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5CA - PAST SIMPLE - PAST CONTINUOUS

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Katy and Candy _____ computer games at 8 this morning.

a)

play

b)

played

c)

were playing

d)

are playing

2.

Mum _____ at half past nine last night.

a)

shopped

b)

were shopping

c)

was shoping

d)

was shopping

3.
While Tom (read) , Amely (watch) a documentary on TV.
a)
was reading / was watching
b)
read / watched
c)
was reading / were watching
d)
read / was watching
4.
While I (drive), I (have) an accident.
a)
drived/had
b)
was driving/ had
c)
drove / was having
d)
drove/ had
5.
Alan (look) out of the window when he (see) a UFO.
a)
was looking/saw
b)
looked/ saw
c)
was looking / seen
d)
looked/ was seeing
6.
The thieves (hide) in the kitchen when the police (come) in.
a)
hid/came
b)
hided/ come
c)
was hiding / came
d)
were hiding / came
7.
While we (clean) the house, we (break) some glasses.
a)
were cleaning/ breaked
b)
cleaned/ broken
c)
were cleaning/ broke
d)
was cleaning/ was breaking
8.
We ........ at the breakfast table when the doorbell  ........
a)
sat/was ringing
b)
were sitting / rang
c)
was sitting/were ringing
d)
sitting / rang

9.
 What (you, do) ...........when you .............(hear)  that noise?
a)
were you doing/ heard
b)
you were doing / heard
c)
you did/ heard
d)
you did / were hearing
10.
Yesterday I  (go) to the library, next I  (have) a swim, later I  (meet) Julie for coffee.
a)
went / had / met
b)
was going / was having / was meeting
11.
We  (play) tennis when John  (hurt) his ankle.
a)
were playing / was hurting
b)
were playing / hurt
12.
What  (they/do) at 10pm last night - it was really noisy?
a)
did they do
b)
were they doing
13.

He (take) ...............a shower when the telephone (ring) .................

(a)