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Past Simple & Past Continuous

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He was doing his homework when I called him.

a)

a) Correct

b)

a) Wrong

2.

George .................... (paint) the ceiling when he .................. (fall) off the ladder.

a)

fell - painted

b)

was painting - fell

c)

was painting - was falling

d)

was falling - painted

3.

Mary ................... (preparing) lunch when they ..................... (come) to my house.

a)

was preparing/came

b)

prepared/came

c)

prepared/was coming

d)

was preparing/was coming

4.

When I .................. the cafeteria, Mary ............................ lunch with Peter.

a)

entered/had

b)

entered/was having

c)

was entering/had

d)

was entering/was having

5.

Miranda .............. to work when she ................. seeing the accident.

a)

drove/saw

b)

drove/was seeing

c)

was driving/saw

d)

was driving.was seeing

6.
I .............................home when I met my old friend from primary school. 
a)
walked
b)
was walking 
c)
was coming
7.
They ....................................very fast when the car hit the tree. 
a)
was driving
b)
were driving
c)
drove
8.

Mrs Smith ..............................… on the phone when her students came in.

a)

was talking

b)

talked

9.
Tina ....................................when she fell and hurt here leg. 
a)
were dancing
b)
was dancing
c)
danced
10.

I __ when I __ burnt

a)

was cooking, got

b)

cooked, was getting

c)

was cooking, was getting

d)

cooked, got

11.

I __ my teeth when suddenly he ___ into the bathroom

a)

brushed, was coming

b)

was brusing, was coming

c)

was brushing, came

d)

brushed, came

12.

When her father..................., Sally ......................

a)

was arriving, was cooking

b)

was arriving, cooked

c)

arrived, cooked

d)

arrived, was cooking

13.

Jenny ................... T.V. when I ................ into the room

a)

watched, came

b)

was watching, was coming

c)

was watching, came

d)

watched, was coming

14.

It __ to rain when I __ through the park

a)

started, was walking

b)

started, walked

c)

was starting , was walking

d)

was starting, walked

15.
The kids ...............................................when I entered their bedroom. 
a)

was sleeping

b)

slept

c)

were sleeping

16.

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

a)

cutted / was cooking

b)

cut / cooked

c)

cut / was cooking

17.
What (you/do) when I (call) you last night?
a)
did you do / was calling
b)
were you doing / called
18.
Susie  (watch) a film when she  (hear) the noise.
a)
watched / was hearing
b)
was watching / heard
19.
When I  (walk) into the room, everyone  (work).
a)
was walking / was working
b)
walked / was working
20.
I ......................... my car when it ......................... to rain.
a)
was driving / started
b)
drove / was starting
c)
drove / started
d)
was driving / was starting
21.

Past Simple refers to?

a)

actions or events in the present

b)

action or events in the past

c)

action or events in the future

22.

What do we need to add in the REGULAR verbs to create the Past Simple verb?

a)

none

b)

-ing

c)

-d or -ed

23.

What is the Past Simple of the verb THINK?

a)

thought

b)

thinked

c)

thinking

24.

Past Continuous is made from the past tense of the verb __?

a)

is

b)

was

c)

be

25.

What do we add in the verb to make it a Past Continuous?

a)

-ing

b)

-ed

c)

-d

d)

none

26.

WAS can be used only with the first and ______ person singular

a)

second

b)

third

27.

We use Past Simple for?

a)

something that happened once in the past.

b)

something that happened before and after a specific time.

c)

something happened again and again.

28.

We use Past Continuous for?

a)

something that happened again and again.

b)

something that happened once in the past.

c)

something that happened several times in the past.

29.

What is the past tense of the verb BREAK?

a)

breaked

b)

breaking

c)

broken

d)

broke

30.

What is the structure of a Past Simple if the sentence is a question?

a)

Subject + did not/didn't + Verb(basic form)​

b)

Subject + Verb-ed(or irregular form)​

c)

Did + Subject + Verb(basic form)

31.

What is the structure of Past Simple if the sentence is affirmative?

a)

Did + Subject + Verb(basic form)

b)

Subject + Verb-ed(or irregular form)

c)

Subject + did not/didn't + Verb(basic form)​

32.

What is the structure of Past Continuous if the sentence is affirmative?

a)

Was/Were + Subject + Verb-ing ?​

b)

Subject + was/were + Verb-ing

c)

Subject + was/were + not (wasn’t/weren’t) +Verb-ing​

33.

What is the structure of Past Continuous if the sentence is a negative?

a)

Subject + was/were + not (wasn’t/weren’t) +Verb-ing

b)

Subject + was/were + Verb-ing

c)

Was/Were + Subject + Verb-ing ?

34.

While the waiter ______ Mrs. Green, he ______ the food on her.

a)

talk.....drop

b)

were talk....dropped

c)

was talking....dropped

35.

First, I __________ the fish then I _________ the eggs.

a)

frying.....boiling

b)

fry....boiled

c)

fried....boiled

36.

Don't worry. We ______ dinner when you ______.

a)

not have....calling

b)

were not having....called

c)

was not having.....call

37.

I ________ a dessert after my spaghetti, but I ______ too full to eat it.

a)

order...was

b)

ordering.....be

c)

ordered...was

38.

Veronica ______her cookbook while her children ______ in the garden.

a)

read.....was playing

b)

reading...playing

c)

was reading....were playing

39.

Fred _________ to the restaurant because he ______ well.

a)

wasn't going.....no feel

b)

didn't go....didn't feel

c)

no go....no feel

40.

Sam took a shower, had breakfast and ____ for school.

a)

is leaving

b)

left

c)

leaves

41.

The waiters were rushing around and the diners _____ when I arrived.

a)

were eating

b)

eat

c)

ate

42.

Sam took a shower, had breakfast and .......... for school

a)

left

b)

was leaving

43.

I was sure i .............. the answers to the questions

a)

knew

b)

was knowing

44.

Glen was chopping brocolli when he ........... a knife.

a)

dropped

b)

was dropping

c)

were dropping

d)

is dropping

45.

Frank ........... a coffee with his friends last Sunday morning

a)

had

b)

was having

c)

had having

46.

We ............. a new fridge last month.

a)

bought

b)

were buying

47.

Peter was cooking the rice while Andrew ........... the chicken

a)

fried

b)

was frying

48.

The waiters were rushing around and the diners .............. when i arrived at the restaurant.

a)

ate

b)

were eating

49.

When you phoned me last night, I ................. Masterchef.

a)

watched

b)

was watching

50.

The customers ............ the food, so the restaurant was closing.

a)

hated

b)

was hating

c)

were hating

51.

While the waiter .............. to Ms Jane, she dropped the food.

a)

talked

b)

was talking

52.

1.I left home at six-thirty this morning and went to work.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

53.

2. He was doing his homework when I called him.

a)

a) Correct

b)

a) Wrong

54.

3. Did the storm wake you up? It was raining heavily all night.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

55.

4. Stewart wasn’t careful. He hit a tree and he was falling off his bike.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

56.

5. I watched TV when I heard the phone ring.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

57.

6. (A) Were you and John studying?

(B) Yes, we were.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

58.

7. Sarah found a new job at an office downtown.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

59.

8. I was washing the dishes and Tom was sweeping the floor.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

60.

9. (A) Was the dog barking?

(B) No, it didn’t.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

61.

10. (A) What were you doing?

(B) We ate dinner.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

62.

11. I didn’t sleeping when my friend rang the doorbell.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

63.

12. My friend was already eating lunch when I met him in the cafeteria.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

64.

13. No, she wasn’t at the library yesterday afternoon.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

65.

14. (A) Did you watch the movie?

(B) Yes, I

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

66.

15. (A) Were you watch the movie?

(B) No, I didn’t.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

67.

16. It rained all day yesterday, so I stayed at home.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

68.

17. It was raining all day yesterday, so I stayed at home.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

69.

18. (A) Why are you laughing yesterday?

(B) I was reading a funny book.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

70.

Choose the correct one:

a)

Were you sleeping while your mom was getting ready for work?

b)

You was sleeping while your mom was getting ready for work?

71.

Actions happening one after another in the past are expressed by:

a)

Past continious

b)

Past simple

72.

Actions happening simultaniously in the past are expressed by:

a)

Past continuous

b)

Past Simple

73.

Choose the correct one:

a)

Harry were rushing to Maths class when I saw him in the morning.

b)

Harry was rushing to Maths class when I saw him in the morning.

74.

Past Continuous formation:

a)

was/ were + V-ing

b)

had + V-ing

75.

Choose the sentence which is formed correctly:

a)

I didn't went to school yesterday because I was ill.

b)

I didn't go to school yesterday because I was ill.