WorksheetsPast Simple vs Past Continuous
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 50mins
I to be a pilot when I was young.
was wanting
wanted
was wanted
The train _____ on time yesterday.
arrived
was arrive
was arriving
Why _____ for so long yesterday?
did the baby cry
did the baby crying
was the baby crying
We were in a difficult situation. We ____ what to do.
didn’t know
were not knowing
not know
He usually meets his sister on Fridays but he ____ her last Friday.
wasn’t visiting
didn’t visit
weren’t visiting
What ____ at 6 p.m. yesterday?
did you do
were you doing
was you doing
Where ____ when I met you yesterday?
were you going
did you going
did you went
Kate ____ along the country road when her car broke down.
was driving
drove
was drive
The firm went bankrupt and I ____ my job.
was losing
losing
lost
I felt sick yesterday. I ____ something rotten.
was eating
ate
were eating
Which exams ____ at school?
did you took
were you taking
did you take
We ____ climbing in the mountains last summer.
went
were going
did go
Kelly ____ near the river at 4 p.m. yesterday.
were sunbathing
was sunbathing
sunbathed
The bike is ok now. My dad ____ it yesterday.
repaired
were repairing
was repair
The editor of the magazine ____ to print the article.
wasn’t allowing
weren’t allowing
didn’t allow
Darrel couldn’t find his old hat. His sister ____ it away long time ago.
was throwing
throwed
threw
Greg ____ in a test when his teacher noticed it.
was cheating
cheated
was cheat
I ____ for the way out of the centre but couldn’t find it.
looked
was looking
were looking
Titanic ____ in the Atlantic many years ago.
was sinking
sinked
sank
When ____ lobsters?
did you last eat
was you last eating
did you last eating
My grandma ____ apple trees while she lived in the country.
were planting
was planting
planted
Agatha Christie ____ a lot of detective stories.
wrote
were writing
was writing
Why is the dog so hungry? I ____ it yesterday night.
wasn’t feeding
didn’t fed
didn’t feed
At the time Jack returned home from England his father ____ in the Baltic Sea.
sailed
were sailing
was sailing
Madonna ____ popular when she was young.
was becoming
became
was become
