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Past Simple/ Past Continuous

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
 She ______ to bed at 10 o'clock yesterday. 
a)
go
b)
goes
c)
went
d)
going
2.
Jenny _____ very late as well.
a)
sleep
b)
slep
c)
slept
d)
sleeping
3.
They ______ a lot of calories in that marathon.
a)
burnt
b)
burns
c)
burning
d)
born
4.
Todd _____ 10 pounds when he was born.
a)
is
b)
was
c)
being
d)
were
5.
Dan _____ his car to car wash.
a)
takes
b)
takes
c)
taking
d)
took
6.
The boy ______ off the couch in the morning.
a)
fell
b)
felt
c)
falls
d)
fall
7.
The bride _____ after the groom.
a)
run
b)
ran
c)
running
d)
runs
8.
The hot air balloon at the field  ______ a lot of attention in yesterday's game.
a)
drew
b)
draws
c)
drawing
d)
drawn
9.
My mother _____ the birds before we left for vacation.
a)
fed
b)
feed
c)
feeding
d)
fedds
10.

Where did you go on your last holidays?

a)

I go to the beach

b)

I went to Cancun

c)

We traveled by car

d)

I came back last week

11.

What did you learn?

a)

I visited my grandparents

b)

I bought some candies

c)

We learnt to dance bachata

d)

We saved the water

12.

When did you come back?

a)

I traveled by car

b)

We ate pizza

c)

Two days ago

d)

I bought a new cellphone

13.

What did you eat?

a)

We broke the rules

b)

I bought a book

c)

We ate Mexican food

d)

You prepared a cake

14.

________ money did you spend?, well I think $ 3,000

a)

How much

b)

How often

c)

How far

d)

When

15.

How did you travel?

a)

In car

b)

On foot

c)

By plane

d)

On bus

16.

What did you ______?, I bought some souverirs

a)

sing

b)

play

c)

sell

d)

buy

17.

What ____ you see?, we saw beautiful fish!

a)

does

b)

did

c)

was

d)

is

18.

Did you drink orange juice this morning?

a)

No. I drink pineapple juice.

b)

Yes. I drank orange juice.

c)

No. I did

d)

No. I Can not

19.

what did you do yesterday?

a)

I was playing football.

b)

I play football.

c)

I played soccer.

d)

I have played football.

20.

HE _______________________ A BROKEN LEG LAST MONTH

a)

HAVE

b)

HAD

c)

HAS

d)

HAVED

21.

Choose the Past Simple of this word.

Dry

a)

dryied

b)

dried

c)

drying

d)

dryed

22.

Choose the Past Simple of this word.

is

a)

ised

b)

was

c)

were

d)

are

23.

Choose the Past Simple of this word.

wrap

a)

wraped

b)

wrapped

c)

wraping

d)

wrapping

24.

Choose the Past Simple of this word.

paint

a)

paints

b)

painting

c)

painted

d)

paintied

25.

Choose the Past Simple of this word.

put

a)

puts

b)

putted

c)

put

d)

puted

26.

Choose the Past Simple of this word.

make

a)

maked

b)

makes

c)

makeed

d)

made

27.

Choose the Past Simple of this word.

teach

a)

taught

b)

teached

c)

teaching

d)

teachs

28.

Choose the Past Simple of this word.

do

a)

doed

b)

does

c)

did

d)

dos

29.

Choose the Past Simple of this word.

wash

a)

washed

b)

washes

c)

washing

d)

washe

30.

Choose the Past Simple of this word.

take

a)

takes

b)

took

c)

taked

d)

takeed

31.

Choose the Past Simple of this word.

tell

a)

telled

b)

tellied

c)

told

d)

tells

32.

Choose the Past Simple of this word.

wake

a)

wakes

b)

woke

c)

waked

d)

wakied

33.

Choose the Past Simple of this word.

draw

a)

drew

b)

draws

c)

drawed

d)

drewed

34.

Choose the Past Simple of this word.

open

a)

opens

b)

opened

c)

opening

d)

openied

35.

You ....... visiting your friends

a)

was

b)

were

c)

are

d)

is

36.

........ she reading a magazine when Peter arrived?

a)

were

b)

was

c)

do

d)

did

37.

They ............... watching a film yesterday afternoon

a)

weren`t

b)

wasn`t

c)

don`t

d)

isn`t

38.

Ann ................. cleaning her room when her mother called her

a)

weren`t

b)

doesn`t

c)

didn`t

d)

wasn`t

39.

We were ................ around the park

a)

climb

b)

doesn`t run

c)

running

d)

is eating

40.

We ____ (play) video games yesterday at 3 o'clock.

a)

were play

b)

was playing

c)

were playing

d)

was play

41.

They ____ (not/do) their homework yesterday at 3 o'clock

a)

was not doing

b)

were not doing

c)

was not do

42.

My parents ____ (work) when I came home.

a)

My parents was work when I came home.

b)

My parents were work when I came home.

c)

My parents was working when I came home.

d)

My parents were working when I came home.

43.

In 2010, we ____ (live) in a small flat in London.

a)

were living

b)

was live

c)

were live

d)

was living

44.

cooking / she / arrived / was / I / when

a)

Was She cooking when I arrived.

b)

She was cooking when I arrived.

c)

She cooking was when I arrived.

45.

We ____ (play) video games yesterday at 3 o'clock.

a)

were play

b)

was playing

c)

were playing

d)

was play

46.

They ____ (not/do) their homework yesterday at 3 o'clock

a)

was not doing

b)

were not doing

c)

was not do

47.

My parents ____ (work) when I came home.

a)

My parents was work when I came home.

b)

My parents were work when I came home.

c)

My parents was working when I came home.

d)

My parents were working when I came home.

48.

In 2010, we ____ (live) in a small flat in London.

a)

were living

b)

was live

c)

were live

d)

was living

49.

She ____ (listen) to music when I called.

a)

She were listening to music when I called.

b)

She was listen to music when I called.

c)

She was listening to music when I called.

50.

cooking / she / arrived / was / I / when

a)

Was She cooking when I arrived.

b)

She was cooking when I arrived.

c)

She cooking was when I arrived.

51.

You (watch).............. TV yesterday night.

a)

was watching

b)

were watching

c)

were watch

d)

was watch

52.

It (rain)...........all the day.

a)

was raining

b)

were raining

c)

was rain

d)

were rain

53.

You (sleep)........more than ten hours.

a)

were sleep

b)

was sleeping

c)

were sleeping

d)

was sleep

54.

The phone rang while I (have) ........breakfast.

a)

was having

b)

were having

c)

was have

d)

were have

55.

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

a)

were/ do

b)

were/ doing

c)

were/ doin

d)

was/ doing

56.

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

a)

was watched

b)

was watching

c)

watched

d)

were watching

57.

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

a)

were/ doing

b)

were/ do

c)

was/ doing

d)

did/ do

58.

My mum ____________ while I was cleaning. (not/cook)

a)

wasn't cooking

b)

wasn't cook

c)

didn't cook

d)

weren't cooking

59.

Tom _______ his tablet when his dad came back home. (use)

a)

was useing

b)

was using

c)

used

d)

were using

60.

I ____________ online at 9 o'clock last night. (chat)

a)

chat

b)

chatted

c)

was chatting

d)

was chating

61.

They __________ computer games at 7 p.m. yesterday. (play)

a)

weren't plaing

b)

weren't playing

c)

played

d)

wasn't playing

62.

My friends__________ a bike and I was running. (ride)

a)

were riding

b)

rode

c)

was riding

d)

was rideing

63.

Alex ________ for a bus when I saw him. (wait)

a)

waited

b)

was waiting

c)

was waitted

d)

was waitin

64.

Max ___________ a book at 5 pm yesterday. (not/read)

a)

weren't reading

b)

wasn't reading

c)

read

d)

was not read