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SIMPLE PAST & PAST CONTINUOUS.

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

While my mother ______________ (prepare) dinner, my sister and my father _____________ (watch) a film on Netflix and I _____________ (do) my homework.

a)

was preparing / was watching / was doing

b)

was preparing / were watching / was doing

c)

prepared / were wacthing / did

d)

prepared / watched / did

2.

When I ______________ (leave) the house, it _______________ (snow).

a)

left / was snowing

b)

was leaving / was snowing

c)

left / snowed

d)

left / were snowing

3.

It ___________(be) a day last September. The sun _____________ (shine) and the birds _________________ (sing) .

a)

was / shone / sang

b)

were / was shining / were singing

c)

was / was shining / were singing

d)

was / shone / were singing

4.

The children _____________ (not play) in the park when it ________________ (start) to rain.

a)

weren't playing / started

b)

were playing / was starting

c)

played / started

d)

was playing / started

5.

How many friends ____________ (you / invite) to your last birthday party?

a)

did you invited

b)

did you invite

c)

were you inviting

6.

Melanie ...................................... (cook) dinner when her husband .................... (come) home.

a)

cooked / came

b)

was cooking / was coming

c)

was cooking / came

7.

While my friend and I _________________ (wait) for the plane, I _______ (write) some emails.

a)

was waiting / wrote

b)

were waiting / was writing

c)

were waiting / wrote

d)

waited / wrote

8.

Claire ................. (go) to Egypt two years ago.

a)

went

b)

was going

c)

were going

9.

The boy ....................... (not swim) in the sea yesterday at 3 o'clock.

a)

wasn't swimming

b)

weren't swimming

c)

didn't swim

10.

We use simple past for an action that started and ended in the past.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

We use past continuous to talk about temporary activities taking place over a period of time:

a)

True

b)

False

12.

We use past continuous for repeated actions in the past.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Past form of buy is bought.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Past form of choose is choosed.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Past form of cut is cut.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Helen ____________(do) her weekly shopping when she ____________(meet) her old friend, June.

a)

were doing / met

b)

was doing / met

c)

did / met

17.

Why ............................. (you/laugh) all through your history lesson yesterday?

a)

did you laugh

b)

was you laughing

c)

were you laughing

d)

did you laughed

18.

Buddy ................. (live) in Italy when he was a child.

a)

was living

b)

lived

c)

were living

19.

Todd often ................................. (ride) horses when he was a boy.

a)

rides

b)

was riding

c)

rode

20.

I ...............(lose) my wallet while I .................................... (shop).

a)

lost / was shopping

b)

was losing / was shopping

c)

losed / shopped