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WorksheetsY10 Past simple & Past continuous tenses
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
Actions happening one after another in the past are expressed by:
Past continuous
Past simple
An action happening at a particular time in the past is expressed by...
Past continuous
Past simple
Angela ____ (hurt) herself while she ____ (climb) up a tree.
(a)
When I --------- up this morning, it was snowing.
wake
wakes
woke
woken
The police car ____ (chase) the robbers when they ____ (hit) a lamppost.
(a)
Mary and Susan were cleaning the house ........the fire started.
when
while
which
My brother ____ (fall) on the ice while he ____ (skate).
(a)
Choose the correct verb tenses to complete the sentences.
"While I _______ (live) in Paris, I _______ (spend) three hours a day travelling to and from work."
was living, was spending
was living, spent
lived, spent
lived, was spending
Margie ____ (have) dinner when the fire alarm ____ (ring).
(a)
Mom ____ (injure) herself while she ____ (cut) onions.
(a)
If an action happened in the past, we use ....... to express it:
Past simple
Past continuous
She ____ (stare) at the ceiling when the door ____ (open).
(a)
I ____ (burn) myself while I ____ (put) milk on the stove.
(a)
When I ________ up this yesterday, the sun _____________
get/ shine
got/ shone
get/ is shining
got/ was shining
I ____ (see) an ambulance while I ____ (look) out of the window.
(a)
Choose the correct verb tenses to complete the sentences.
"Just as I _______ (get) into the bath, all the lights _______ (go) off."
got, went
was getting, was going
got, was going
was getting, went
Choose the correct verb tenses to complete the sentences.
"I can't remember how to answer this question. I must confess that I _______ (not listen) while the teacher _______ (explain) it to us."
didn't listen, was explaining
wasn't listening, was explaining
wasn't listening, explained
didn't listen, explained
Choose the correct verb tenses to complete the sentences.
"She _______ (add) more salt to the soup and then it _______ (taste) much better."
added, tasted
added, was tasting
was adding, was tasting
was adding, tasted
She __________ to school, ________ out her text book and ________ to learn.
gone/ took/ began
was going/ took/ began
went/ took/ began
went/ took/ begun
If we want to emphasize the duration of a past action, we use:
Past simple
Past continuous
