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Past Continuous or Simple

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

They ………… (study) two hours last night.

a)

study

b)

was studied

c)

were studying

2.

Sally ……… (eat) dinner last night when someone ……….. (knock) on the door

a)

was eating\ knocked

b)

ate\knocked

c)

were eating\knocking

3.

While I ……………. (study) last night, Fred ………… (drop by) to visit me.

a)

studied\dropped by

b)

was studying\was dropping by

c)

was studying\ dropped by

4.

My roommate’s parents ………………. (call) him last night while we …………….. (watch) TV.

a)

called\watched

b)

called\were watching

c)

called\was watching

5.

While they ……………… (travel) to China, Marco …………. (keep) a diary.

a)

tarvelled\kept

b)

were travelling\was keeping

c)

was travelling\kept

6.

Mrs. White ………………. (drive) past a house in Main Street when she ………… (see) the ground floor on fire.

a)

drove\saw

b)

was driving\saw

c)

drove\was seeing

7.

While he …………. (fly) off the Miami Coast, the pilot …………….. (see) sharks approaching the swimmers.

a)

flew\saw

b)

were flying\sees

c)

was flying\saw

8.

The fireman …………… (fight) the fire on a balcony below when he ………… (hear) someone’s shouts.

a)

fought\heard

b)

was fighting\heard

c)

fought\was hearing

9.

She ……… (die) while she ………….. (run) after a bus

a)

died\run

b)

was dying\was running

c)

died\was running