WorksheetsSIMPLE PAST & PAST CONTINUOUS.
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
While my mother ______________ (prepare) dinner, my sister and my father _____________ (watch) a film on Netflix and I _____________ (do) my homework.
was preparing / was watching / was doing
was preparing / were watching / was doing
prepared / were wacthing / did
prepared / watched / did
When I ______________ (leave) the house, it _______________ (snow).
left / was snowing
was leaving / was snowing
left / snowed
left / were snowing
It ___________(be) a day last September. The sun _____________ (shine) and the birds _________________ (sing) .
was / shone / sang
were / was shining / were singing
was / was shining / were singing
was / shone / were singing
The children _____________ (not play) in the park when it ________________ (start) to rain.
weren't playing / started
were playing / was starting
played / started
was playing / started
How many friends ____________ (you / invite) to your last birthday party?
did you invited
did you invite
were you inviting
Melanie ...................................... (cook) dinner when her husband .................... (come) home.
cooked / came
was cooking / was coming
was cooking / came
While my friend and I _________________ (wait) for the plane, I _______ (write) some emails.
was waiting / wrote
were waiting / was writing
were waiting / wrote
waited / wrote
Claire ................. (go) to Egypt two years ago.
went
was going
were going
The boy ....................... (not swim) in the sea yesterday at 3 o'clock.
wasn't swimming
weren't swimming
didn't swim
We use simple past for an action that started and ended in the past.
True
False
We use past continuous to talk about temporary activities taking place over a period of time:
True
False
We use past continuous for repeated actions in the past.
True
False
Past form of buy is bought.
True
False
Past form of choose is choosed.
True
False
Past form of cut is cut.
True
False
Helen ____________(do) her weekly shopping when she ____________(meet) her old friend, June.
were doing / met
was doing / met
did / met
Why ............................. (you/laugh) all through your history lesson yesterday?
did you laugh
was you laughing
were you laughing
did you laughed
Buddy ................. (live) in Italy when he was a child.
was living
lived
were living
Todd often ................................. (ride) horses when he was a boy.
rides
was riding
rode
I ...............(lose) my wallet while I .................................... (shop).
lost / was shopping
was losing / was shopping
losed / shopped
