Free Printable Past Simple and past Continuous

1.

Alan _______ out of the window when he ________ a UFO.

a)

a) was looking\was seeing

b)

b) was looking\saw

c)

c) looked\was seeing

d)

d) looked\saw

2.

I ________ along the road when I ________ an old friend.

a)

a) was walking\met

b)

b) was walking\meet

c)

c) walked\met

d)

c) walked\was meeting

3.

The baby _____________ when the telephone __________________.

a)

a) was sleeping\rang

b)

b) was sleeping\was ringing

c)

c) slept\was ringing

d)

d) slept\ rang

4.

As he ____________ for the bus he ___________ with a street lamp.

a)

a) ran\collided

b)

b) was running\collided

c)

c) ran\was colliding

d)

d) was running\was colliding

5.

I _______________ (eat) lunch when I _____________ (hear) a strange noise.

a)

ate / was hearing

b)

was eating / was hearing

c)

was eating / heard

d)

ate / heard

6.

We _________ to Spain when our car ________.

a)

were going/was breaking

b)

was going/was breaking

c)

went/ was breaking

d)

were going/broke

7.

I _________ (cook) when a fire ________ (start)

a)

cooked / started

b)

cooked / was starting

c)

were cooking / started

d)

was cooking / started

8.

While Ann __________ (do) her homework, her mother ___________ (call) her.

a)

was doing / called

b)

did / was calling

c)

was doing / was calling

d)

were doing / called

9.

I _________________ (play) the guitar, when a bird _________________ (fly) into my room.

a)

played / flew

b)

was playing / was flying

c)

was playing /flew

d)

played / was flying

10.

I _________ my car when it ________ to rain.

a)

was driving / started

b)

drove / was starting

c)

drove / started

d)

was driving / was starting

11.

The thieves _______ in the kitchen when the police ________ in.

a)

hid/came

b)

hided/ come

c)

was hiding / came

d)

were hiding / came

12.

My brother while he his bicycle and hurt himself.

a)

A. had fallen / rode

b)

B. was falling / rode

c)

C. fell / was riding

d)

D. had fallen / was riding

13.

I __________ (sit) in a cafe when you __________ (call).

a)

sat - called

b)

was sitting - were calling

c)

sat - call

d)

was sitting - called

14.

We use past continuous to talk about?

a)

an event that interrupts that action.

b)

an ongoing action in the past.

15.

We use Past Simple to talk about?

a)

an ongoing action in the past.

b)

an event that interrupts that action.

Past Simple and past Continuous

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

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