WorksheetsPast continuous/past simple
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
When do we use past continuous?
When we want to describe a past action in progress at a certain time.
When we want to describe a completed action in the past.
when we want to describe something that was happening continuously in the past when another action interrupted it.
When do we use past simple?
When we want to describe a past action in progress at a certain time.
When we want to describe something that was happening continuously in the past when another action interrupted it.
When we want to describe a completed action that took place at a specific time in the past.
We usually use past continuous and past simple together.
True
False
Past continuous is useful when we want to tell stories.
True
False
They ____ (not/do) their homework yesterday at 3 o'clock.
was not doing
were not doing
was not do
Which one is the auxiliary verb we use with I/he/she/it?
Were
Was
Which one is the auxiliary verb we use with you/we/they?
Was
Were
He____________the guitar when his mom________ home.
played / was coming
was playing / came
were playing / came
When I got to work, I realised that I ________ my watch.
didn't wear
weren't wearing
wasn't wearing
Where ___ when they had their first child?
were Rob and Rebecca living
Rob and Rebecca were living
living Rob and Rebecca
Anyway, what ___ about? I can't remember.
were I talking
was I talking
I were talking
By the time we got to the party, ___ home.
everyone was going
was everyone going
everyone were going
One of our teachers told us that we ___ hard enough.
not were working
weren't working
wasn't working
My sister ________ when she ______ home from school.
were crying / came
cried / was coming
was crying / came
She ________ a graffiti when the teacher ______ her.
made / was seeing
was making / saw
were making / saw
John _________ on the exam.
were cheating
did cheating
was cheating
