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G6 simple & continuous past 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Charlie ..... in my wardrobe when Lola found him. She screamed!

a)

hid

b)

hidden

c)

was hiding

d)

were hiding

2.

I ..... in Cape Town when Michelle Obama visited.

a)

was living

b)

living

c)

lived

d)

live

3.

I ..... in a cafe when you called.

a)

sitting

b)

was sitting

c)

sit

d)

were sitting

4.

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

a)

heard

b)

was hearing

c)

were hearing

d)

hear

5.

When I ..... into the room, everyone .....

a)

was walking / worked

b)

walked / worked

c)

walked / was working

d)

was walking / was working

6.

He ..... in a bank when he ..... his wife.

a)

was working, met

b)

worked, was meeting

c)

worked, met

d)

was working, was meeting

7.

When her train ..... to the station, we ..... on the platform.

a)

was getting, waited

b)

got, waited

c)

got, were waiting

d)

was getting, were waiting

8.

We really ..... the game last Sunday.

a)

enjoyed

b)

enjoying

c)

were enjoying

9.

They ..... very well yesterday. They lost the match.

a)

weren't playing

b)

not play

c)

didn't play

d)

wasn't playing

10.

Jon and Bill were washing the car when they ..... their friend Alex

a)

were seeing

b)

saw

c)

did see

11.

George ..... off the ladder while he ..... the ceiling.

a)

was falling / was painting

b)

fell / painted

c)

was falling / painted

d)

fell / was painting

12.

Last night I ..... in the bed when I suddenly ..... a scream.

a)

read / heard

b)

was reading / heard

c)

read / was hearing

d)

was reading / was hearing

13.

We ..... out because it .....

a)

didn't go / was raining

b)

wasn't going / rained

c)

didn't go / rained

d)

wasn't going / was raining

14.

We ..... an accident when we ..... for the bus.

a)

saw / waited

b)

saw / were waiting

c)

were seeing / were waiting

d)

were seeing / waited

15.

Tom ..... some photos when I ..... in the garden.

a)

took / played

b)

was taking / was playing

c)

took / was playing

d)

was taking / played

16.

The cell phone ..... when I ..... a shower.

a)

was ringing, was taking

b)

was ringing, took

c)

rang, was taking

d)

rang, took

17.

When Mrs. Golan ..... the door, her children ..... their homework and her husband ..... the newspaper.

a)

opened, did, read

b)

opened, were doing, was reading

c)

was opening, did, read

d)

was opening, were doing, was reading

18.

We ..... swimming every day when we were young.

a)

went

b)

was going

c)

were going

19.

Tim often ..... milk when he was a boy.

a)

was drinking

b)

drinked

c)

drank

20.

Julie ..... her bedroom when she ..... a huge spider on the wall.

a)

was tidying / was finding

b)

was tidying / found

c)

tidied / found

21.

They ..... TV while their mum ..... dinner.

a)

were watching / was preparing

b)

was watching / was preparing

c)

were watching / prepared

22.

Brian ..... tea at 5 o'clock yesterday.

a)

drank

b)

drinked

c)

was drinking

23.

I ..... a new dress for the party yesterday.

a)

buyed

b)

was buying

c)

bought

24.

He ..... when I called him, he was playing on his computer.

a)

was sleeping

b)

wasn't sleeping

c)

didn't sleep

25.

They ..... a test when the head master ..... the room.

a)

wrote / entered

b)

were writing / entered

c)

were writing / was entering

26.

While Tom ..... the piano, his mother ..... the washing-up.

a)

Played / Was doing

b)

Was playing / Did

27.

I ..... dinner when I suddenly ..... a loud bang.

a)

Had / Was hearing

b)

Was having / Heard

28.

When my father ..... in the garden, an old friend ..... by to see him.

a)

Was Working | Passed

b)

Worked | Was Passing

29.

When Jane ..... a language course in Ireland, she ..... Blarney Castle.

a)

Was doing / Visited

b)

Did / Was visiting

30.

When I ..... up yesterday, the sun .....

a)

Got / Was Shining

b)

Was getting / Shined

31.

After I brushed my teeth I ..... to bed.

a)

Went

b)

Was going

32.

My computer ..... yesterday.

a)

broke down

b)

was breaking down

33.

We ..... in the garden when we suddenly heard a loud noise

a)

relaxed

b)

were relaxing

34.

Karl didn’t hear the doorbell because he ..... to his iPod.

a)

listened

b)

was listening

35.

Where ..... these beautiful shoes?

a)

did you bought

b)

did you buy

c)

were you buying

36.

Who ..... to you when I ..... you in the park?

a)

were talking / saw

b)

was talking / saw

c)

talking / saw

37.

While I ..... the bathroom, he ..... TV !

a)

was cleaning / watched

b)

cleaned / was watching

c)

was cleaning / was watching

38.

The kids ..... when I entered their bedroom.

a)

wasn't sleeping

b)

didn't slept

c)

weren't sleeping

39.

He ..... at 7, ..... a shower and left the house.

a)

got up / was having

b)

got up / had

c)

was getting up / had

40.

What ..... for dinner?

a)

did you bought

b)

were you buying

c)

did you buy

41.

Everyone ..... carefully while the teacher ..... a new topic.

a)

were listening / was explaining

b)

was listening / explained

c)

was listening / was explaining

42.

The teacher ..... her while she ..... during the test.

a)

caught / was cheating

b)

caught / cheated

c)

was catching / was cheating

43.

We found a wallet ..... we were walking in the park.

a)

when

b)

and

c)

while

44.

They ..... their homework when we got home. They ..... computer games!

a)

didn't do / were playing

b)

weren't doing / played

c)

weren't doing / were playing

45.

I ..... my teeth when suddenly he ..... into the bathroom

a)

brushed, was coming

b)

was brusing, was coming

c)

was brushing, came

d)

brushed, came

46.

Yesterday morning I ..... while Samantha .....

a)

read, shopped

b)

was reading, was shopping

c)

was reading, shopped

d)

read, was shopping

47.

While I ..... T.V., the doorbell .....

a)

was watching, was ringing

b)

was watching, rang

c)

watched, was ringing

d)

watched, rang

48.

When her husband ..... , Sally .....

a)

was arriving, was cooking

b)

was arriving, cooked

c)

arrived, cooked

d)

arrived, was cooking

49.

Just as Teresa ..... her homework, she ..... another task she ..... to do

a)

did / was remembering / had

b)

was doing / remembered / was having

c)

was doing / remembered / had

d)

did / remembered / was having

50.

It ..... to rain when I ..... through the park

a)

started, was walking

b)

started, walked

c)

was starting , was walking

d)

was starting, walked