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Past simple / past continuous

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I was having a great time in Italy when I ____ my passport! Now I don't know how I will get home.

a)

lost

b)

was losing

c)

lose

2.

Mr. Kim was cooking dinner ____ the fire alarm went off.

a)

during

b)

when

c)

for

3.

I _____ a summer job in a department store while I was studying in university.

a)

got

b)

was getting

c)

gotten

4.

I _____ in a cafe when you called.

a)

sat

b)

was sitting

c)

sitting

5.

Suzie was watching TV when she ____ the noise.

a)

hear

b)

was hearing

c)

heard

6.

When I ______ in the room, everyone was working.

a)

was walking

b)

walk

c)

walked

7.

When her train got to the station, we ____ on the platform.

a)

wait

b)

were waiting

c)

was waiting

8.

At 7 pm last night, we _____ TV.

a)

were watching

b)

was watching

c)

watching

9.

What ______ when I ________ you last night?

a)

were you doing, called

b)

was you doing, called

c)

you did, was calling

d)

do, call

10.

He ________ at a bank when he ___ his wife.

a)

was work, was meet

b)

was working, met

c)

worked, meet

d)

was working, meeting

11.

My teacher ______ me a lot when I _______ to university.

a)

helped, apply

b)

was helping, was applied

c)

helped, was applying

d)

help, apply

12.

The car ________ to the finish line when the tire ____ off. Luckily, nobody got hurt.

a)

was racing, came

b)

raced, came

c)

raced, was come

d)

race, come

13.

While we ________ lunch, our friends _______ .

a)

making, arriving

b)

were making, arrived

c)

made, were arriving

d)

made, arrived

14.

How ____ they get lost when they _____ only a few miles from home.

a)

did, were

b)

do, were

c)

does, were

d)

doing, was