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Past continuous PART 2

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
 I (sit) in a cafe when you (call)
a)
was sitting, called
b)
sat, were calling
2.
What (they/do) at 10pm last night - it was really noisy
a)
did they do
b)
were they doing
3.
Bij de past continuous gebruik je altijd een vorm van 'to be'.
a)
juist
b)
onjuist
4.

a while ago, in 2006 en last month zijn signaalwoorden voor de past simple.

a)

juist

b)

onjuist

5.
Wat is het dikgedrukte? When I phoned my friends, they were playing monopoly
a)
Past Simple
b)
Past Continuous
6.
Wat is het dikgedrukte? The kids were playing in the garden, when it suddenly began to rain
a)
Past Simple
b)
Past Continuous
7.
Wat is het dikgedrukte? I was practicing the guitar, when he came home.
a)
Past Simple
b)
Past Continuous
8.
Wat is het dikgedrukte? She broke her arm, when she was painting the room
a)
Past Simple
b)
Past Continuous
9.

Zet het werkwoord in de verleden tijd: I ...(go)... home early yesterday.

a)

go

b)

gone

c)

went

10.

Zet het werkwoord in de verleden tijd: He ...(borrow)... a book from his neighbour.

a)

borrowed

b)

borrowing

c)

borrowt

11.
 I (sit) in a cafe when you (call)
a)
was sitting, called
b)
sat, were calling
12.

When I came home, mom _________________ a meal.

a)

was cooking

b)

cooked

c)

was cooked

d)

cooking

13.

When the accident happened, she _____________ her mobile phone.

a)

was talk with

b)

talk with

c)

was talking on

d)

talk

14.

De past continuous wordt gemaakt van


______________ + _____________+ ______________

a)

was/were + ww+ed

b)

ww+ed

c)

was/were + ww+ing

d)

ww+ing

15.

was krijg je bij de persooonsvormen

a)

I (ik) & he / she / it (hij / zij / het)

b)

you (jij/jullie) & we (wij) & they (zij meervoud)

16.

were krijg je bij de persooonsvormen

a)

I (ik) & he / she / it (hij / zij / het)

b)

you (jij/jullie) & we (wij) & they (zij meervoud)

17.

The kids were doing the dishes.


Is this sentence correct?

a)

correct

b)

wrong

18.

The boys ______ _________to play) football.


Complete the sentence

(a)  

19.
Past simple
She ..................... (walk) for five hours.
a)
walkked
b)
walked
c)
walkt
d)
was walking
20.
Past simple
She ................. (not/be) at home when I walked by yesterday.
a)
wasn't 
b)
was no
c)
was be not
d)
were not
21.
Past continuous
She ............. (not/buy) a new car this year. 
a)
bought
b)
isn't buying
c)
didn't bought
d)
didn't buys
22.
Past continuous
............ Bert and Ernie ................. (walk) with their friends?
a)
Was - walking
b)
Were - walk
c)
Was - walk
d)
Were - walking
23.
Past continuous
We ................... (swim) when all of a sudden we saw a shark in the distance. 
a)
swim
b)
were swimming
c)
was swimming
d)
swims
24.
Past simple vs. Past continuous
We ............... (sit) at the table when the doorbell ............... (ring).
a)
was sitting - rung
b)
sat - was ringing
c)
were sitting - was ringing
d)
were sitting - rang
25.
Past simple vs. Past continuous
She .......... (not/see) the accident while she ............. (run) in the park. 
a)
don't see - runs
b)
didn't see - ran 
c)
didn't see - was running
d)
not saw - ran 
26.
Vul in: They __________ on the beach when they suddenly _________ a seal.
a)
were walking / saw
b)
walked / were seeing
27.
Mary _________ for the bus when I _________ her.
a)
was waiting / met
b)
waited / was meeting
28.
Vul in: My sister ________ when my mother ________.
a)
was sleeping / called
b)
slept / was calling
29.
Wat is het dikgedrukte? The kids were playing in the garden, when it suddenly began to rain
a)
Past Simple
b)
Past Continuous
30.
Wat is het dikgedrukte? I was practicing the guitar, when he came home.
a)
Past Simple
b)
Past Continuous
31.
Wat is het dikgedrukte? When I phoned my friends, they were playing monopoly
a)
Past Simple
b)
Past Continuous
32.
Wat is het dikgedrukte? Susan was walking along the road, when she met Peter.
a)
Past Simple
b)
Past Continuous
33.
When you ____________ (call) at 8 o'clock, I was having a bath
a)
was calling
b)
called
34.
Rick ___________ (watch) TV, when his girlfriend came home.
a)
watched
b)
was watching
c)
were watching
35.
They got married, while they _________ (study) at the London School of Economics.
a)
studied
b)
were studying
c)
was studying
36.
I was fixing the roof, when you __________ (bump) against my ladder.
a)
bumped
b)
was bumping
c)
were bumping
37.
A young salesman __________ (drive) in a remote country area, when his car broke down.
a)
were driving
b)
drove
c)
was driving
38.
Zet de zin in de verleden tijd:
Pam (go) to New York last year.
a)
gone
b)
goed
c)
went