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Simple past and past continuous

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

a)

took / rang

b)

took / was ringing

c)

was taking / was ringing

d)

was taking / rang

3.

I ______________ (clean), then I ______________ (cook) the dinner.

a)

cleaned / cooked

b)

cleaned / was cooking

c)

was cleaning / cooked

d)

was cleaning / was cooking

4.

After Ann _______________ (do) her homework, she _______________ (play) a game.

a)

was doing / played

b)

did / was playing

c)

was doing / was playing

d)

did / played

5.

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

a)

watched / came

b)

were watching / came

c)

were watching / was coming

d)

watch / was coming

6.
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
7.
While I (drive), I (have) an accident.
a)
drived/had
b)
was driving/ had
c)
drove / was having
d)
drove/ had
8.
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
9.
We .........................swimming every day when we were young.
a)
went
b)
was going
c)
were going
10.

He was talking when the ball ________ him.

a)

hit

b)

was hitting

c)

were hitting

11.

She __________ a huge breakfast and drank a lot of coffee this morning.

a)

ate

b)

was eating

c)

were eating

12.

Maggie ________ her horse when she hit the tree.

a)

rode

b)

was rideing

c)

was riding

13.

He was working late at work last night when he _______ asleep at his desk.

a)

falled

b)

fell

c)

was falling

14.

It ……………………. when we left but everything was white when we came home.

a)

snowed

b)

wasn' t snowing

15.

The children …………………….their homework while it ……………………. outside.

a)

did, rained

b)

were doing, was raining