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Simple past and past continuous

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Past Simple of the verb THINK?

a)

thought

b)

thinked

c)

thinking

2.

What is the structure of a Past Simple if the sentence is a question?

a)

Subject + did not/didn't + Verb(basic form)​

b)

Subject + Verb-ed(or irregular form)​

c)

Did + Subject + Verb(basic form)

3.

What is the structure of Past Simple if the sentence is affirmative?

a)

Did + Subject + Verb(basic form)

b)

Subject + Verb-ed(or irregular form)

c)

Subject + did not/didn't + Verb(basic form)​

4.

When Peter arrived I ____ a programme about deserts.

a)

were watching

b)

was watching

c)

watch

d)

watched

5.

You ____ in the park when you ____ her.

a)

walked / were meeting

b)

walked / didn't met

c)

were walking / met

d)

was walking / meeting

6.

____ a strange object outside. It _____ a lot of noise.

a)

There was / was making

b)

There were being / maked

c)

There's / did made

d)

There're / was making

7.

The boys _______ while the girls ____________.

a)

were swimming / sunbathe

b)

was swam / sunbathing

c)

were swimming / were sunbathing

d)

swam / sunbathing

8.

He _________ up and __________ at his watch.

a)

woke / looked

b)

was waking / look

c)

were waking / looking

d)

waking up / looking

9.

I ______________ what they _________________ about.

a)

don't understand / talk

b)

didn't understand / were talking

c)

understanding / talked

d)

didn't understood / are talked

10.

The thief _____ away when the police man _____ him.

a)

run / catch

b)

was running / was catching

c)

ran / was catching

d)

was running / caught

11.

What ______ you _______ at 10 o'clock last night? (do)

(a)  

12.

I ____________ TV and my dog was sleeping. (watch)

a)

was watched

b)

was watching

c)

watched

d)

were watching

13.

_______ you _____ your homework when I called you? (do)

a)

were/ doing

b)

were/ do

c)

was/ doing

d)

did/ do

14.

_______ you _____ your homework when I called you? (do)

a)

were/ doing

b)

were/ do

c)

was/ doing

d)

did/ do

15.

Marcos .... when he .... a worm in his apple.

a)

was eating, found

b)

was eating, finded

c)

were eating, were finding

d)

ate, was finding

16.

When they .... on math homework, they ... their grades.

a)

were working, saw

b)

were working, seed

c)

were working, seied

d)

worked, saw

17.

At 6 p.m. yesterday it _____ dark.

a)

already got

b)

was already getting

18.

Complete with past simple, or past continuous

"We (a)   (stay) in youth hostels which saved us a bit of money."

19.

Tina ........ (run) when it ........ (start) to rain.

(a)  

20.

It .......... (rain) when I .......... (leave) the house.

(a)