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Simple Past & Past Progressive

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

___ Mr. Griffin was playing tennis, Jun was doing his HW.

a)

If

b)

While

c)

Since

d)

Where

2.

Last summer, she ___ her cousins in Texas.

a)

visited

b)

was visited

c)

did visit

d)

visiting

3.

The lights ___ out when the tree fell on the power line.

a)

were going

b)

was going

c)

went

d)

go

4.

___ to Boston last weekend?

a)

Did you went

b)

Did you go

c)

Were you going

d)

Was you go

5.

___ to you? There's a big cut on your arm!

a)

What was happen

b)

What did happen

c)

What happened

d)

Happened

6.

Happiness is a kind of ___.

a)

journey

b)

disaster

c)

area

d)

emotion

7.

The ___ was a famous luxury ship that sank on th eway from England to America in 1912.

a)

Samurai

b)

Titanic

c)

Avenger

d)

Trojan

8.

If the day is calm, there is ___ wind.

a)

a lot of

b)

not much

c)

100 mph

d)

big

9.

A restless person can't ___.

a)

run

b)

walk

c)

sit still

d)

have friends

10.

Both voyage and journey are ___.

a)

topics

b)

admirers

c)

crews

d)

trips

11.

___ was a Japanese poet who wrote short poems called Haiku.

a)

Samurai

b)

Hirohito

c)

Emily Dickinson

d)

Basho

12.

TA's first quarter ends on ___.

a)

November 1st

b)

October 25th

c)

November 5th

d)

October 31st

13.

Pablo is going to show his moves at the ___ on Saturday, October 19th.

a)

Spirit Festival

b)

Fall Foliage

c)

Homecoming Dance

d)

ELL Class

14.

On Halloween, children get dressed in costumes, go door to door, and say, "___!"

a)

Give me candy

b)

Trick or Treat

c)

Watch out

d)

I'm scared

15.

The PSAT is ___.

a)

for practice

b)

important for college applications

c)

part of your ELL grade

d)

for seniors in high school

16.

I ______ about a yellow unicorn last night...

a)

dreamed

b)

slept

c)

thought

d)

imagined

17.

The dog ________ in the middle of the kitchen floor, looking at the door.

a)

Put

b)

was

c)

ran

d)

stood

18.

It was snowing last night. It ___________ so cold!

a)

touched

b)

Felt

c)

happened

d)

got

19.

Anna ___________ to class yesterday because she was at the hospital.

a)

didn't came

b)

not arrive

c)

didn't come

d)

didn't take

20.

Lucy ___________ her mother's watch, so she bought a new one.

a)

crashed

b)

forgot

c)

broke

d)

lost

21.

Yesterday at 5 o'clock I _______ (eat).

a)

was eating

b)

ate

c)

did eat

22.

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

23.

Tim ______ (cook) while Susan _______ (watch) TV.

a)

cooking / were watched

b)

was cooking / was watching

c)

cooked / watched

d)

was cooking / watched

24.

We _______ Monopoly when our neighbours rang at the door.

a)

played

b)

were making

c)

listened

d)

were playing

25.

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

a)

did Jane practise the piano

b)

was Jane practicing the piano when you came home?

c)

were Jane practicing the piano when you came home?

d)

jane was prcticing the piano when you came home?