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Past Simple Vs Past Continuous

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
They ....................................very fast when the car hit the tree. 
a)
was driving
b)
were driving
c)
drove
2.

I was reading a book while my sister _______the piano.

a)

was playing

b)

were playing

c)

played

3.

While he _________, the phone rang.

a)

was sleeping

b)

were sleeping

c)

sleep

4.

He was watching TV when the lights _______.

a)

went out

b)

go out

c)

were going out

5.

When I ___________ (arrive) at the party, they _________ (eat) cake.

a)

arrrived/ate

b)

arrived/were eating

c)

was arriving/were eating

d)

was arriving/ate

6.

We ________ (watch) TV when we _______ (hear) a strange sound upstairs.

a)

were watching/heard

b)

were watching/heared

c)

watched/heard

d)

watched/were hearing

7.

I wasn't at home at eight o'clock. I _______ (walk) to school

a)

was walking

b)

walked

c)

were walking

d)

walkked

8.

My dad ______ (listen) to music when I ______ (arrive) home from school.

a)

listened/arrived

b)

was listening/arrived

c)

was listening/were arriving

d)

listened/was arriving

9.

When I --------- up this morning, it was snowing.

a)

wake

b)

wakes

c)

woke

d)

woken

10.

We -------- television when the power went off.

a)

were watching

b)

watching

c)

was watching

d)

watched

11.

When you called yesterday at 8:00, I ---------- the floor.

a)

mopped

b)

mop

c)

was mopping

d)

were mopping

12.

I was listening to the radio when Adam ---------.

a)

phoned

b)

phone

c)

phones

d)

was phoning

13.

I ----------- downstairs when I heard the doorbell."

a)

was going

b)

were going

c)

went

d)

go

14.

--------- I was doing the gardening, the telephone rang.

a)

While

b)

When

15.

He was driving very fast ----- the police stopped him.

a)

while

b)

when

16.

While we (a)   (wait) for our plane we saw some old schoold friends.

17.

The police (a)   (stop) the driver because he was going over the speed limit.

18.

Sally (a)   (have) a shower when her friend phoned.

19.

Teresa was cycling to work when she (a)   (have) an accident.

20.

What did you do while you (a)   (stay) in mountains?