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GE2- Cutting Edge- Unit 10- Past simple and past continuous

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
While I (drive), I (have) an accident.
a)
drived/had
b)
was driving/ had
c)
drove / was having
d)
drove/ had
2.
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
3.
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
4.
The students ......  cards when the teacher ...... in.
a)
were playing / came
b)
was playing/was coming
c)
played / were coming
d)
played/ came
5.
We ........ at the breakfast table when the doorbell  ........
a)
sat/was ringing
b)
were sitting / rang
c)
was sitting/were ringing
d)
sitting / rang

6.
 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
7.

I _____ at 5 a.m.

a)

was sleeping

b)

slept

c)

am sleeping

d)

sleep

8.

Katy and Candy _____ computer games at 8 this morning.

a)

play

b)

played

c)

were playing

d)

are playing

9.

I _____ football with my friends yesterday.

a)

play

b)

played

c)

am playing

d)

was playing

10.

We _____ a great weekend at a resort in China.

a)

were have

b)

were having

c)

have

d)

had

11.

At eight this morning, we _____ a coach to the camp site.

a)

were takeing

b)

were taking

c)

was taking

d)

took

12.

We _____ many wild animals at the safari park.

a)

was seeing

b)

were seeing

c)

see

d)

saw

13.

Betty _____ a ride in an amusement park at 2:30 in the afternoon.

a)

was enjoing

b)

was enjoying

c)

were enjoying

d)

enjoyed

14.

2. He was doing his homework when I called him.

a)

a) Correct

b)

a) Wrong

15.

5. I watched TV when I heard the phone ring.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

16.

6. (A) Were you and John studying?

(B) Yes, we were.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

17.

9. (A) Was the dog barking?

(B) No, it didn’t.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

18.

10. (A) What were you doing?

(B) We ate dinner.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

19.

11. I didn’t sleeping when my friend rang the doorbell.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

20.

We .... at three o'clock.

a)

were

b)

was study

c)

were studying

d)

was studying

21.

Anwar and Anton were studying when the phone ...

a)

rings

b)

rung

c)

were ringing

d)

rang

22.

The kids ... basketball when the accident happened.

a)

was playing

b)

were played

c)

were playing

d)

playing

23.

The dogs ... (not/play) outside when the accident happened.

a)

is not playing

b)

was not playing

c)

were not play

d)

were not playing

24.

Past Simple refers to?

a)

actions or events in the present

b)

action or events in the past

c)

action or events in the future

25.

What do we need to add in the REGULAR verbs to create the Past Simple verb?

a)

none

b)

-ing

c)

-d or -ed

26.

What is the Past Simple of the verb THINK?

a)

thought

b)

thinked

c)

thinking

27.

What is the Past Simple of the verb THINK?

a)

thought

b)

thinked

c)

thinking

28.

Past Continuous is made from the past tense of the verb __?

a)

is

b)

was

c)

be

29.

What do we add in the verb to make it a Past Continuous?

a)

-ing

b)

-ed

c)

-d

d)

none

30.

What is the past tense of the verb BREAK?

a)

breaked

b)

breaking

c)

broken

d)

broke

31.

I _______________ (eat) lunch when I _____________ (hear) a strange noise.

a)

ate / was hearing

b)

was eating / was hearing

c)

was eating / heard

d)

ate / heard

32.

While she ________________(take) a shower, the phone ________________(ring).

a)

took / rang

b)

took / was ringing

c)

was taking / was ringing

d)

was taking / rang

33.

We ________________ to Spain in 2012.

a)

were going

b)

was going

c)

went

d)

go

34.

While we _________________ (watch) the film, my brother _________________ (come).

a)

watched / came

b)

were watching / came

c)

were watching / was coming

d)

watch / was coming

35.

I _________________ (play) the guitar, when a bird _________________ (fly) into my room.

a)

played / flew

b)

was playing / was flying

c)

was playing /flew

d)

played / was flying

36.

They ______________(not be) at school yesterday.

a)

wasn't

b)

didn't be

c)

weren't

d)

didn't was

37.

I _____________ (cross) the street when I (see) my best friend.

a)

crossed / was seeing

b)

crossed / saw

c)

was crossing / was seeing

d)

was crossing / saw

38.

While he ____________(sleep), they ___________ (rob) his house.

a)

was sleeping / robbed

b)

was sleeping / were robbing

c)

slept / robbed

d)

slept / were robbing

39.

I __ when I __ burnt

a)

was cooking, got

b)

cooked, was getting

c)

was cooking, was getting

d)

cooked, got

40.

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

41.

When her husband __, Sally __

a)

was arriving, was cooking

b)

was arriving, cooked

c)

arrived, cooked

d)

arrived, was cooking

42.
What ..........................................yestarday at  p.m. ?
a)
was you doing
b)
were you doing 
c)
did you
43.
I .............................home when I met my old friend from primary school. 
a)
walked
b)
was walking 
c)
was coming
44.
They ....................................very fast when the car hit the tree. 
a)
was driving
b)
were driving
c)
drove
45.
He .......................................... the glass while he ............................................the washing up. 
a)
was dropping / did
b)
dropped / did
c)
dropped / was doing 
46.
Where ............................................. these beautiful shoes?
a)
did you bought
b)
did you buy
c)
were you buying
47.
Who ............................................to you when I .............................you in the park?
a)
were talking / saw
b)
was talking / saw
c)
talking / saw
48.
While I .....................................the bathroom, he .....................................TV ! 
a)
was cleaning / watched
b)
cleaned / was watching
c)
was cleaning / was watching 
49.
The kids ...............................................when I entered their bedroom. 
a)
wasn't sleeping
b)
didn't slept
c)
weren't sleeping
50.
I ......................my finger while ..........................dinner. 
a)
cutted / was cooking
b)
cut / cooked
c)
cut / was cooking 
51.
While I was waiting for the bus it suddenly .............................to rain. 
a)
begin
b)
beginned
c)
began
52.
The teacher ..........................her while she ......................................during the test. 
a)
caught / was cheating
b)
caught / cheated
c)
was catching / was cheating 
53.
We found a wallet ..............................we were walking in the park. 
a)
when
b)
and
c)
while
54.

I rang you last night, but you weren't home. What ____?

a)

did you do

b)

were you doing

55.

They ______ golf at 7am this morning. They started at 6am.

a)

were playing

b)

played

56.

John's students were running around when he _________ at the classroom.

a)

arrived

b)

was arriving

57.

I _______________ money while I was walking home.

a)

found

b)

was finding

58.

When I saw her yesterday, she ________ a crazy hat.

a)

weared

b)

wore

c)

was wearing

59.

James ___________ a shark while he was fishing last weekend.

a)

catched

b)

caught

c)

was catching

60.

He __________ in New Zealand when he broke his arm.

a)

skied

b)

was skiing

61.

He _______ late because he had an assignment to finish.

a)

studied

b)

studyed

c)

was studying

62.

The robber _______________ away from the bank when the police caught him.

a)

ran

b)

was runing

c)

was running

63.

While they were digging in the garden, they _________ some gold!

a)

discovered

b)

discovering

c)

were discovering

64.

He was riding in a competition when he ______ off.

a)

falled

b)

fell

c)

was falling

65.

I ______________ you leave the bar because I _________.

a)

didn't see / danced

b)

didn't see / was dancing

c)

wasn't seeing / was dancing

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