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Past simple and past continuous

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I was doing my homework when the stone ____ the window.

a)

hit

b)

was hitting

c)

hitted

2.

Everyone _____ outside when the car arrived.

a)

was waiting

b)

waited

c)

were waiting

3.

Ryan and I _____ his foot.

a)

were playing tennis when Ryan broke

b)

played tennis when Ryan broke

c)

played tennis when Ryan was broking

4.

When we _____.

a)

watched TV. Dad was arriving home

b)

were watching TV. Dad arrived home

c)

were watching Tv. Dad was arriving home

5.

Jason _____.

a)

was collecting his prize when his mobile phone was ringing

b)

collected his prize when his mobile phone was ringing

c)

was collecting his prize when his mobile phone rang

6.

We _____ dinner when you called round.

a)

didn't have

b)

weren't having

c)

didn't be having

7.

Nobody _____ it off.

a)

watched the TV so we were switching

b)

watched the TV so we switched

c)

was watching the TV so we switched

8.

I was listening to the radio when I _____ someone knew.

a)

heard

b)

was hearing

c)

were hearing

9.

_____?

a)

What were they doing when the electricity went off

b)

What did they do when the electricity was going off

c)

Did they do when the electricity went off

10.

What _____ when you saw him?

a)

dis Max do

b)

was Max doing

c)

did Max

11.

I found my toy when I _____ my room.

a)

was tidying

b)

tidied

c)

have tidied

12.

Grandpa _____ some old coins when he was working in the garden.

a)

was finding

b)

found

c)

did find

13.

When the children were visiting the zoo, an elephant _____.

a)

was escaping

b)

was escaped

c)

escaped

14.

The phone _____ when I was doing my homework.

a)

ring

b)

rang

c)

did ring

15.

What _____?

a)

were you doing when the storm started

b)

were you doing when the storm was starting

c)

did you do when the storm was starting

16.

What was she _____ while her mother _____ lunch?

a)

doing/ was making

b)

doing/ made

c)

did/ was making

17.

While people _____ to each other, he _____ his book.

a)

talked/ was reading

b)

were talking/ was reading

c)

were talking/ read

18.

Yesterday I _____ to the library, next I _____ a swim, later I _____ Julie for coffee.

a)

went/ had/ met

b)

went/ was having/ was meeting

c)

was going/ had/ met

19.

While I _____ TV, the doorbell _____ .

a)

was watching/ rang

b)

was watching/ was ringing

c)

watched/ was ringing

20.

My mom _____ me while I _____ dinner. (telephone/eat)

a)

was telephoning/ ate

b)

was telephoning/ was eating

c)

telephoned/ was eating