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Past simple tense vs. Past continous tense

Total questions: 120

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When Meera went to the market, Anita ... preparing for dinner

a)

are

b)

is

c)

was

d)

were

2.

MY father was watching TV ... My mother was cooking a meal last night

a)

when

b)

while

c)

but

d)

or

3.

We were ... English Last night

a)

studying

b)

study

c)

studies

d)

studyed

4.

Amy : What were ... doing yesterday?

Allen: ...were playing badminton.

a)

us

b)

I

c)

she

d)

they

5.

The cat was chasing the mouse when It ... the vast

a)

break

b)

broke

c)

broken

d)

breaking

6.

Barry: What were you doing when I... to your house 2 days ago?

Merry : I was going to my grandmom's house

a)

come

b)

comes

c)

came

d)

coming

7.

What was he doing last sunset?

He ...

a)

was fishing

b)

is fishing

c)

were fishing

d)

are fishing

8.

The teacher was teaching while the girl... the teacher

a)

was studying

b)

were paying attention

c)

is studying

d)

was paying attention

9.

The people were sleeping soundly when the earthquake...

a)

happen

b)

happens

c)

happened

d)

happening

10.

She was making a cake when her sister...

a)

cry

b)

cries

c)

crying

d)

cried

11.

Were you … This picture at 8 o'clock yesterday?

a)

painting

b)

painted

c)

paints

d)

paint

12.

X: When did you do your homework?

Y: I ... my homework when you watched television.

a)

does

b)

am doing

c)

was doing

d)

were do

13.

Insan: Were you laughing at me when I talked to Mrs. Ratna?

Kamil: _____

What will Kamil say if his answer is NO?

a)

No, I don't laugh

b)

No, I was not laughing at you

c)

No, I didn't laugh

d)

No, I am not laughing at you

14.

Kintan and I were drawing a view of Bromo mountain two days ago.

The interrogative construction of past continuous tense above is?

a)

Are Kintan and I drawing a view of Bromo mountain two days ago?

b)

Do Kintan and I draw a view of Bromo mountain two days ago?

c)

Did Kintan and I draw a view of Bromo mountain two days ago?

d)

Were Kintan and I drawing a view of Bromo mountain two days ago?

15.

They didn't come to the party last week because we didin't ... them

a)

invite

b)

invited

c)

inviting

d)

invites

16.

Did architects ...the apartment in 2020?

a)

built

b)

build

c)

builds

d)

builded

17.

My mom ... at home at 6 o'clock

a)

arrive

b)

arrives

c)

arrived

d)

arriving

18.

Sam ... attend math class yesterday

a)

was not

b)

were not

c)

does not

d)

did not

19.

I……this scissors to cut the grass yesterday

a)

cutted

b)

cut

c)

cuts

d)

cutting

20.

My lil bro……..a new motorcycle last month

a)

have

b)

has

c)

had

d)

having

21.

While they were watching TV, their kids ________(sleep)

a)

sleeped

b)

slept

c)

was sleeping

d)

were sleeping

22.

I was listening to the radio when you ________(call) me.

a)

called

b)

calt

c)

were calling

d)

was calling

23.

(she / go) ________out to dinner when you saw her?

a)

did she gone

b)

did she went

c)

were she going

d)

was she going

24.

Hello Anna, what _______ (you / do) when I called you last night?

a)

do you do

b)

did you do

c)

didn't do

d)

were you doing

25.

When he opened the window, it __________ (snow).

a)

was snowed

b)

was snowing

c)

were snowing

d)

snowed

26.

How many people ___________(stand) in front of the company when she arrived?

a)

were standing

b)

was standing

c)

standed

d)

stantsted

27.

While they were watching TV, their kids ________(sleep)

a)

sleeped

b)

slept

c)

was sleeping

d)

were sleeping

28.

Hello Anna, what _______ (you / do) when I called you last night?

a)

do you do

b)

did you do

c)

didn't do

d)

were you doing

29.

She met them at the station while she _________ (wait) for her train.

a)

was waiting

b)

were waiting

c)

waited

d)

wanted

30.

We use the past simple for....

a)

For an action that started and ended in a concrete moment of the past

b)

For all the action in the past

c)

none of these options

d)

For an action that happened during a long time in the past

31.
I ......................... my car when it ......................... to rain.
a)
was driving / started
b)
drove / was starting
c)
drove / started
d)
was driving / was starting
32.
I ......................... the door while I ......................... in my room.
a)
was hitting / danced
b)
hit / was dancing
c)
hit / danced
d)
was hitting / was dancing
33.
I ......................... (wash) my car while he ......................... (watch) TV on the sofa.
a)
was washing / was watching
b)
washed / was watching
c)
washed / watched
d)
was washing / watched
34.
I ......................... (walk) down the street at the moment I realised I ......................... (not take) my keys.
a)
was walking / didn't take
b)
walked / wasn't taking
c)
walked / didn't take
d)
was walking / wasn't taking
35.
I ......................... (do) my homework yesterday.
a)
did
b)
do
c)
were doing
d)
doing
36.

past of the verb:

FALL

a)

fallen

b)

felt

c)

fell

d)

feel

37.

past of the verb:

DO

a)

didn't

b)

done

c)

did

d)

doen

38.

past of the verb:

COME

a)

comed

b)

coming

c)

camend

d)

came

39.

past of the verb:

live

a)

livent

b)

living

c)

lived

d)

livement

40.

past of the verb:

WANT

a)

wanting

b)

wanted

c)

want

d)

waiting

41.

Are these sentences in the Past Simple or in the Past Continuous? Choose the correct answer.


At two o'clock Sandra wasn't waiting for the train

a)

Past Continuous

b)

Past Simple

42.

Are these sentences in the Past Simple or in the Past Continuous? Choose the correct answer


Brian didn't talk to his friend on the phone

a)

Past Simple

b)

Past Continuous

43.

Are these sentences in the Past Simple or in the Past Continuous? Choose the correct answer


My parents visited Rome last year.

a)

Past Continuous

b)

Past Simple

44.

Are these sentences in the Past Simple or in the Past Continuous? Choose the correct answer


I didn't go to bed at 10 o'clock

a)

Past Simple

b)

Past Continuous

45.

Are these sentences in the Past Simple or in the Past Continuous? Choose the correct answer


Yesterday at three o'clock, Martha was chatting on the Internet.

a)

Past Simple

b)

Past Continuous

46.

Complete the sentence with the correct tense of the verb in CAPITAL LETTERS


He (a)   here only two days. BE

47.

Complete the sentence with the correct tense of the verb in CAPITAL LETTERS


I (a)   when the alarm rang. SLEEP

48.

Complete the sentence with the correct tense of the verb in CAPITAL LETTERS


We (a)   for the bus when it began to rain. WAIT

49.

Complete the sentence with the correct tense of the verb in CAPITAL LETTERS


I (a)   two books to read before the lecture. HAVE

50.

Complete the sentence with the correct tense of the verb in CAPITAL LETTERS


I (a)   to the lecture when my friend came in. LISTEN

51.

Complete the sentence with the correct tense of the verb in CAPITAL LETTERS


I (a)   in London in 2004. BE

52.

Complete the sentence with the correct tense of the verb in CAPITAL LETTERS


I (a)   my lesson when you called me. WRITE

53.

Choose the best option


I ____to my friends in the disco and the lights went off.

a)

talked

b)

was talking

54.

Choose the best option


A very strong boy came and ____me he knew me from the school.

a)

was telling

b)

told

55.

Choose the best option


We____and suddenly the music stopped

a)

danced

b)

were dancing

56.

Choose the best option


What____when she saw you ?

a)

did you do

b)

were you doing

57.

I ___________ (sleep) when you _________ (come).

(a)  

58.

Jack ______________ (have) a shower when the telephone _____________ (ring).

(a)  

59.

Yesterday at 12 o´clock, I (a)   (eat) a lunch.

60.

She _____________ (watch) TV when they ____________ (arrive).

(a)  

61.

It __________ (start) to rain when the children ____________ (play) in the park.

(a)  

62.

He ___________ (come), switched on the PC and ____________ (check) his e-mails.

(a)  

63.

We ______________ (sit) in the café when you _______________ (call).

(a)  

64.

While she ____________ (lay) on the beach, she ____________ (hear) a strange noise.

(a)  

65.

Yesterday at 5 p.m., I (a)   (write) a letter.

66.

We ___________ (walk) along the river when the kid ____________ (jump) into it.

(a)  

67.

I (be)___ a student in Moloxop School in 1998.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

to be

d)

to was

68.

A number of (duck) ___ (go) ___ through here, yesterday.

a)

duck/go

b)

ducks/go

c)

ducks/went

d)

duck/went

69.

While Tom (play)…… the piano, his mother was doing the washing-up.

a)

was playing

b)

were playing

c)

played

d)

play

70.

He (drink) some juice and then he ate a few chips.

a)

drink

b)

drank

c)

was drink

d)

were drink

71.

I (have) dinner when I suddenly heard a loud bang.

a)

was having

b)

were having

c)

had

d)

having

72.

I last (see)___ her at her house two ____ ago.

a)

saw/year

b)

seen/week

c)

see/months

d)

saw/months

73.

She (Win) ___ the gold medal in 1986.

a)

win

b)

won

c)

to won

d)

A, B, C

74.

He had taught in this school before he ( leave)____ for London.

a)

left

b)

leave

c)

leaving

d)

had left

75.

I didn't (see) ___you before.

a)

see

b)

saw

c)

seeing

d)

sees

76.

The poor (do)___ not have money.

a)

do

b)

does

c)

did

d)

done

77.

When Jane was doing a language course in Ireland, she (visit) Blarney Castle.

a)

visitted

b)

visitting

c)

visit

d)

visits

78.

When I (be) on my way home, I saw an accident.

a)

were

b)

was

c)

is

d)

be

79.

What you (do) ______ last night?

- I (do) ______ my homework.

a)

do/does

b)

do/do

c)

do/did

d)

did/did

80.

He (like) tomatoes before. But, I am eating its now

a)

like

b)

liked

c)

didn't like

d)

didn't liked

81.

I (study) French when I was a child.

a)

studies

b)

study

c)

studied

d)

were study

82.

When my father was working in the garden, an old friend (pass) by to see him.

a)

pass

b)

passed

c)

passing

d)

was passed

83.

When it (start) to rain, our dog wanted to come inside.

a)

start

b)

started

c)

was starting

d)

was started

84.

I (not / understand) what they were talking about.

a)

didn't understand

b)

not understand

c)

don't understand

d)

doesn't understand

85.

Alice saw/was seeing the accident when she was catching the bus

(a)  

86.

What were you doing/did you do when I called?

(a)  

87.

Quá khứ đơn dùng để diễn tả ...........................

a)

Hành động đã xảy ra

b)

Hành động sắp xảy ra

c)

Hành động sẽ xảy ra

d)

Hành động thường xuyên xảy ra

88.

Hiện tại tiếp diễn dùng để

a)

Hành động đã xảy ra

b)

Hành động thường xuyên xảy ra

c)

Hành động sẽ xảy ra

d)

Hành động đang xảy ra

89.

Always, often, usually, twice a week,... là dấu hiệu thì .............

a)

Hiện tại đơn

b)

Hiện tại tiếp diễn

c)

Quá khứ đơn

90.

Last night, Two years ago, yesterday morning, ...

là dấu hiệu thì .................

a)

Hiện tại tiếp diễn

b)

Quá khứ đơn

c)

Hiện tại đơn

91.

At the moment, now, Look! Listen! ..................

Là dấu hiệu thì .........................

a)

Hiện tại đơn

b)

Quá khứ đơn

c)

Hiện tại tiếp diễn

92.

Hiện tại đơn có thể dùng diễn tả .....................

a)

Thói quen 

b)

Thói quen trong quá khứ

c)

Hành động thường xuyên xảy ra

d)

Một lịch trình kế hoạch luôn xảy ra 

93.

Hiện tại tiếp diễn có thể diễn tả

a)

Hành động đang xảy ra ở thời điểm nói

b)

Hành động sắp xảy ra (tương lai gần)

c)

Hành động đang xảy ra cùng lúc với việc mình đang làm

d)

Hành động đang xảy ra ở thời điểm quá khứ

94.

Quá khứ được dùng để diễn tả .....................

a)

Hành động đang xảy ra

b)

Hành động thường xuyên xảy ra

c)

Thói quen trong quá khứ

d)

Các hành động đã xảy ra trong quá khứ

95.

Quá khứ tiếp diễn dùng để diễn tả ........................

a)

1 hành động đã xảy tại 1 thời điểm trong quá khứ

b)

1 hành động đang xảy ra tại 1 thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ

c)

11 hành động sẽ xảy ra tại 1 thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ

96.

Swim trong quá khứ là ...................

a)

Swam

b)

swum

c)

swang

d)

swimmed

97.

Have trong quá khứ là ...............

a)

Had

b)

Hadn't

c)

Haven

d)

Haved

98.

Do trong quá khứ là

a)

Done

b)

Died

c)

Doed

d)

Did

99.

To be trong quá khứ là ................

a)

was

b)

beed

c)

bed

d)

were

100.

Break trong quá khứ là .................

a)

broken

b)

breaked

c)

broke

d)

brik

101.

He/ she/ it đi với ..........

a)

Was và were

b)

is, am và was

c)

Were và is

d)

is và was

102.

You/ we/ they đi với .................

a)

am, is và are

b)

were và wasn't

c)

are và were

d)

aren't và was

103.

liên quan

(a)  

104.

lành nghề, khéo léo

(a)  

105.

phong trào

(a)  

106.

sự công bằng

(a)  

107.

truyền cảm hứng

(a)  

108.

đạt được

(a)  

109.

thành tựu

(a)  

110.

chiến thuật

(a)  

111.

nổi tiếng

(a)  

112.

sự nổi tiếng

(a)  

113.

gây tranh cãi

(a)  

114.

ảnh hưởng (v)

(a)  

115.

hào phóng

(a)  

116.

sự hào phóng

(a)  

117.

công nhận (v)

(a)  

118.

sự công nhận

(a)  

119.

tiên phong

(a)  

120.

cống hiến

(a)  

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