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REVIEW - SIMPLE PAST VS PAST CONTINUOUS

Total questions: 106

Worksheet time: 3hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. After the conference, I _______that a man_____ the walls of the building.

a)

a. was seeing/ was painting

b)

b. saw/ was painting

c)

c. was seeing/ painted

2.

3. I ___the vase while I ____ the bookshelf.

a)

a. broke/ was cleaning

b)

b. broke/ cleaned

c)

was breaking/ was cleaning

3.

4. As soon as we walked into the room, we____ a noise. Someone______ my computer.

a)

a. heard/ used

b)

b. were hearing/ used

c)

c. heard/ was using

4.

5. The bus in which the football team_____ had an accident, but nobody______

a)

a. were travelling/ died

b)

b. travelled/ died

c)

c. were travelling/ were dying

5.

7. The police ___ him while he ___ to escape.

a)

a. caught/ tried

b)

b. caught/ was trying

c)

c. were catching/ was trying

6.

9. When I last ___ her she_____ high-heeled shoes.

a)

a. saw/ wore

b)

b. was seeing/ was wearing

c)

c. saw/ was wearing

7.

10. The sun ___, so we___ our clothes and got into the water.

a)

a. was shining/ took off

b)

b. shone/ took off

c)

c. shone/ were taking off

8.

I ______ the floor when I _______ a noise. (hear /sweep)

(a)  

9.

I think she _____ her new hat when I ____ her at the zoo. (wear/see)

(a)  

10.

While I ________ Tv, the doorbell rang.

a)

watched

b)

was watching

c)

watching

11.

Jack was finishing his presentation when the alarm clock________

a)

starting

b)

started

c)

was starting

12.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT SENTENCE

a)

While I was walking home, I saw an accident.

b)

While I walked home, I saw an accident.

13.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT SENTENCE

a)

When the mailman was comming, I was doing exercises.

b)

When the mailman came, I was doing exercises.

14.

When my mom ________, I was cleaning the house.

a)

arriving

b)

was arriving

c)

arrived

15.

I had dinner last night.

a)

SIMPLE PAST

b)

PAST CONTINUOUS

16.

I was studying and my friends were playing.

a)

SIMPLE PAST

b)

PAST CONTINUOUS

17.

At two o'clock Sandra wasn't waiting for the bus.

a)

SIMPLE PAST

b)

PAST CONTINUOUS

18.

Jhon didn't take the bus to work yesterday.

a)

SIMPLE PAST

b)

PAST CONTINUOUS

19.

We weren't flying to Usa in the morning.

a)

SIMPLE PAST

b)

PAST CONTINUOUS

20.

The children (a)   (play) in the park when it started to rain.

21.

2. I was watching a movie when I (a)   (notice) him standing outside.

22.

She arrived when I (a)   (have) a bath, so I couldn't answer the door!

23.

I (a)   (see) a famous celebrity when I was shopping on Oxford Street yesterday.

24.

The computer (a)   (break) when I was checking my bank balance.

25.

She was smiling until the terrible singer (a)   (come) on stage.

26.

I (a)   (live) in Cape Town when Michelle Obama visited.

27.

My parents were watching me carefully but my brother (a)   (distract) them so I could sneak out the window!

28.

I WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL YESTERDAY AT 9 PM

a)

SIMPLE PAST

b)

PAST CONTINUOUS

29.

THEY WERE GOING TO THE PARTY LAST SATURDAY AT 10 PM

a)

PAST CONTINUOUS

b)

SIMPLE PAST

30.

I WENT TO SPAIN 2 YEARS AGO

a)

SIMPLE PAST

b)

PAST CONTINUOUS

31.

I WAS SICK 4 DAYS AGO

a)

SIMPLE PAST

b)

PAST CONTINUOUS

32.

Camila __________ while she was climbing a mountain.

a)

broke her leg

b)

break her leg

c)

broken her leg

d)

breaked her leg

33.
He .......................................... the glass while he ............................................the washing up. 
a)
was dropping / did
b)
dropped / did
c)
dropped / was doing 
34.
They ....................................very fast when the car hit the tree. 
a)
was driving
b)
were driving
c)
drove
35.
Who ............................................to you when I .............................you in the park?
a)
were talking / saw
b)
was talking / saw
c)
talking / saw
36.
While I .....................................the bathroom, he .....................................TV ! 
a)
was cleaning / watched
b)
cleaned / was watching
c)
was cleaning / was watching 
37.

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

a)

cutted / was cooking

b)

cut / cooked

c)

cut / was cooking

38.
While I was waiting for the bus it suddenly .............................to rain. 
a)
begin
b)
beginned
c)
began
39.
Why .......................................................... when I came into the room?
a)
she was crying
b)
was she crying
c)
were she crying
40.
She ................................nervously outside the examination room when they ........................her. 
a)
was walking / called
b)
were walking / called
c)
walked / were calling
41.

I was playing the piano________Mark was listening to music

a)

WHEN

b)

WHILE

42.

Camila __________ while she was climbing a mountain.

a)

broke her leg

b)

break her leg

c)

broken her leg

d)

breaked her leg

43.

Hello Anna, what _______ (you / do) when I called you last night?

a)

do you do

b)

did you do

c)

didn't do

d)

were you doing

44.

I was listening to the radio when you ________(call) me.

a)

called

b)

were calling

c)

was calling

45.

She met them at the station while she _________ (wait) for her train.

a)

was waiting

b)

were waiting

c)

waited

d)

wanted

46.

Charlie _________ a really interesting website about dance music while ____________ the internet.

a)

a) was finding\surfed

b)

b) was finding\was surfing

c)

c) found\was surfing

d)

d) found\surfed

47.

WHAT CAR WAS SHE DRIVING?

a)

PAST CONTINUOUS

b)

SIMPLE PAST

48.

WHEN DID THE COMPANY START?

a)

PAST CONTINUOUS

b)

SIMPLE PAST

49.

WHY DID YOU EAT THAT FOOD?

a)

PAST CONTINUOUS

b)

SIMPLE PAST

50.

WHICH CHANNEL WERE YOU WATCHING AT 10:00 PM YESTERDAY?

a)

SIMPLE PAST

b)

PAST CONTINUOUS

51.

We ___________ volleyball with Mary, when you _________ me.

a)

were playing - called

b)

played - were calling

c)

have been playing - called

52.

While the teacher __________) in, they ___________________________ English.

a)

came - were studying

b)

was coming - studied

c)

was coming - were studying

53.

The baby ___________________ when the telephone ________________.

a)

slept - was ringing

b)

was sleeping - rang

c)

slept - rang

54.

As I __________________ in the streets of Holland, I __________________an old friend of mine

a)

walked - met

b)

was walking - met

c)

walked - was meeting

55.

I _________ my car keys while I ____________ an ice cream

a)

was losing - bought

b)

lost - bought

c)

lost - was buying

56.

I____________ for my purse when I _____________ my credit card.

a)

looked - dropped

b)

was looking - dropped

c)

looked - was dropping

57.

While my father ________, my uncle _____________ me to the airport yesterday.

a)

was working - took

b)

worked - took

c)

was working - was taking

58.

Rose _______________ when she _______ her ankle.

a)

was dancing - was hurting

b)

danced - hurt

c)

was dancing - hurt

59.

When I ____________ it _______________ heavily.

a)

got up - was raining

b)

was getting up - was raining

c)

was getting - rained

60.

I ____________ the thief while he was getting into my neighbor’s house.

a)

was seeing - got

b)

saw - got

c)

saw - was getting

61.

When he opened the window, it __________ (snow).

a)

was snowed

b)

was snowing

c)

were snowing

d)

snowed

62.

(she / go) ________out to dinner when you saw her?

a)

did she gone

b)

did she went

c)

were she going

d)

was she going

63.

Her plane didn't landed yet when we________ (arrive) at the airport.

a)

were arrived

b)

arrived

c)

was arriving

d)

arrivent

64.

How many people ___________(stand) in front of the company when she arrived?

a)

were standing

b)

was standing

c)

standed

d)

stantsted

65.

We were walking in the mountains when we_________ (see) a strange animal.

a)

seed

b)

saw

c)

seen

d)

stoped

66.
I ......................... my car when it ......................... to rain.
a)
was driving / started
b)
drove / was starting
c)
drove / started
d)
was driving / was starting
67.
I ......................... the door while I ......................... in my room.
a)
was hitting / danced
b)
hit / was dancing
c)
hit / danced
d)
was hitting / was dancing
68.
I ......................... the door while I ......................... in my room.
a)
was hitting / danced
b)
hit / was dancing
c)
hit / danced
d)
was hitting / was dancing
69.
I ......................... (walk) down the street at the moment I realised I ......................... (not take) my keys.
a)
was walking / didn't take
b)
walked / wasn't taking
c)
walked / didn't take
d)
was walking / wasn't taking
70.

Sylvia _____________ when she ___________ the DVDs

a)

was running / dropped

b)

ran / dropped

c)

was running / was dropping

d)

ran / was dropping

71.

They _________ when you _________ for remote control.

a)

aren't listening / were asking

b)

weren't listening / were asking

c)

weren't listening / asked

d)

listened / asked

72.

______ you __________ anything when I ______ you?

a)

Are / doing / called

b)

Were / doing / calling

c)

Did / do / was calling

d)

Were / doing / called

73.

________ you ____________ my friends while you ______________ to school?

a)

Are / see / went

b)

Did / see / were going

c)

Did / saw / were going

d)

Were / see / went

74.

We _____________ home when the accident ___________.

a)

were driving / happened

b)

drove / happened

c)

drove / was happening

d)

were drive / happened

75.

I ____________ with my son when you _______________ .

a)

played, called

b)

was playing, were calling

c)

was playing, called

d)

played, were calling

76.

When we ________________ home, we discovered that water _________________ down the walls.

a)

reached, ran

b)

reached, was running

c)

was reaching, was running

d)

was reaching, run

77.

The doorbell ____________ while I _____________ a bath.

a)

was ringing, was having

b)

was ringing. had

c)

rang, was having

d)

rang, had

78.

The students ___________ cards when the teacher ________ in.

a)

were playing / came

b)

came / was coming

c)

were playing / come

d)

played / came

79.

When we _________to the party, everyone

a)

got - was dancing

b)

were getting - dancing

80.

WHAT IS THE SIMPLE PAST OF WRITE?

a)

wrote

b)

written

c)

writed

d)

writen

81.

You ____ in the park when you ____ her.

a)

walked / were meeting

b)

walked / didn't met

c)

were walking / met

82.

 

 

We ­­­­­­­­­____________ football when the bell rang.

a)

played

b)

were played

c)

were playing

d)

playing

83.

What ____________ when the rain started?

a)

do

b)

were you doing

c)

were do

d)

were you did

84.

When I came to class, the teacher ____________ there.

a)

weren't

b)

be

c)

wasn't

d)

being

85.

When I came home, mom _________________ a meal.

a)

was cooking

b)

was cooked

c)

cooked

d)

were cooking

86.

She didn't complete the test when the time _______ over.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

be

d)

was

87.

While she was talking on the phone, ___________.

a)

the door has opened

b)

the door opened.

c)

opened

d)

door open

88.

The students _____________ cards when the teacher _____________ in.

a)

played / were coming

b)

were playing / came

c)

was playing / was coming

d)

was playing / came

89.

Julie _______ her bedroom when she _______ a huge spider on the wall.

a)

was tidying / was finding

b)

tidied / found 

c)

was tidying / found

d)

were tidying / found

90.

I _____________ my finger while I_____________ dinner.

a)

cutted / was cooking

b)

cut / cooked

c)

cut / were cooking

d)

cut / was cooking 

91.

My dad __________ asleep while he ___________ in the sun.

a)

fell / lay

b)

were / were lying

c)

fell / was laying

d)

fall / was lying

92.

I was watching a movie when I ___________ him standing outside.

a)

saw

b)

was seeing

c)

see

d)

were seeing

93.

While Tom _____________, Kate _____________ a documentary on TV.

a)

read / watched

b)

was reading / was watching

c)

was reading / were watching

d)

read / was watching

94.

Tina ___________________ when she fell and hurt her leg.

a)

were dancing

b)

danced

c)

was dancing

d)

were danced

95.

I ____________ the door while I ___________ in my room.

a)

were hitting / was dancing

b)

hit / danced

c)

was hitting / danced

d)

hit / was dancing

96.

When I ______ Justin ________ to my room.

a)

Read-come

b)

Read- was coming

c)

Was reading - came

97.

The past tense of THINK is:

a)

Thinked

b)

Thonk

c)

Think

d)

Thought

98.

I (sit) in a cafe when you (call)

a)

I was sitting in a cafe when you called.

b)

I sat in a cafe when you were calling.

c)

I was sitting in the cafe when you were calling.

d)

I sat in the cafe when you called.

99.

Sarah ______________a cup while she was cleaning.

a)

was breaking

b)

broke

c)

were

d)

were breaking

100.

I __________________ at the bus stop when it rained. I was already at home.

a)

did

b)

didn’t wait

c)

were

d)

wasn’t waiting

101.

Tom’s phone rang while we _________________ the test.

a)

took

b)

were taking

c)

take

d)

was

102.

We _____________________ a good movie when Dad called.

a)

watch

b)

were watching

c)

watched

d)

were

103.

I got up late, so I _____________________ my email before I went to school.

a)

wasn’t checking

b)

was

c)

were

d)

didn’t check

104.

I didn’t turn on the TV __________________my friends were visiting.

a)

when

b)

while

105.

We were sleeping ______________the storm started.

a)

when

b)

while

106.

______________Marcus was texting his sister, he dropped his phone.

a)

When

b)

While

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