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WorksheetsPast Simple vs Past Continuous (6S)
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 36mins
I... (come) home while my sister ... (water) houseplants.
came, watered
came, was watering
was coming, watered
was Andra ... (drive) when you ... (call) him ?
driving, were calling
drove, called
driving, called
I ... (send) him an email with the file when you ... (receive) the confirmation.
sent, received
was sending, was receiving
was sending, received
at five o'clock this morning she ... (do) her homework
were doing
did
was doing
while I ... (walk) down the street, it ... (begin) to rain
walked, was begining
was walking, began
walked, began
.... they still ... (clean up) the mess at 10 am today?
were, cleaning up
was, cleaning up
did, clean up
the children ... (play) in the playground at this time yesterday
played
was playing
were playing
boby ... (lie) under the tree to sleep when a big leaf ... (fall) onto his head.
lay, fell
was lying, falling
was lying, fell
the old woman ... some cookies for her family yesterday
baked
cried
climbed
they ... TV when I arrived
were watching
were watched
watched
I was reading a detective story (a) I heard a noise
somebody threw a shoe at him (a) he was speaking
Why (a) he having lunch at 4 p.m?
We (a) not sleeping when the police came
At 8.30 am today I (a) driving to work
I........... (get up), ................(take) a bath , ................. (dress) and ............. (have) breakfast in the morning.
was getting , taking , dressing , having
got , took , dressed , had
was getting , took , dressed , had
was getting , taking , dressing , had
I ………………… (watch) the match on TV when the phone …………………… (ring).
was watching , rang
were watching , rang
watched , was ringing
watched , were ringing
We ……………… (meet) some interesting people while we …………………… (stay) in Paris.
was meeting , stayed
were meeting , stayed
met , were staying
meet , were staying
Yesterday, my uncle ………………… (tell) us a story while he ………………… (drive) us to school.
told , was driving
told , drove
was telling , was driving
was telling , drove
I …………………… (finish) my homework, ………………… (listen) to some music, and then I …………………… (go) to bed.
was finishing , listened , went
finished, listened, went
finished , listened , was going
was finishing , was listening , went
As we …………………… (walk) in the park. It …………………… (start) to rain.
walked , started
walked , was starting
were walking , was starting
were walking , started
I .................... (watch) the TV when my mother .................. (turn) it off.
was watching , turned
were watching , turnt
watched , turned
was watching , was turning
They ................... (talk) on the phone when the boss................ (arrive) at the office.
talked , arrived
was talking , arrived
were talking , arrived
were talking , was arriving
The snow .............. (cover) the mountains when I............. (wake) up.
was covering , was waking
covered , waked
coved , was waking
was covering , woke
James .............. (play) bingo when the lights ................ (go) out.
were playing , went
was playing , went
played , went
were playing , were going
I ................ (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock ..................... (ring).
had , rang
was having , was ringing
was having , rang
had , was ringing
As we ................. (walk)to school, we ................ (see) a big elephant.
walked , saw
were walking , were seeing
were walking , saw
walked , were seeing
While my younger brother................ (play) computer games, I ............ (do) my homework.
was playing , was doing
was playing , did
played , did
play , was doing
The thief.................. (jump) out of the house , ................ (see) a police and .................... (run) away.
jumped , saw , ran
was jumping , seeing , ran
was jumping , seeing , running
jumped , saw and was running
....................... at 3.00 yesterday afternoon?
Was you sleeping
Were you sleeping
Did you sleep
Do you sleep
I ................. some amazing costumes at the carnival.
saw
see
was seeing
were seeing
I ............ Paul at the library yesterday.
meet
met
was meeting
were meeting
Last night at 1 a.m. I ..........still..............at the party.
was , running
was , praying
was , dancing
was , wearing
While I.................... to music , they ..................... television.
listened , were washing
listened , watched
was listening , were watching
was listening , were washing
Yesterday, who ........... you ............ for while you were working?
were , looking
was , looking
did , look
do , looked
I ___________ past the shop this morning.
walks
walk
was walked
walked
People said that the Earth _____________ flat.
is
are
was
were
Claudia ________________ to attend art classes.
used
was using
use
was use
Were you _____________ to me ?
listen
listening
are listening
were listening
Mike _____________ to visit his friend when he was prevented by an urgent call.
planned
planning
plans
was planning
The children __________________ the game before buying it.
was testing
tested
was tested
test
It was by sheer accident that I _______________ into him.
bumping
bump
were bumping
bumped
The construction workers (a) (built/were building) a new underground tunnel when it collapsed.
Walter and his friends were playing badminton at the community centre when Walter (a) (was falling/fell) down.
Yvonne was (a) (cooking/cooked) dinner for her family when she fainted.
In her panic, she (a) (picked/was picking) up the wrong bag and ran off too quickly.
She (a) (was running/ran) on the beach when she came across a very big seashell.
My aunt (a) (meeting/met) her friend at the supermarket this morning while shopping for groceries.
The doctor put the stethoscope on the patient's chest and (a) (listened/listening) for the heartbeat.
Choose the sentences that are grammatically correct. You may choose more than 1 option.
She must have overheard us when we were talked about her in the room.
The world record holder was wanting to prove that he had the strength to pull one more car using his beard.
Alan was subconsciously listening to the rustling of leaves from outside the window.
The children were playing at the playground when it start raining heavily.
"I'm certainly curious as to what they were talking about," she said.
Choose the sentences that are grammatically correct. You may choose more than 1 option.
Two weeks ago, we were still studying at the old school campus.
Two weeks ago, we are still study at the old school campus.
Two weeks ago, we are still studied at the old school campus.
Two weeks ago, we were still studied at the old school campus.
Choose the sentences that are grammatically correct. You may choose more than 1 option.
Kenny used to play the violin for the orchestra before he was changing to the cello
Kenny using to play the violin for the orchestra before he was changing to the cello.
Kenny used to play the violin for the orchestra before he changed to the cello
Kenny was using to play the violin for the orchestra before he changed to the cello.
Did you enjoy learning about past tense and past continuous tense?
Yes
No
Annie..... to the cinema five minutes ago.
walk
walks
walked
walking
Aisha ____ ____ very hard last year.
is studied
was studied
is studying
was studying
The students ____ _____ very loudly when Pn Ooi came.
are talk
are talking
was talk
were talking
Marcos .... when he .... a worm in his apple.
was eating, found
was eating, finded
were eating, were finding
ate, was finding
We ..... when Ms. Tan .... the answer.
was studying, said
were studying, said
studied, said
studied, sayed
While I ....... the quiz, Mr. Khor ...... to me.
made, spoke
made, was speaking
was making, speaked
was making, spoke
Why ____ you listening when the manager told you what to do?
was
wasn't
weren't
aren't
When the taxi arrived, the friends ____ ____ goodbye.
was say
were saying
were say
was saying
I .... water while you ..... 7 Up.
drank, were drinking
was drinking, were drinking
drank, drank
was drinking, drank
While they .... in art class, the paint .... out (finished).
were painting, ranned
were painting, run
were painting, ran
was painting, ran
When they .... on math homework, they ... their grades.
were working, saw
were working, seed
were working, seied
worked, saw
When my mum ... dinner, she ... her hand.
cooked, cut
was cooking, was cutting
cooked, cutted
was cooking, cut
While Siti ..., the librarian ... off the light.
was readding, turned
was reading, turned
was reading, turnt
read, turned
When the police ...., the thief ..... away.
was arriving, ran
arrived, was running
arrived, was runing
were arriving, ran
Alvin Than ... while his brother ....
was singing, slept.
was singing, sleeped.
sang, was sleeping.
singed, was sleeping.
What ____ you ____ when the accident happened?
are, do
are, doing
was, do
were, doing
My grandmother __________ some cookies for us yesterday.
climbed
baked
ate
cried
______ you _______ the dishes by yourself last night?
Did ... wash
Did ... washed
Do ... wash
Do ... washed
My childhood ________ happy and I would like to share about it.
is
are
were
was
What did you buy at the supermarket?
We bought apples.
I did buy apples.
I didn't bought anything.
I don't like to buy apples.
