Worksheetspast simple vs past continuous test
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 33mins
They (a) (drive) very fast when the car hit the tree.
Where (a) (you, buy) these beautiful shoes?
The kids (a) (not, sleep) when I entered their bedroom.
I ......................my finger while I ..........................dinner.
cutted / was cooking
cut / cooked
cut / was cooking
Why (a) (she, cry) when I came into the room?
I was preparing when they (a) (come)
What (a) (Peter, do) when you knocked on his door.
The sun ............................ when I ................................ this morning
shone / got up
was shining / got up
was shining / were getting up
were shining / got up
...................... you called me last night, I was studying for the test
when
while
When my mom ................. home, my sister .....................
came / was sleeping
was coming / was sleeping
came / slept
was coming / slept
Last weekend Susan ...................... and .................... her leg.
was falling / broke
fell / was breaking
was falling / was breaking
fell / broke
You (a) (wear) a new dress to the party last night.
We .................. some old photographs while we ...................our room.
found / were tidying
were finding / tidied
found / tidied
were finding / were tidying
I (a) (walk) home when I met my old friend from primary school.
She ... (not become) a professional singer.
became
not became
didn't became
didn't become
My brother .... (want) to get a job in this cafe.
watnted
didn't want
didn't wanted
want
... you ... (see) her at the party?
Did... saw
Did ... see
Do ... saw
Do ... see
Tim ... (go) to Ireland last summer.
(a)
My friends and I ... (not, watch) TV last night
(a)
You ... (play) football in the park yestrday.
play
played
didn't play
didn't played
... Chris ... (study) art last year?
Do ... study
Does ... study
Did ... study
Did ... studied
... they ... (get) married last summer?
Did ... get
Did ... got
Does ... get
Do ... get
When I came home, mom (a) (cook) a meal.
We ................... football when the bell rang.
played
were playing
were played
playing
What (a) (you, do) when the rain started?
The school gardener (a) (dig) in the school garden all yesterday evening.
You ....... visiting your friends
was
were
are
is
........ she reading a magazine when Peter arrived?
were
was
do
did
They ............... watching a film yesterday afternoon
weren`t
wasn`t
don`t
isn`t
Ann ................. cleaning her room when her mother called her
weren`t
doesn`t
didn`t
wasn`t
We were ................ around the park
climb
doesn`t run
running
is eating
They ____ (not/do) their homework yesterday at 3 o'clock
was not doing
were not doing
was not do
I _______ well last night.
slept
sleep
sleeped
don't sleep
He was talking when the ball (a) (hit) him.
She (a) (eat) a huge breakfast and drank a lot of coffee this morning.
He _________ dinner when the fire started.
cooked
was cooking
were cooking
Maggie (a) (ride) her horse when she hit the tree.
He was working late at work last night when he _______ asleep at his desk.
falled
fell
was falling
Marie ____________ late this morning, so she missed the first class.
waked up
woke up
was waking up
It started to rain as they (a) (dance) .
When we (a) (see) the giraffe at the zoo, we felt happy.
When I woke up this morning, it was raining and my parents ______________ in the kitchen.
sang
was singing
were singing
Because of the rain, we ______________ to the beach yesterday afternoon.
didn't go
wasn't going
weren't going
I (a) (not, listen) when the teacher asked me a question. She was pretty angry.
