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simple past and the continiuos past

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hello Anna, what _______ (you / do) when I called you last night?

a)

do you do

b)

did you do

c)

didn't do

d)

were you doing

2.

While they were watching TV, their kids ________(sleep)

a)

sleeped

b)

slept

c)

was sleeping

d)

were sleeping

3.

I was listening to the radio when you ________(call) me.

a)

called

b)

calt

c)

were calling

d)

was calling

4.

When he opened the window, it __________ (snow).

a)

was snowed

b)

was snowing

c)

were snowing

d)

snowed

5.

(she / go) ________out to dinner when you saw her?

a)

did she gone

b)

did she went

c)

were she going

d)

was she going

6.

Her plane didn't landed yet when we________ (arrive) at the airport.

a)

were arrived

b)

arrived

c)

was arriving

d)

arrivent

7.

She met them at the station while she _________ (wait) for her train.

a)

was waiting

b)

were waiting

c)

waited

d)

wanted

8.

We use past continuos

a)

For an action that happened in a concrete moment of the past

b)

For an action that was happening during a time in the past

c)

For an action that will happen in the past

d)

non of the these ones.

9.

How many people ___________(stand) in front of the company when she arrived?

a)

were standing

b)

was standing

c)

standed

d)

stantsted

10.

She missed the bus because she __________ (argue) with one of her friends.

a)

were arguing

b)

was arguing

c)

argued

d)

arguered

11.

While she was talking to her boss, her mobile phone _________ (ring).

a)

was ringing

b)

were ringing

c)

ringed

d)

rang

12.

We use the past simple for....

a)

For an action that started and ended in a concrete moment of the past

b)

For all the action in the past

c)

none of these options

d)

For an action that happened during a long time in the past

13.

We were walking in the mountains when we_________ (see) a strange animal.

a)

seed

b)

saw

c)

seen

d)

stoped

14.

He had an accident while he ___________(play) rugby with his friends.

a)

were playing

b)

was played

c)

was playing

d)

played

15.

While he __________(do) his homework, I was reading a magazine.

a)

was doing

b)

done

c)

did

d)

were doing

16.

While I was swimming in the river, I ___________(see) some frogs.

a)

seen

b)

saw

c)

seed

d)

was seeing

17.

He ________(miss) the train because he was talking with some friends

a)

missed

b)

was missing

c)

were missing

d)

mist

18.

I couldn’t answer your call because I __________(drive)

a)

were driving

b)

drived

c)

drove

d)

was driving

19.

Mary prepared / was preparing lunch when they came / was coming.

a)

was preparing/came

b)

prepared/came

c)

prepared/was coming

d)

was preparing/was coming

20.

Tom was very unlucky. It rained / was raining every day during his holidays.

a)

rained

b)

was raining

21.

Who was that nice girl you talked / were talking to when I walked / was walking by the pub?

a)

talked/walked

b)

talked/was walking

c)

were talking/walked

d)

were talking/was walking

22.

a) Last weekend Susan fell / was falling and broke/ was breaking her leg.

a)

fell/broke

b)

fell/was breaking

c)

was falling/broke

d)

was falling/was breaking

23.

When I entered / was entering the cafeteria Mary had / was having lunch with Peter.

a)

entered/had

b)

entered/was having

c)

was entering/had

d)

was entering/was having

24.

a) We drove/ were driving to Berlin in Robert´s new car.

a)

drove

b)

were driving

25.

a) The sun shone / was shining brightly when I got up / was getting up this morning.

a)

shone/got up

b)

shone/was getting

c)

was shining/was getting up

d)

was shining/got up

26.

Ann finally told / was telling us the whole story about Peter.

a)

told

b)

was telling

27.

Anthony called/was calling while I parked/was parking the car.

a)

called/parked

b)

called/was parking

c)

was calling/parked

d)

was calling/was parking

28.

Miranda drove/was driving to work when she saw/was seeing the accident.

a)

drove/saw

b)

drove/was seeing

c)

was driving/saw

d)

was driving.was seeing

29.

Jeeta .... at three o'clock.

a)

was slept

b)

were sleeping

c)

was sleeping

d)

are sleeping

30.

We .... at three o'clock.

a)

were

b)

was study

c)

were studying

d)

was studying

31.

She ... the internet at three o'clock.

a)

was use

b)

were

c)

was using

d)

were using

32.

Anwar and Anton were studying when the phone ...

a)

rings

b)

rung

c)

were ringing

d)

rang

33.

The kids ... basketball when the accident happened.

a)

was playing

b)

were played

c)

were playing

d)

playing

34.

The dogs ... (not/play) outside when the accident happened.

a)

is not playing

b)

was not playing

c)

were not play

d)

were not playing

35.

Mr. Taqiem was not ... (read) in his class when Mr. Ardono opened the door.

a)

read

b)

reading

c)

reads

d)

readed

36.

My father was enjoying his morning coffee when I ... home.

a)

coming

b)

comes

c)

came

d)

come

37.

My mother .... (not /cook) in the kitchen when my father called.

a)

is not cook

b)

was not cooked

c)

was not cooking

d)

were not cooking

38.

The past form of drive is ....

a)

driven

b)

drives

c)

driving

d)

drove

39.

The past form of read is ....

a)

readed

b)

reading

c)

reads

d)

read

40.

Did you buy this book at Abay Bookstore?

a)

No, I don't.

b)

Yes, I do

c)

No, she doesn't

d)

Yes, I did

41.

I didn't ... to my friends' house yesterday.

a)

comes

b)

coming

c)

came

d)

come