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past sim&con

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I _______ when the phone rang.

a)

sleep

b)

slept

c)

was sleeping

d)

is sleeping

2.

Alan was doing homework when I ______________.

a)

arrived

b)

arrive

c)

was arriving

d)

were arriving

3.

While the plane _______,pilot didn't talk at all.

a)

take off

b)

took off

c)

is taking off

d)

was taking off

4.

I was watching the TV when my mother__________ it off

a)

turn

b)

turned

c)

were turning

d)

was turning

5.

While Sarah_____________ her family, they had a birthday party for her.

a)

visit

b)

visited

c)

was visiting

d)

were visiting

6.

While David _________home, he had an accident.

a)

was driving

b)

were driving

c)

drives

d)

drove

7.

While I _________ for my friends at the cinema, I didn't thought about buying the tickets.

a)

waiting

b)

was waiting

c)

waited

d)

were waiting

8.

While the dog ____ on the road, a car ran over it .

a)

was walking

b)

walks

c)

walked

d)

is walking

9.

When you called me, I _____ a bath.

a)

took

b)

was taking

c)

take

d)

were taking

10.

Mom was cooking while dad _______ in the garden.

a)

was working

b)

works

c)

working

d)

worked

11.

We _______ dinner when dad _______ home.

a)

were eating/ got

b)

ate/ was getting

12.

As we _____ football, we _______ a boy crying.

a)

played / were hearing

b)

were playing / heard

13.

They ______ books when the telephone _____.

a)

were reading/ rang

b)

read/ was ringing

14.

Jo and John were singing, but we _____ .

a)

dance

b)

were dancing

c)

was dancing

d)

are dancing

15.

She _____ an elephant while she was walking to the bank.

a)

saw

b)

see

c)

is seeing

16.

A car hit the dog ______ it was running on the road.

a)

when

b)

while

17.

You ______ when we _____ home .

a)

slept/ were arriving

b)

were sleeping/ arrived

18.

I _______ a cake when the light went out. I had to finish it in the dark.

a)

make

b)

were making

c)

was making

d)

make

19.

While we ___________, someone came to the house and left this note.

a)

were shopping

b)

are shopping

c)

shops

d)

was shopping

20.

I was washing my hands when Mrs. Barns ____ me.

a)

calls

b)

called

c)

was calling

d)

is called