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Past continuous/past simple

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When do we use past continuous?

a)

When we want to describe a past action in progress at a certain time.

b)

When we want to describe a completed action in the past.

c)

when we want to describe something that was happening continuously in the past when another action interrupted it.

2.

When do we use past simple?

a)

When we want to describe a past action in progress at a certain time.

b)

When we want to describe something that was happening continuously in the past when another action interrupted it.

c)

When we want to describe a completed action that took place at a specific time in the past.

3.

We usually use past continuous and past simple together.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Past continuous is useful when we want to tell stories.

a)

True

b)

False

5.
I ......................... my car when it ......................... to rain.
a)
was driving / started
b)
drove / was starting
c)
drove / started
d)
was driving / was starting
6.
I ......................... (do) my homework yesterday.
a)
did
b)
do
c)
were doing
d)
doing
7.

They ____ (not/do) their homework yesterday at 3 o'clock.

a)

was not doing

b)

were not doing

c)

was not do

8.

Which one is the auxiliary verb we use with I/he/she/it?

a)

Were

b)

Was

9.

Which one is the auxiliary verb we use with you/we/they?

a)

Was

b)

Were

10.

He____________the guitar when his mom________ home.

a)

played / was coming

b)

was playing / came

c)

were playing / came

11.

When I got to work, I realised that I ________ my watch.

a)

didn't wear

b)

weren't wearing

c)

wasn't wearing

12.

Where ___ when they had their first child?

a)

were Rob and Rebecca living

b)

Rob and Rebecca were living

c)

living Rob and Rebecca

13.

Anyway, what ___ about? I can't remember.

a)

were I talking

b)

was I talking

c)

I were talking

14.

By the time we got to the party, ___ home.

a)

everyone was going

b)

was everyone going

c)

everyone were going

15.

One of our teachers told us that we ___ hard enough.

a)

not were working

b)

weren't working

c)

wasn't working

16.

My sister ________ when she ______ home from school.

a)

were crying / came

b)

cried / was coming

c)

was crying / came

17.

She ________ a graffiti when the teacher ______ her.

a)

made / was seeing

b)

was making / saw

c)

were making / saw

18.

John _________ on the exam.

a)

were cheating

b)

did cheating

c)

was cheating