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WorksheetsPast Simple vs. Past Progressive
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
When my friend Harry _________ off the ladder he _______________ the ceiling of his room
fall / paint
fell / was painting
fell / painted
falls / was painting
She ______ a great skier when she was young.
is
was
were
are
_______ (you, watch) television when I called you?
Do you watch
Were you watching
Did you watch
Are you watching
correct or incorrect?
He was plant trees in the garden at 4 pm yesterday.
correct
incorrect
Anne was (ride) (a) her bike to school when Peter saw her yesterday.
While people were talking to each other, he _______ his book.
read
reads
is reading
was reading
Ann _____ (wait) for me when I _______ (arrive).
was waiting / arrived
is waiting / arrives
was waiting / arrive
waits / arriving
Why was he (study) (a) on a Saturday night?
At this time last year, I _______ (attend) an English course.
attends
attending
attend
was attending
My parents ____ (work) when I came home.
are working
is working
were working
was working
_____ it _____ (rain) when you left?
was / raining
were / raining
is /raining
are / raining
I ......................my finger while I ..........................dinner.
cutted / was cooking
cut / cooked
cut / was cooking
What ______ you do at school yesterday?
do
are
go
did
_______ was your teacher last year?
What
How
Where
Who
We … in this restaurant two days ago.
ate
eaten
eating
eat
The monkey ______ playing. He ______ eating.
was/wasn't
weren't/were
wasn't/was
wasn't/wasn't
PUT IN ORDER:
Jane / What / doing / at / ten / o’clock / was / yesterday?
What Jane was doing at ten o’clock yesterday?
Yesterday at ten o’clock what Jane was doing?
What was Jane doing at ten o’clock yesterday?
I ................when the phone rang.
sleep
slept
is sleeping
was sleeping
