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Pre-Inter-U4-Grammar-PastSimple-PastContinuous

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
He (wake) up and (look) at his watch.
a)
waked / looked
b)
was waking / looked
c)
woke/ looked
3.
While I (drive), I (have) an accident.
a)
drived/had
b)
was driving/ had
c)
drove / was having
d)
drove/ had
4.
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
5.
The thieves (hide) in the kitchen when the police (come) in.
a)
hid/came
b)
hided/ come
c)
was hiding / came
d)
were hiding / came
6.
While we (clean) the house, we (break) some glasses.
a)
were cleaning/ breaked
b)
cleaned/ broken
c)
were cleaning/ broke
d)
was cleaning/ was breaking
7.

While he ........... a shower, his dogs ..... his steaks.

a)
took / ate
b)
were taking/was eating
c)
was taking /were eating
d)
took/ eat
8.
The students ......  cards when the teacher ...... in.
a)
were playing / came
b)
was playing/was coming
c)
played / were coming
d)
played/ came
9.
We ........ at the breakfast table when the doorbell  ........
a)
sat/was ringing
b)
were sitting / rang
c)
was sitting/were ringing
d)
sitting / rang

10.
 What (you, do) ...........when you .............(hear)  that noise?
a)
were you doing/ heard
b)
you were doing / heard
c)
you did/ heard
d)
you did / were hearing
11.

George ... off the ladder while he ... the ceiling.

a)

fell - painted

b)

fell - was painting

c)

was falling - was painting

d)

was falling - painted

12.

.Last night I ... in bed when I suddenly ... a scream.

a)

read - heard

b)

was reading - was hearing

c)

was reading - heard

d)

read - was hearing

13.

The house ... £ 150,000 in 2003.

a)

cost

b)

costed

c)

was costing

d)

costs

14.

... at school yesterday?

a)

Was you

b)

Did you be

c)

You were

d)

Were you

15.

While the waiter ... up the pieces of glass he ... his finger.

a)

picked - cut

b)

was picking - was cutting

c)

was picking - cut

d)

was picking - cutted

16.

He ... guitar when someone ... the window and ... out a bucket of water.

a)

played - opened - threw

b)

was playing - was opening - was throwing

c)

was playing - opened - threw

d)

was playing - opened - throwed

17.

She... a bright yellow dress when I ... her last time.

a)

wore - saw

b)

was wearing - was seeing

c)

weared - was seeing

d)

was wearing - saw

18.

Mary ... lunch when they ... .

a)

was preparing/came

b)

prepared/came

c)

prepared/was coming

d)

was preparing/was coming

19.

Tom was very unlucky. It ... every day during his holidays.

a)

rained

b)

was raining

20.

Who was that nice girl you ... to when I ... by the pub?

a)

talked/walked

b)

talked/was walking

c)

were talking/walked

d)

were talking/was walking