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past continuous vs simple past

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When I ______ Justin ________ to my room.

a)

Read-come

b)

Read- was coming

c)

Was reading - came

2.

While I _______ she _________

a)

Was cooking- was watching tv

b)

Cooked-watch

c)

Cooked- was watching

d)

Was cooking-watched tv

3.

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

a)

Verdadero

b)

Falso

4.

El pasado simple del verbo UNDERSTAND es:

a)

Understand

b)

Unterstoken

c)

Understood

d)

Understanding

5.

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

a)

Verdadero

b)

Falso

6.
I ......................... my car when it ......................... to rain.
a)
was driving / started
b)
drove / was starting
c)
drove / started
d)
was driving / was starting
7.
I ......................... the door while I ......................... in my room.
a)
was hitting / danced
b)
hit / was dancing
c)
hit / danced
d)
was hitting / was dancing
8.

When I ______ Justin ________ to my room.

a)

Read-come

b)

Read- was coming

c)

Was reading - came

9.

While I _______ she _________

a)

Was cooking- was watching tv

b)

Cooked-watch

c)

Cooked- was watching

d)

Was cooking-watched tv

10.

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.

11.

You ....... visiting your friends

a)

was

b)

were

c)

are

d)

is

12.

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

a)

were

b)

was

c)

do

d)

did

13.

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

a)

weren`t

b)

wasn`t

c)

don`t

d)

isn`t

14.

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

a)

weren`t

b)

doesn`t

c)

didn`t

d)

wasn`t

15.

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

a)

climb

b)

doesn`t run

c)

running

d)

is eating