WorksheetsB1+ 4A Grammar Past Simple & Past Continuous
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
My neighbors ______ ready to move to another city, so they ______ to have a garage sale.
a)
got/decided
b)
were getting/were deciding
c)
were getting/decided
d)
got/were deciding
2.
When we ______ at the party, everyone ______ to old rock and roll songs.
a)
were arriving/danced
b)
arrived/danced
c)
arrived/were dancing
d)
were arriving/were dancing
3.
While he ______ the window above the door, he ______ off the chair and broke his leg.
a)
was cleaning/ fall
b)
cleaned/fell
c)
was cleaning/fell
d)
was cleaning/was fall
4.
When the two police officers ______ my doorbell, I ______ dinner with my wife.
a)
rang/was having
b)
was ringing/had
c)
rang/had
d)
was ringing/was having
5.
This morning I saw Judy while she ______ her bike around the lake and ______ photos of some of the rarest birds in the world.
a)
was riding/was taking
b)
rode/took
c)
was riding/took
d)
rode/was taking
6.
When John worked in the marketing department of Allied Software, he never ______ a day of work.
a)
was missing
b)
misses
c)
missed
d)
miss
7.
She ______ the fireworks at midnight when she ______ an action film on tv.
a)
was hearing/ was watching
b)
heard/was watching
c)
heard/watched
d)
was hearing/watched
8.
People ______ to arrive at 6:30 a.m. for the sale. My neighbors ______ everything ready then.
a)
were beginning/got
b)
began/were still getting
c)
were began/still got
d)
began/got
9.
When the big car company in town went out of business, many people ______ for new jobs because they were expecting the company to close.<br />
a)
looked
b)
looking
c)
were already looking
d)
look
10.
A: Who were you shopping with the last time you went shopping?<br />B: I ______ with my sister.
a)
shopped
b)
was shopping
c)
shop
d)
shopping
11.
A: What were you looking for the last time you went shopping?<br />B: I ______ for a leather jacket.
a)
looked
b)
looks
c)
have looked
d)
was looking
12.
A: Did you ever advertise anything when you were younger? How did you advertise it? B: I ______ ads on telephone poles to advertise my lemonade stand.
a)
was putting
b)
put
c)
was puting
d)
have put
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