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WorksheetsPast Simple & Past Continuous
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 45mins
He was doing his homework when I called him.
a) Correct
a) Wrong
George .................... (paint) the ceiling when he .................. (fall) off the ladder.
fell - painted
was painting - fell
was painting - was falling
was falling - painted
Mary ................... (preparing) lunch when they ..................... (come) to my house.
was preparing/came
prepared/came
prepared/was coming
was preparing/was coming
When I .................. the cafeteria, Mary ............................ lunch with Peter.
entered/had
entered/was having
was entering/had
was entering/was having
Miranda .............. to work when she ................. seeing the accident.
drove/saw
drove/was seeing
was driving/saw
was driving.was seeing
Mrs Smith ..............................… on the phone when her students came in.
was talking
talked
I __ when I __ burnt
was cooking, got
cooked, was getting
was cooking, was getting
cooked, got
I __ my teeth when suddenly he ___ into the bathroom
brushed, was coming
was brusing, was coming
was brushing, came
brushed, came
When her father..................., Sally ......................
was arriving, was cooking
was arriving, cooked
arrived, cooked
arrived, was cooking
Jenny ................... T.V. when I ................ into the room
watched, came
was watching, was coming
was watching, came
watched, was coming
It __ to rain when I __ through the park
started, was walking
started, walked
was starting , was walking
was starting, walked
was sleeping
slept
were sleeping
I ......................my finger while I ..........................dinner.
cutted / was cooking
cut / cooked
cut / was cooking
Past Simple refers to?
actions or events in the present
action or events in the past
action or events in the future
What do we need to add in the REGULAR verbs to create the Past Simple verb?
none
-ing
-d or -ed
What is the Past Simple of the verb THINK?
thought
thinked
thinking
Past Continuous is made from the past tense of the verb __?
is
was
be
What do we add in the verb to make it a Past Continuous?
-ing
-ed
-d
none
WAS can be used only with the first and ______ person singular
second
third
We use Past Simple for?
something that happened once in the past.
something that happened before and after a specific time.
something happened again and again.
We use Past Continuous for?
something that happened again and again.
something that happened once in the past.
something that happened several times in the past.
What is the past tense of the verb BREAK?
breaked
breaking
broken
broke
What is the structure of a Past Simple if the sentence is a question?
Subject + did not/didn't + Verb(basic form)
Subject + Verb-ed(or irregular form)
Did + Subject + Verb(basic form)
What is the structure of Past Simple if the sentence is affirmative?
Did + Subject + Verb(basic form)
Subject + Verb-ed(or irregular form)
Subject + did not/didn't + Verb(basic form)
What is the structure of Past Continuous if the sentence is affirmative?
Was/Were + Subject + Verb-ing ?
Subject + was/were + Verb-ing
Subject + was/were + not (wasn’t/weren’t) +Verb-ing
What is the structure of Past Continuous if the sentence is a negative?
Subject + was/were + not (wasn’t/weren’t) +Verb-ing
Subject + was/were + Verb-ing
Was/Were + Subject + Verb-ing ?
While the waiter ______ Mrs. Green, he ______ the food on her.
talk.....drop
were talk....dropped
was talking....dropped
First, I __________ the fish then I _________ the eggs.
frying.....boiling
fry....boiled
fried....boiled
Don't worry. We ______ dinner when you ______.
not have....calling
were not having....called
was not having.....call
I ________ a dessert after my spaghetti, but I ______ too full to eat it.
order...was
ordering.....be
ordered...was
Veronica ______her cookbook while her children ______ in the garden.
read.....was playing
reading...playing
was reading....were playing
Fred _________ to the restaurant because he ______ well.
wasn't going.....no feel
didn't go....didn't feel
no go....no feel
Sam took a shower, had breakfast and ____ for school.
is leaving
left
leaves
The waiters were rushing around and the diners _____ when I arrived.
were eating
eat
ate
Sam took a shower, had breakfast and .......... for school
left
was leaving
I was sure i .............. the answers to the questions
knew
was knowing
Glen was chopping brocolli when he ........... a knife.
dropped
was dropping
were dropping
is dropping
Frank ........... a coffee with his friends last Sunday morning
had
was having
had having
We ............. a new fridge last month.
bought
were buying
Peter was cooking the rice while Andrew ........... the chicken
fried
was frying
The waiters were rushing around and the diners .............. when i arrived at the restaurant.
ate
were eating
When you phoned me last night, I ................. Masterchef.
watched
was watching
The customers ............ the food, so the restaurant was closing.
hated
was hating
were hating
While the waiter .............. to Ms Jane, she dropped the food.
talked
was talking
1.I left home at six-thirty this morning and went to work.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
2. He was doing his homework when I called him.
a) Correct
a) Wrong
3. Did the storm wake you up? It was raining heavily all night.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
4. Stewart wasn’t careful. He hit a tree and he was falling off his bike.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
5. I watched TV when I heard the phone ring.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
6. (A) Were you and John studying?
(B) Yes, we were.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
7. Sarah found a new job at an office downtown.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
8. I was washing the dishes and Tom was sweeping the floor.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
9. (A) Was the dog barking?
(B) No, it didn’t.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
10. (A) What were you doing?
(B) We ate dinner.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
11. I didn’t sleeping when my friend rang the doorbell.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
12. My friend was already eating lunch when I met him in the cafeteria.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
13. No, she wasn’t at the library yesterday afternoon.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
14. (A) Did you watch the movie?
(B) Yes, I
a) Correct
b) Wrong
15. (A) Were you watch the movie?
(B) No, I didn’t.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
16. It rained all day yesterday, so I stayed at home.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
17. It was raining all day yesterday, so I stayed at home.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
18. (A) Why are you laughing yesterday?
(B) I was reading a funny book.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
Choose the correct one:
Were you sleeping while your mom was getting ready for work?
You was sleeping while your mom was getting ready for work?
Actions happening one after another in the past are expressed by:
Past continious
Past simple
Actions happening simultaniously in the past are expressed by:
Past continuous
Past Simple
Choose the correct one:
Harry were rushing to Maths class when I saw him in the morning.
Harry was rushing to Maths class when I saw him in the morning.
Past Continuous formation:
was/ were + V-ing
had + V-ing
Choose the sentence which is formed correctly:
I didn't went to school yesterday because I was ill.
I didn't go to school yesterday because I was ill.
