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WorksheetsPast simple and Past continuous
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 3600secs
I _______________ (eat) lunch when I _____________ (hear) a strange noise.
ate / was hearing
was eating / was hearing
was eating / heard
ate / heard
While she ________________(take) a shower, the phone ________________(ring).
took / rang
took / was ringing
was taking / was ringing
was taking / rang
We ________________ to Spain in 2012.
were going
was going
went
go
I ______________ (clean), then I ______________ (cook) the dinner.
cleaned / cooked
cleaned / was cooking
was cleaning / cooked
was cleaning / was cooking
After Ann _______________ (do) her homework, she _______________ (play) a game.
was doing / played
did / was playing
was doing / was playing
did / played
While we _________________ (watch) the film, my brother _________________ (come).
watched / came
were watching / came
were watching / was coming
watch / was coming
I _________________ (play) the guitar, when a bird _________________ (fly) into my room.
played / flew
was playing / was flying
was playing /flew
played / was flying
They ______________(not be) at school yesterday.
wasn't
didn't be
weren't
didn't was
I _____________ (cross) the street when I (see) my best friend.
crossed / was seeing
crossed / saw
was crossing / was seeing
was crossing / saw
While he ____________(sleep), they ___________ (rob) his house.
was sleeping / robbed
was sleeping / were robbing
slept / robbed
slept / were robbing
She ________ when the shark _________ her.
surf / attack
surfing / attacked
was surfing / was attacking
was surfing / attacked
He ___________ at a party when he ___________ his girlfriend.
danced / met
danced / was meeting
was dancing / met
was danced / was meeting
I ________ a picnic when I _________ my sister.
was having / saw
had / saw
was having / was seeing
had / seen
When they ________ the shark, they ______ in the sea.
saw / swam
saw / was swimming
were seeing / swam
saw / were swimming
Susan _____ while I ________ dinner.
arrived / had
arriving / having
arrived / was having
was arriving / was having
He ______ football when he ________ his leg.
was playing / broke
played / was breaking
was playing / was breaking
played / broke
I _________ for my friend when the bus ____________ .
waited / arrived
was waiting / was arriving
was waiting / arrived
waited / was arrived
When I _________ , my mum _________ dinner.
got back / cooking
got back / was cooking
got back / cooked
was getting back / was cooking
A: Hi, Jenny, what _____(9)_____ last weekend?
B: I _________ to a party.
did you do
are you doing
A: Hi, Jenny, what ____________ last weekend?
B: I ___(10)______ to a party.
was going
went
The sentence has one mistake. What is it?
What was you doing last night at 8:00 p.m.?
What
was
doing
last night
2. He was doing his homework when I called him.
a) Correct
a) Wrong
1.I left home at six-thirty this morning and went to work.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
3. Did the storm wake you up? It was raining heavily all night.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
4. Stewart wasn’t careful. He hit a tree and he was falling off his bike.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
5. I watched TV when I heard the phone ring.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
6. (A) Were you and John studying?
(B) Yes, we were.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
7. Sarah found a new job at an office downtown.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
8. I was washing the dishes and Tom was sweeping the floor.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
9. (A) Was the dog barking?
(B) No, it didn’t.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
10. (A) What were you doing?
(B) We ate dinner.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
11. I didn’t sleeping when my friend rang the doorbell.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
12. My friend was already eating lunch when I met him in the cafeteria.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
13. No, she wasn’t at the library yesterday afternoon.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
14. (A) Did you watch the movie?
(B) Yes, I
a) Correct
b) Wrong
15. (A) Were you watch the movie?
(B) No, I didn’t.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
17. It was raining all day yesterday, so I stayed at home.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
18. (A) Why are you laughing yesterday?
(B) I was reading a funny book.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
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
What do we need to add in the REGULAR verbs to create the Past Simple verb?
none
-ing
-d or -ed
What is the Past Simple of the verb THINK?
thought
thinked
thinking
What do we add in the verb to make it a Past Continuous?
-ing
-ed
-d
none
