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Past Continuous and Past Simple

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
I .............................home when I met my old friend from primary school. 
a)
walked
b)
was walking 
c)
was coming
2.
They ....................................very fast when the car hit the tree. 
a)
was driving
b)
were driving
c)
drove
3.

Who ............................................to when I .............................you in the park?

a)

were you talking / saw

b)

was you talking / saw

c)

talking / saw

4.
The kids ...............................................when I entered their bedroom. 
a)
wasn't sleeping
b)
didn't slept
c)
weren't sleeping
5.
Why .......................................................... when I came into the room?
a)
she was crying
b)
was she crying
c)
were she crying
6.

She was cycling home when she ……...………...….. off her bike.

a)

fell

b)

was falling

7.

They ................................... TV when the doorbell rang.

a)

were watching

b)

watched

8.

Dad was drinking coffee when I...……………… home.

a)

was coming

b)

came

9.
Tina ....................................when she fell and hurt here leg. 
a)
were dancing
b)
was dancing
c)
danced
10.
Liz ................................windows when I .................her. 
a)
were cleaning / saw
b)
was cleaning / saw
c)
was cleaning / was seeing
11.
Julie ...................................her bedroom when she ...................a huge spider on the wall. 
a)
was tidying / was finding
b)
was tidying / found
c)
tidied / found 
12.
They ............................TV while their mum ........................... dinner. 
a)
were watching / was preparing
b)
was watching / was preparing
c)
were watching / prepared 
13.
Brian .....................................tea at  5 o'clock yesterday. 
a)
drank
b)
drinked
c)
was drinking
14.
Dad ................................. the car when he ...........................himself. 
a)
was fixing / hurted
b)
was fixing / hurt
c)
was  fixing / was hurting
15.
I was going to the cinema last night when I ......................... my old friend from primary school. 
a)
met
b)
was meeting
c)
meeted
16.
While the teacher ......................................, the students .................................to him. 
a)
was speaking / was listening
b)
was speaking / listened
c)
was speaking / were listening
17.
They .............................a test when the head master ......................... the room. 
a)
wrote / entered
b)
were writing / entered
c)
were writing / was entering
18.
I ...............................the windowns when the phone ........................ .
a)
was cleaning / rang
b)
were cleaning / rang
c)
cleaned / was ringing
19.
  1. Mary …… a show on TV when the lights went out
a)

was

b)

was watching

c)

watch

d)

wear

20.
po when używamy czasu
a)
Past Simple
b)
Present Simple
c)
Past Perfect
d)
Past Continuous
21.
po while używamy czasu
a)
Past Simple
b)
Past Continuous
c)
Present Continuous
d)
Present Simple
22.

While I ...........to school, I ..... my friend.

a)
was walking, saw
b)
was walking, see
c)
were walking, saw
d)
were walking, see
23.
I was running ... I saw a cat.
a)
when
b)
while
24.

... I was doing my homework, my brother came into my room.

a)
while
b)
when
25.
She was watching TV ... she heard somebody in the kitchen
a)
when
b)
while
26.
What ......... yesterday evening?
a)
did you do
b)
were you doing
c)
you did
d)
you were doing
27.
They ... home when the saw an accident.
a)
was driving
b)
were driving
c)
drive
d)
drove
28.

Wybierz poprawną wersję konstrukcji czasu Past Continuous.

a)

am/is/are + ing

b)

was/were + ing

c)

will + ing

29.

Jakiego czasu użyjemy, gdy mówimy o dwóch lub więcej czynnościach , które trwały równocześnie w przeszłości?

a)
Past Continuous
b)
Past Simple
30.
Jakiego czasu użyjemy, gdy mówimy o ·czynności ciągłej, przerwanej przez inną czynność w przeszłości. Czynność dłuższa jest w czasie ... , a krótsza w ...
a)
Past Continuous | Past Simple
b)
Past Simple | Past Continuous
31.
While I .....................................the bathroom, he .....................................TV ! 
a)
was cleaning / watched
b)
cleaned / was watching
c)
was cleaning / was watching 
32.

While I was waiting for the bus, it suddenly .............................to rain. 

a)
begin
b)
beginned
c)
began
33.
We found a wallet ..............................we were walking in the park. 
a)
when
b)
and
c)
while