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Past simple vs past continuous

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Bij de past continuous gebruik je altijd een vorm van 'to be'.
a)
juist
b)
onjuist
2.
... ago, in ... en last month zijn signaalwoorden voor de past simple.
a)
juist
b)
onjuist
3.

Bij de past simple moet je altijd '(e)d' achter het werkwoord zetten.

a)

juist

b)

onjuist

4.

Maak de zin compleet met de juiste vormen van de werkwoorden:


May ______ her homework; she ______ maths when I came.

a)

finished - was studying

b)

was finishing - was studying

c)

was finishing - studied

5.

Maak de zin compleet met de juiste vormen van de werkwoorden:


The rain ____ while I _____ home from school.

a)

started - was walking

b)

was starting - walked

c)

was starting - was walking

6.

Maak de zin compleet met de juiste vormen van de werkwoorden:


I ____ an injured elephant while I _____ the zoo.

a)

saw - was visiting

b)

saw - visited

c)

was seeing - was visiting

7.
Wat is het dikgedrukte? When I phoned my friends, they were playing monopoly
a)
Past Simple
b)
Past Continuous
8.
Wat is het dikgedrukte? The kids were playing in the garden, when it suddenly began to rain
a)
Past Simple
b)
Past Continuous
9.
Wat is het dikgedrukte? I was practicing the guitar, when he came home.
a)
Past Simple
b)
Past Continuous
10.
Wat is het dikgedrukte? She broke her arm, when she was painting the room
a)
Past Simple
b)
Past Continuous
11.

Zet het werkwoord in de verleden tijd: I ...(go)... home early yesterday.

a)

go

b)

gone

c)

went

12.

Zet het werkwoord in de verleden tijd: ...(see)... him yesterday evening?

a)

See you

b)

Saw you

c)

Did you see

d)

Did you saw

13.

Zet het werkwoord in de verleden tijd: We ...(try)... to help him.

a)

tryed

b)

trying

c)

tried

14.

Zet het werkwoord in de verleden tijd: John and Brad ...(like)... the movie at all.

a)

not liked

b)

liked not

c)

didn't like

d)

didn't liked

15.
 I (sit) in a cafe when you (call)
a)
was sitting, called
b)
sat, were calling
16.
When her train  (get) to the station, we  (wait) on the platform.
a)
was getting, waited
b)
got, were waiting
17.
 Susie (watch) a film when she (hear) the noise
a)
watched, she was hearing
b)
was watching, heard
18.

When I came home, mom _________________ a meal.

a)

was cooking

b)

cooked

c)

was cooked

d)

cooking

19.

We ................... football when the bell rang.

a)

played

b)

were playing

c)

were played

d)

playing

20.

'When' is a signal word for the ...

a)

past simple

b)

past continuous

21.

'while' is a signal word for the ...

a)

past simple

b)

past continuous

22.

'two minutes ago' is a signal word for the ...

a)

past simple

b)

past continuous

23.

When I phoned my friends, they ______ monopoly.

a)

played

b)

were playing

c)

play

d)

was playing

24.

We really ______ the game last Sunday.

a)

enjoy

b)

were enjoying

c)

enjoyed

d)

was enjoying