Worksheetssimple past and the continiuos past
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
Hello Anna, what _______ (you / do) when I called you last night?
do you do
did you do
didn't do
were you doing
While they were watching TV, their kids ________(sleep)
sleeped
slept
was sleeping
were sleeping
I was listening to the radio when you ________(call) me.
called
calt
were calling
was calling
When he opened the window, it __________ (snow).
was snowed
was snowing
were snowing
snowed
(she / go) ________out to dinner when you saw her?
did she gone
did she went
were she going
was she going
Her plane didn't landed yet when we________ (arrive) at the airport.
were arrived
arrived
was arriving
arrivent
She met them at the station while she _________ (wait) for her train.
was waiting
were waiting
waited
wanted
We use past continuos
For an action that happened in a concrete moment of the past
For an action that was happening during a time in the past
For an action that will happen in the past
non of the these ones.
How many people ___________(stand) in front of the company when she arrived?
were standing
was standing
standed
stantsted
She missed the bus because she __________ (argue) with one of her friends.
were arguing
was arguing
argued
arguered
While she was talking to her boss, her mobile phone _________ (ring).
was ringing
were ringing
ringed
rang
We use the past simple for....
For an action that started and ended in a concrete moment of the past
For all the action in the past
none of these options
For an action that happened during a long time in the past
We were walking in the mountains when we_________ (see) a strange animal.
seed
saw
seen
stoped
He had an accident while he ___________(play) rugby with his friends.
were playing
was played
was playing
played
While he __________(do) his homework, I was reading a magazine.
was doing
done
did
were doing
While I was swimming in the river, I ___________(see) some frogs.
seen
saw
seed
was seeing
He ________(miss) the train because he was talking with some friends
missed
was missing
were missing
mist
I couldn’t answer your call because I __________(drive)
were driving
drived
drove
was driving
Mary prepared / was preparing lunch when they came / was coming.
was preparing/came
prepared/came
prepared/was coming
was preparing/was coming
Tom was very unlucky. It rained / was raining every day during his holidays.
rained
was raining
Who was that nice girl you talked / were talking to when I walked / was walking by the pub?
talked/walked
talked/was walking
were talking/walked
were talking/was walking
a) Last weekend Susan fell / was falling and broke/ was breaking her leg.
fell/broke
fell/was breaking
was falling/broke
was falling/was breaking
When I entered / was entering the cafeteria Mary had / was having lunch with Peter.
entered/had
entered/was having
was entering/had
was entering/was having
a) We drove/ were driving to Berlin in Robert´s new car.
drove
were driving
a) The sun shone / was shining brightly when I got up / was getting up this morning.
shone/got up
shone/was getting
was shining/was getting up
was shining/got up
Ann finally told / was telling us the whole story about Peter.
told
was telling
Anthony called/was calling while I parked/was parking the car.
called/parked
called/was parking
was calling/parked
was calling/was parking
Miranda drove/was driving to work when she saw/was seeing the accident.
drove/saw
drove/was seeing
was driving/saw
was driving.was seeing
Jeeta .... at three o'clock.
was slept
were sleeping
was sleeping
are sleeping
We .... at three o'clock.
were
was study
were studying
was studying
She ... the internet at three o'clock.
was use
were
was using
were using
Anwar and Anton were studying when the phone ...
rings
rung
were ringing
rang
The kids ... basketball when the accident happened.
was playing
were played
were playing
playing
The dogs ... (not/play) outside when the accident happened.
is not playing
was not playing
were not play
were not playing
Mr. Taqiem was not ... (read) in his class when Mr. Ardono opened the door.
read
reading
reads
readed
My father was enjoying his morning coffee when I ... home.
coming
comes
came
come
My mother .... (not /cook) in the kitchen when my father called.
is not cook
was not cooked
was not cooking
were not cooking
The past form of drive is ....
driven
drives
driving
drove
The past form of read is ....
readed
reading
reads
read
Did you buy this book at Abay Bookstore?
No, I don't.
Yes, I do
No, she doesn't
Yes, I did
I didn't ... to my friends' house yesterday.
comes
coming
came
come
