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Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Alice .............. the accident when she was catching the bus.

a)

saw

b)

was seeing

c)

was saw

2.

What ........ when I called?

a)

did you do

b)

were you doing

3.

I ...................my friends last summer holiday.

a)

didn’t visit

b)

weren’t visiting

4.

While people were talking to each other, he (a)   (read) his books.

5.

I last (see)___ her at her house two ____ ago.

a)

saw/year

b)

seen/week

c)

see/months

d)

saw/months

6.

I __________ a game show on TV at 9 o’clock last night.

 

a)

was watching

b)

were watching

c)

watch

d)

watched

7.

Jim __________ an accident when he __________ home but luckily he wasn't badly injured.

a)

had/ drove

b)

was having/ drove

c)

had/ was driving

8.

My sister is so careless. Yesterday she __________ two bowls while she __________ the washing-up.

a)

broke/ did

b)

broke/ was doing

c)

was breaking/ was doing

9.

We had a peaceful evening yesterday. While the kids __________ books, we __________ cards.

a)

read/ played

b)

were reading/ played

c)

were reading/ were playing

10.

Yesterday morning, my father __________ water for his paddy field.

a)

collected

b)

was collecting

11.

I ……………………. (watch) a documentary at 9 pm last night.

a)

was watching

b)

watched

12.

Karen was sitting in front of the TV when the power ………………. (go) off.

a)

was going out

b)

went out

13.

When she _____ her room, her mother called her. (clean)

a)

was cleaning

b)

cleaned

c)

were cleaning

d)

was clean

14.

My friend .............me while I .....................the homework

a)

was phoning / was doing

b)

phoned / was doing

c)

phoned / did

d)

were phoning / were doing

15.

Who ............................................to you when I .............................you in the park?

a)

were talking / saw

b)

was talking / saw

c)

talking / saw

16.

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

a)

cutted / was cooking

b)

cut / cooked

c)

cut / was cooking 

17.

What ____ you ____ when the accident happened?

a)

are, do

b)

are, doing

c)

was, do

d)

were, doing

18.

When I left the house, two dogs ____ _____ on the street.

a)

was walk

b)

were walk

c)

was walking

d)

were walking

19.

The film (start) at eight and (finish) at ten.




(a)  

20.

While we (walk) to school, we (see) Kim and Amy.




(a)  

21.

She (close) the door, (take off) her jacket and (sit down) on the sofa.




(a)  

22.

He (look) outside and saw that his dog (go) outside without him.




(a)  

23.

I ______ (read) a comic when I _______ (fall) asleep




(a)  

24.

My mum ______ (live) in London when she _____ (meet) my dad




(a)  

25.

They (study) in the library when the fire alarm went off.

(a)