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past simple vs past continuous test

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
I .............................home when I met my old friend from primary school. 
a)
walked
b)
was walking 
c)
was coming
2.
What ..........................................yestarday at  p.m. ?
a)
was you doing
b)
were you doing 
c)
did you
3.

They (a)   (drive) very fast when the car hit the tree. 

4.
He .......................................... the glass while he ............................................the washing up. 
a)
was dropping / did
b)
dropped / did
c)
dropped / was doing 
5.

Where (a)   (you, buy) these beautiful shoes?

6.
Who ............................................to you when I .............................you in the park?
a)
were talking / saw
b)
was talking / saw
c)
talking / saw
7.
While I .....................................the bathroom, he .....................................TV ! 
a)
was cleaning / watched
b)
cleaned / was watching
c)
was cleaning / was watching 
8.

The kids (a)   (not, sleep) when I entered their bedroom. 

9.
He ................................at 7, .........................a shower and left the house. 
a)
got up / was having
b)
got up / had
c)
was getting up / had
10.

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

a)

cutted / was cooking

b)

cut / cooked

c)

cut / was cooking

11.

Why (a)   (she, cry) when I came into the room?

12.
I ....................................so much time studying when I was a child. 
a)
didn't spent
b)
didn't spend
c)
was spending
13.
She ................................nervously outside the examination room when they ........................her. 
a)
was walking / called
b)
were walking / called
c)
walked / were calling
14.
What ................................................ for dinner ?
a)
did you bought
b)
were you buying
c)
did you buy
15.
Everyone ...................................carefully while the teacher ....................................... a new topic. 
a)
were listening / was explaining
b)
was listening / explained
c)
was listening / was explaining
16.
The teacher ..........................her while she ......................................during the test. 
a)
caught / was cheating
b)
caught / cheated
c)
was catching / was cheating 
17.
We found a wallet ..............................we were walking in the park. 
a)
when
b)
and
c)
while
18.
I ....................................... the food when the guests .................................. . 
a)
was still preparing / were arriving
b)
was still preparing / arrived
c)
still prepared / were arriving
19.
They ...................................... their homework when we got home. They .......................................computer games!
a)
didn't do / were playing
b)
weren't doing / played
c)
weren't doing / were playing
20.

I was preparing when they (a)   (come)

21.

What (a)   (Peter, do) when you knocked on his door.

22.

The sun ............................ when I ................................ this morning

a)

shone / got up

b)

was shining / got up

c)

was shining / were getting up

d)

were shining / got up

23.

...................... you called me last night, I was studying for the test

a)

when

b)

while

24.

When my mom ................. home, my sister .....................

a)

came / was sleeping

b)

was coming / was sleeping

c)

came / slept

d)

was coming / slept

25.

Last weekend Susan ...................... and .................... her leg.

a)

was falling / broke

b)

fell / was breaking

c)

was falling / was breaking

d)

fell / broke

26.

You (a)   (wear) a new dress to the party last night.

27.

We .................. some old photographs while we ...................our room.

a)

found / were tidying

b)

were finding / tidied

c)

found / tidied

d)

were finding / were tidying

28.

I (a)   (walk) home when I met my old friend from primary school. 

29.

She ... (not become) a professional singer.

a)

became

b)

not became

c)

didn't became

d)

didn't become

30.

My brother .... (want) to get a job in this cafe.

a)

watnted

b)

didn't want

c)

didn't wanted

d)

want

31.

... you ... (see) her at the party?

a)

Did... saw

b)

Did ... see

c)

Do ... saw

d)

Do ... see

32.

Tim ... (go) to Ireland last summer.

(a)  

33.

My friends and I ... (not, watch) TV last night

(a)  

34.

You ... (play) football in the park yestrday.

a)

play

b)

played

c)

didn't play

d)

didn't played

35.

... Chris ... (study) art last year?

a)

Do ... study

b)

Does ... study

c)

Did ... study

d)

Did ... studied

36.

... they ... (get) married last summer?

a)

Did ... get

b)

Did ... got

c)

Does ... get

d)

Do ... get

37.

When I came home, mom (a)   (cook) a meal.

38.

We ................... football when the bell rang.

a)

played

b)

were playing

c)

were played

d)

playing

39.

What (a)   (you, do) when the rain started?

40.
While Tom (read) , Amely (watch) a documentary on TV.
a)
was reading / was watching
b)
read / watched
c)
was reading / were watching
d)
read / was watching
41.
The thieves (hide) in the kitchen when the police (come) in.
a)
hid/came
b)
hided/ come
c)
was hiding / came
d)
were hiding / came
42.

The school gardener (a)   (dig) in the school garden all yesterday evening.

43.

You ....... visiting your friends

a)

was

b)

were

c)

are

d)

is

44.

........ she reading a magazine when Peter arrived?

a)

were

b)

was

c)

do

d)

did

45.

They ............... watching a film yesterday afternoon

a)

weren`t

b)

wasn`t

c)

don`t

d)

isn`t

46.

Ann ................. cleaning her room when her mother called her

a)

weren`t

b)

doesn`t

c)

didn`t

d)

wasn`t

47.

We were ................ around the park

a)

climb

b)

doesn`t run

c)

running

d)

is eating

48.

They ____ (not/do) their homework yesterday at 3 o'clock

a)

was not doing

b)

were not doing

c)

was not do

49.

I _______ well last night.

a)

slept

b)

sleep

c)

sleeped

d)

don't sleep

50.

He was talking when the ball (a)   (hit) him.

51.

She (a)   (eat) a huge breakfast and drank a lot of coffee this morning.

52.

He _________ dinner when the fire started.

a)

cooked

b)

was cooking

c)

were cooking

53.

Maggie (a)   (ride) her horse when she hit the tree.

54.

He was working late at work last night when he _______ asleep at his desk.

a)

falled

b)

fell

c)

was falling

55.

Marie ____________ late this morning, so she missed the first class.

a)

waked up

b)

woke up

c)

was waking up

56.

It started to rain as they (a)   (dance) .

57.

When we (a)   (see) the giraffe at the zoo, we felt happy.

58.

When I woke up this morning, it was raining and my parents ______________ in the kitchen.

a)

sang

b)

was singing

c)

were singing

59.

Because of the rain, we ______________ to the beach yesterday afternoon.

a)

didn't go

b)

wasn't going

c)

weren't going

60.

I (a)   (not, listen) when the teacher asked me a question. She was pretty angry.