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Simple Past x Past Progressive

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You ____________ the English class very well this morning.

a)

understanding

b)

was understanding

c)

were understanding

d)

are understandig

2.

I _______ her two years ago.

a)

meet

b)

meeted

c)

met

d)

meeting

3.

We____________ at the table in that moment.

a)

was siting

b)

were siting

c)

were sitting

d)

was sitting

4.

He _______ his dinner on the table.

a)

leave

b)

leaved

c)

leaving

d)

left

5.

My siblings ______________ a movie while I was cooking.

a)

watched

b)

watching

c)

are watching

d)

watchen

6.

Did you _________ to the movies last weekend?

a)

went

b)

gone

c)

going

d)

go

7.

Yesterday, he ______________ .

a)

were running

b)

was running

c)

was runin

d)

were runing

8.

My best friend ___________(wait) when I ___________(arrive) at school.

a)

was waiting / arrived

b)

waited / arrived

c)

were waiting / arrived

d)

waited / was arriving

9.

How fast________(you/drive) when the accident _________ (happen)?

a)

you were driving/happened

b)

did you drive /happened

c)

were you drive/happened

d)

were you driving / happened

10.

I _______________ (eat) lunch when I _____________ (hear) a strange noise.

a)

ate / was hearing

b)

was eating / was hearing

c)

was eating / heard

d)

ate / heard

11.

While she ________________(take) a shower, the phone ________________(ring).

a)

took / rang

b)

took / was ringing

c)

was taking / was ringing

d)

was taking / rang

12.

We ________________ to Spain in 2012.

a)

were going

b)

was going

c)

went

d)

go

13.

While we _________________ (watch) the film, my brother _________________ (come).

a)

watched / came

b)

were watching / came

c)

were watching / was coming

d)

watch / was coming

14.

I _________________ (play) the guitar, when a bird _________________ (fly) into my room.

a)

played / flew

b)

was playing / was flying

c)

was playing /flew

d)

played / was flying

15.

I _____________ (cross) the street when I (see) my best friend.

a)

crossed / was seeing

b)

crossed / saw

c)

was crossing / was seeing

d)

was crossing / saw

16.

While he ____________(sleep), they ___________ (rob) his house.

a)

was sleeping / robbed

b)

was sleeping / were robbing

c)

slept / robbed

d)

slept / were robbing

17.

what is the structure of the past progressive?

a)

Verb + Subject + did

b)

Subject + to be (in past) + ing

c)

Subject + ing + to be + complement

18.

We _______ Monopoly when our neighbours rang at the door.

a)

played

b)

were making

c)

listened

d)

were playing

19.

(Jane/practise)______ the piano when you came home?

a)

did Jane practicing

b)

was Jane practicing

c)

were Jane practicing

d)

Jane was practicing

20.

She ______ videogame when George arrived.

a)

will play

b)

was play

c)

was plaing

d)

was playing