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PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I ___ on my bed when I ____ a noise.

a)

was sitting... heard

b)

sat ... was hearing

2.

I ___ a noise while I ___ on my bed.

a)

was hearing ... sat

b)

heard ... was sitting

3.

His mom ___ when she ___ a shout.

a)

cooked ... was hearing

b)

was cooking... heard

4.

His brother ___ when lights ___ out.

a)

was eating ... went out

b)

ate ... was going

5.

His dad ___ down the street when the ground ___.

a)

walked ... was moving

b)

was walking ... moved

6.

Jay's sister ____ to her friends when someone ___ 'Earthquake!'

a)

talked ... was shouting

b)

was talking ... shouted

7.

His grandparents ___ TV when everything ___ off the shelves.

a)

were watching ... fell

b)

watched ... was falling

8.

While we ___ at a campsite near a river, we ___ a terrible experience.

a)

stayed ... we having

b)

were staying ... had

9.

There ___ a flood while we ___ .

a)

was ... slept

b)

was ... were sleeping

10.

When we ___ up, we ___ .

a)

was waking ... were wet

b)

woke .. were wet

11.

Dinosours ___ on Earth when they suddenly ____.

a)

were living ... disappeared

b)

lived ... were disappearing

12.

Many people were trying to escape ___ the disaster happened.

a)

while

b)

when

13.

In September of this year, London ____ ! The fire ___ by accident and destroyed a large area of the city.

a)

was burning ... started

b)

were burned... was starting

14.

The people ___ their city and ___ it beautiful again after the earthquake.

a)

were rebuilding ... were making

b)

rebuilt ... made

15.

On 15th April 1912, a ship named 'The Titanic' _____ the Atlantic Ocean to the USA when it suddenly ___ an iceberg

a)

crossed ... was hitting

b)

was crossing ... hit