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Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I ____ video games, when my mum ____ dinner.

a)

was playing, was cooking

b)

played, was cooking

c)

playing, cooking

d)

was playing, cooked

2.

He ____, when his mum ____ him.

a)

read, called

b)

was reading, was calling

c)

reading, called

d)

was reading, called

3.

When dad ____ home, my brother ____ PS.

a)

comming, playing

b)

came, was play

c)

came, was playing

d)

came, played

4.

Yesterday at 8 p.m. I ____

a)

was cooking

b)

cooked

c)

were cooking

d)

cooking

5.

When he ____ TV, she ____ her homework

a)

was watching, did

b)

watched, did

c)

watchs, done

d)

was watching, was doing

6.

The sun ____ when a strange thing ____

a)

was shining, happened

b)

shined, was happening

c)

were shining, was happening

d)

shone, happening

7.

It ____ midnight when it ____

a)

be, rained

b)

were, rain

c)

was, was raining

d)

А что, rain - это глагол?!

8.

I ____ with my dog, when I ____ my friends on the street

a)

walked, saw

b)

was walking, saw

c)

walked, was seeing

d)

was walking, was seeing

9.

She ____ me while I ____ to Sochi

a)

was calling, drove

b)

called, drove

c)

called, was driving

d)

was calling, was driving

10.

I ____ my homewrk, when my dad ____ back from work.

a)

do, come

b)

did, was coming

c)

were doing, came

d)

was doing, came

11.

While I ____ a shower, my telephone ____

a)

was having, rung

b)

were having, rung

c)

was having, rang

d)

had, was ringing

12.

While I ____ videos on the phone, my friend ____

a)

was watching, sinked

b)

watched, was sinking

c)

was watching, sunk

d)

was watching, sank

13.

I ____ when my mum ____ me

a)

was eating, called

b)

eating, were call

c)

was eating, was calling

d)

was eat, called

14.

The party ____ and then your friends ____

a)

was starting, came

b)

were starting, were coming

c)

started, came

d)

started, were coming

15.

I ____ Kate 5 minutes ago. She ____ home

a)

was meeting, went

b)

met, was going

c)

was meeting, was going

d)

met, went

16.

He ____ to the supermarket, ____ some bread and ____ home

a)

was going, was buying, was going

b)

was going, bought, was going

c)

went, was buying, went

d)

went, bought, went

17.

When he ____, I ____ a plate

a)

danced, was breaking

b)

was dancing, was breaking

c)

danced, broke

d)

was dancing, broke

18.

It ____ when I ____ the house

a)

was raining, was leaving

b)

were raining, left

c)

was raining, left

d)

rained, was leaving

19.

He ____ TV when our mum ____ home

a)

watched, came

b)

was looking at, come

c)

was watching, came

d)

watched, was coming

20.

John ____ and Alison ____

a)

was sleeping, drew

b)

was sleep, was drawing

c)

slept, drew

d)

was slepping, was drawing

21.

____ my Chocopie?

a)

Did you eat

b)

Did you eating

c)

Did you ate

d)

Are you ate

22.

When I ____ her, she ____

a)

phoned, cried

b)

phone, was crying

c)

phoned, was cry

d)

phoned, was crying