five o'clock. He ... football.

a)

was swimming ... wasn't playing

b)

wasn't swiming ... was playing

c)

wasn't swimming ... wasn't playing

d)

wasn't swimming ... was playing

5.

... when I got home? No, I ...

a)

were you sleeping .. wasn't

b)

you were sleeping ... wasn't

c)

were you sleeping ... was

d)

were you sleeping ... were

6.

What ... at 8 p.m.? I ... dinner.

a)

was you doing ... was having

b)

were you doing ... wasn't having

c)

were you doing ... was having

d)

were you doing ... were having

7.

Where ... in 2010? He ... in London.

a)

he was living ... was living

b)

was he living ... wasn't living

c)

were he living ... were living

d)

was he living ... was living

8.

... yesterday at 9 p.m.? No, I ...

a)

Were you studying ... wasn't

b)

Was you studying ... wasn't

c)

Were you studying ... was

d)

Were you studying ... were

9.

... the classroom? Yes, she ...

a)

The teacher was leaving ... was

b)

Was the teacher leaving ... wasn't

c)

Was the teacher leaving ... was

d)

Were the teacher leaving ... were

10.

... under a tree? Yes, he ...

a)

Were the dog sitting ... were

b)

Was the dog siting ... was

c)

Was the dog sitting ... was

d)

Was the dog sitting ... wasn't

11.

Susie ... a film when she ... the noise.

a)

was watching ... heard

b)

was watching ... heared

c)

watched ... was hearing

d)

was watching ... was hearing

12.

We ... tennis when John ... his ankle.

a)

played ... hurt

b)

were playing ... was hurting

c)

were playing ... hurt

d)

played ... hurt

13.

Suzanne ... a shower when the telephone ...

a)

took ... was ringing

b)

was taking ... rung

c)

was taking ... was ringing

d)

was taking ... rang

14.

I ... my homework while my brother ... video games.

a)

was doing ... was playing

b)

did ... was playing

c)

was doing ... played

d)

did... played

15.

While dad ... the dishes, mum ... clothes.

a)

did ... ironed

b)

was doing ... was ironing

c)

was doing ... ironed

d)

did ... was ironing