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Past Simple vs. Past Progressive

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When my friend Harry _________ off the ladder he _______________ the ceiling of his room

a)

fall / paint

b)

fell / was painting

c)

fell / painted

d)

falls / was painting

2.

She ______ a great skier when she was young.

a)

is

b)

was

c)

were

d)

are

3.

_______ (you, watch) television when I called you?

a)

Do you watch

b)

Were you watching

c)

Did you watch

d)

Are you watching

4.

correct or incorrect?

He was plant trees in the garden at 4 pm yesterday.

a)

correct

b)

incorrect

5.

Anne was (ride) (a)   her bike to school when Peter saw her yesterday.

6.

While people were talking to each other, he _______ his book.

a)

read

b)

reads

c)

is reading

d)

was reading

7.

Ann _____ (wait) for me when I _______ (arrive).

a)

was waiting / arrived

b)

is waiting / arrives

c)

was waiting / arrive

d)

waits / arriving

8.

Why was he (study) (a)   on a Saturday night?

9.

At this time last year, I _______ (attend) an English course.

a)

attends

b)

attending

c)

attend

d)

was attending

10.

My parents ____ (work) when I came home.

a)

are working

b)

is working

c)

were working

d)

was working

11.

_____ it _____ (rain) when you left?

a)

was / raining

b)

were / raining

c)

is /raining

d)

are / raining

12.
Who ............................................to you when I .............................you in the park?
a)
were talking / saw
b)
was talking / saw
c)
talking / saw
13.

I ......................my finger while I ..........................dinner.

a)

cutted / was cooking

b)

cut / cooked

c)

cut / was cooking

14.
While I was waiting for the bus it suddenly .............................to rain. 
a)
begin
b)
beginned
c)
began
15.

What ______ you do at school yesterday?

a)

do

b)

are

c)

go

d)

did

16.

_______ was your teacher last year?

a)

What

b)

How

c)

Where

d)

Who

17.

We … in this restaurant two days ago.

a)

ate

b)

eaten

c)

eating

d)

eat

18.

The monkey ______ playing. He ______ eating.

a)

was/wasn't

b)

weren't/were

c)

wasn't/was

d)

wasn't/wasn't

19.

PUT IN ORDER:

Jane / What / doing / at / ten / o’clock / was / yesterday?

a)

What Jane was doing at ten o’clock yesterday?

b)

Yesterday at ten o’clock what Jane was doing?

c)

What was Jane doing at ten o’clock yesterday?

20.

I ................when the phone rang.

a)

sleep

b)

slept

c)

is sleeping

d)

was sleeping