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Past Continuous VS Simple PAST

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As the stranger.......... to the station, a car .......... behind him.

a)

was coming, stopped

b)

came, was stopping

c)

was coming, was stopping

2.

When I ......... work at school, the sun.........

a)

was starting, shone

b)

started, shone

c)

started, was shining

3.

He ................ and ................ the lights.

a)

was getting up, switching off

b)

got up, switched off

c)

was getting up, switched off

4.

While we .............. to the news, the phone ..............

a)

were listening, rang

b)

listened, rang

c)

were listening, the phone was ringing

5.

When I ______ Justin ________ to my room.

a)

Read-come

b)

Read- was coming

c)

Was reading - came

6.

While I _______ she _________

a)

Was cooking- was watching tv

b)

Cooked-watch

c)

Cooked- was watching

d)

Was cooking-watched tv

7.

¿El pasado simple se usa para hablar de acciones no terminadas en el pasado?

a)

Verdadero

b)

Falso

8.

El pasado continuo se forma con:

a)

Sujeto + verbo auxiliar have+ pasado simple

b)

Sujeto+ was/were +verbo+ing+ complemento

c)

Sujeto+ to be en pasado+ verbo en pasado+ complemento

9.

En la oración:

Justin was studying when Nahomi arrived. La acción que se estaba desarrollando en primer lugar era:

a)

Nahomi arrived.

b)

Justin was studying.

10.

El pasado simple del verbo UNDERSTAND es:

a)

Understand

b)

Unterstoken

c)

Understood

d)

Understanding

11.

El pasado continuo (past continuous) expresa la duración de una acción pasada y no indica si está terminada

a)

Verdadero

b)

Falso

12.

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

a)

were

b)

was

c)

do

d)

did

13.

You ....... visiting your friends

a)

was

b)

were

c)

are

d)

is

14.

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

a)

weren`t

b)

doesn`t

c)

didn`t

d)

wasn`t

15.

¿ Cual es la oracion que interrumple? " She was travelling by bus when Tobias called her".

a)

She was travelling by bus

b)

Tobias called her

c)

Ninguna de la anteriores