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WorksheetsSimple past vs past continuous
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The children ________ (play) in the park when it started to rain.
a)
played
b)
were playing
c)
was playing
d)
play
2.
I was watching a movie when I _______ (see) him standing outside.
a)
was seeing
b)
saw
c)
see
d)
were seeing
3.
Charlie _______ (hide) in my wardrobe when Lola found him. She screamed!
a)
hid
b)
hidden
c)
was hiding
d)
were hiding
4.
I ________ (live) in Cape Town when Michelle Obama visited.
a)
was living
b)
living
c)
lived
d)
live
5.
I _______ (sit) in a cafe when you called.
a)
sitting
b)
was sitting
c)
sit
d)
were sitting
6.
Susie was watching a film when she _______ (hear) the noise.
a)
heard
b)
was hearing
c)
were hearing
d)
hear
7.
He ________ (take) a shower when the telephone rang.
a)
were taking
b)
took
c)
taking
d)
was taking
8.
When I ______ (walk) into the room, everyone ______ (work).
a)
was walking, worked
b)
walked, worked
c)
walked, was working
d)
was walking, was working
9.
He _____ (work) in a bank when he _____ (meet) his wife.
a)
was working, met
b)
worked, was meeting
c)
worked, met
d)
was working, was meeting
10.
When her train _____ (get) to the station, we ______ (wait) on the platform.
a)
was getting, waited
b)
got, waited
c)
got, were waiting
d)
was getting, were waiting
11.
Susie ________ a film when she heard a noise.
a)
watched
b)
were watching
c)
didn't watch
d)
was watching
12.
He was walking when he ________ on a banana skin.
a)
sleeped
b)
was slipping
c)
was sleeping
d)
slipped
13.
He ________ back home when his car broke down.
a)
drived
b)
was driving
c)
were driving
d)
drove
14.
As I ________ for work, it ________ to rain.
a)
left, was starting
b)
left, started
c)
was leaving, started
d)
was leaving, didn't started
15.
My mum...dinner, when the phone...
a)
was cooking/rang
b)
cooked/was ringing
c)
cooked/rang
d)
was cooking/was ringing
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