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Past simple and past continuous

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

She ________ when the shark _________ her.

a)

surf / attack

b)

surfing / attacked

c)

was surfing / was attacking

d)

was surfing / attacked

2.
Julie ...................................her bedroom when she ...................a huge spider on the wall. 
a)
was tidying / was finding
b)
was tidying / found
c)
tidied / found 
3.
I was watching a movie when I _______ (see) him standing outside.
a)
was seeing
b)
saw
c)
see
d)
were seeing
4.

.Last night I ________________ in bed when I suddenly ________________ a scream. (read, hear)

a)

read - heard

b)

was reading - was hearing

c)

was reading - heard

d)

read - was hearing

5.

She ________________ a bright yellow dress when I ________________ her last (wear, see)

a)

wore - saw

b)

was wearing - was seeing

c)

weared - was seeing

d)

was wearing - saw

6.

George ________________ off the ladder while he ________________ the ceiling. (fall, paint)

a)

fell - painted

b)

fell - was painting

c)

was falling - was painting

d)

was falling - painted

7.

Câu nào đúng trong các câu sau

a)

I played football when she called me.

b)

I was play football when she called me.

c)

I was playing football when she called me.

d)

I played football when she was calling me.

8.

I was watched a reality show on TV at the present.

Câu trên sai ở đâu?

a)

was

b)

watched

c)

at the present

d)

was watched

9.

Câu nào sau đây chia đúng thì?

a)

She studies English on Saturday.

b)

My parents drive to work now.

c)

I flied to Belize every year.

d)

They are watching football at 12 p.m yesterday.

10.

While I________the floor, Mrs. Paker began cooking

a)

swept

b)

was sweeping

c)

has swept

d)

has been sweeping

11.

I ________ about him when suddenly he came in.

a)

talk

b)

talked

c)

am talking

d)

was talking

12.

Choose the answer that needs correcting.

She was walking to the library to borrow some books when she was seeing a robbery.

a)

was walking

b)

the

c)

some

d)

was seeing

13.

He ___________ at a party when he ___________ his girlfriend.

a)

danced / met

b)

danced / was meeting

c)

was dancing / met

d)

was danced / was meeting

14.

While Lan ____ as a volunteer in the countryside, she met an old friend.

a)

was working

b)

worked

c)

is working

d)

works

15.

I was revising for my civics class when my dad ____ me about the volunteer job.

a)

was telling

b)

told

c)

tell

d)

telling

16.

We saw many unhappy children while we ____ people in remote areas.

a)

were helping

b)

helped

17.

He was sorting the donations when he ____ how generous people were.

a)

was realising

b)

realised

18.

Sắp xếp lại thành câu hoàn chỉnh

a)

They

b)

were cleaning

c)

the streets

d)

when it started

e)

to rain

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
19.

Sắp xếp từ thành câu hoàn chỉnh

a)

I

b)

was watching TV

c)

when

d)

I saw the floods

e)

and landslides in the area.

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
20.

Sắp xếp lại thành câu hoàn chỉnh

a)

Tim was searching for

b)

employment opportunities

c)

when

d)

he found a job advert

e)

from a non-gov ernment organisation

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)