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Past continuous and past simple

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We _____ sleeping when the police came.

a)

Was

b)

Weren’t

c)

Won’t

2.

_____ you still working at 7pm last night?

a)

Were

b)

Are

c)

Was

3.

Snow _____ lightly. Suddenly a reindeer appeared.

a)

Fell

b)

Was falling

c)

Is falling

4.

My brother and sister _____ playing tennis at 11am yesterday.

a)

Are

b)

Was

c)

Were

5.

At 8.30am today I _____ driving to work.

a)

Was

b)

Am

c)

Were

6.

I was reading a detective story _____ I heard a noise.

a)

During

b)

While

c)

When

7.

Somebody threw a shoe at him _____ he was speaking.

a)

After

b)

When

c)

While

8.

Was he not _____ his homework?

a)

Doing

b)

Do

c)

Done

9.

They ________ TV when I arrived.

a)

Were watching

b)

Were watched

c)

Was watching

d)

Was watched

10.

Why _____ he having lunch at 4pm?

a)

Were

b)

Was

c)

Does

11.

We _____ not happy after the sad ending.

a)

Were

b)

Was

c)

Did

12.

Sorry, I ________ hear you at the door.

a)

Wasn’t

b)

Didn’t

c)

Am not

d)

Is not

13.

_____ you see Jody's new dog yesterday?

a)

Are

b)

Did

c)

Do

14.

What _____ you eat for lunch yesterday?

a)

Did

b)

Do

c)

Does

15.

I _____ English for two years.

a)

Studying

b)

Studied

c)

Study