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Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I ______ someone famous yesterday

a)

saw

b)

was seeing

2.

I _______ in London then.

a)

lives

b)

was living

3.

He ______ his holidays in Italy when he _____ young.

a)

spent / was

b)

was spending / was being

4.

Yesterday was a beautiful day. The sun ______ and we ______ in the garden.

a)

shone / played

b)

was shining / were playing

5.

I saw a lovely dog as I _______ to class earlier today.

a)

walked

b)

was walking

6.

It ______ when I ______ my bedroom curtains this morning.

a)

snowed / opened

b)

was snowing / was opening

c)

was snowing / opened

d)

snowed / was opening

7.

Anna ______ her leg while she ________ in Austria.

a)

broke / skied

b)

was breaking / was skiing

c)

was breaking / skied

d)

broke / was skiing

8.

I _______ the glass and it ______ on the floor

a)

dropped / broke

b)

was dropping / was breaking

c)

was dropping / broke

d)

dropped / was breaking

9.

When I ______ young. I _______ playing with my toys.

a)

was / loved

b)

was being / was loving

c)

was being / loved

d)

was / was loving

10.

We ______ a party last night.

a)

had

b)

were having