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PAST SIMPLE vs PAST CONTINUOUS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Past continuous is formed with the am/is/are and -ing

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Yesterday I... to the doctor

a)

was going

b)

went

3.

She ... when I... in

a)

was cooking/came

b)

cooked/was coming

c)

cooked/came

d)

was cooking/was coming

4.

leave: past simple

4 lines
5.

sit: past simple

4 lines
6.

bite: past simple

4 lines
7.

bleed: past simple

4 lines
8.

last Monday: is a key word for Simple Past

a)

False

b)

True

9.

while: is a key word for Past Continuous

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What....you doing yesterday evening at 6?

a)

were

b)

did

c)

do

d)

was

11.

.... he... the ball?

a)

Did...caught

b)

Was..caught

c)

Did..catch

d)

Was...catch

12.

They.... the car.

a)

was driving

b)

did driving

c)

was drive

d)

were driving

13.

In 2002 I.... in Paris.

a)

lived

b)

was living

14.

Did they fly to Canada?

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Were she crying?

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Did you fell down?

a)

False

b)

True

17.

We were having a lesson yesterday morning at 10.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

I don't think she told us/was telling us the truth.

a)

False

b)

True

19.

Jim.... Anna.

a)

wasn't meet

b)

didn't meet

c)

wasn't meeting

d)

didn't met

20.

Ryan....while she....

a)

was talking...were studying

b)

was talking...was studying

c)

was talk...were study

d)

was talking...studied