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Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Jakiego czasu używamy do :
Czynności, która zaczęła i skończyła się w przeszłości w znanym czasie
a)
Past Simple 
b)
Past Continuous
2.
Jakiego czasu używamy gdy mówimy o czynnościach, które wydarzyły się w przeszłości jedna po drugiej.
a)
Past Simple
b)
Past Continuous
3.
Jakiego czasu użyjemy, gdy mówimy o dwóch lub więcej czynnościach trwających równocześnie
a)
Past Continuous
b)
Past Simple
4.
Jakiego czasu użyjemy, gdy mówimy o ·czynności ciągłej, przerwanej przez inną czynność w przeszłości. Czynność dłuższa jest w czasie ... , a krótsza w ...
a)
Past Continuous | Past Simple
b)
Past Simple | Past Continuous
5.
We .........................swimming every day when we were young.
a)
went
b)
was going
c)
were going
6.
Tina ....................................when she fell and hurt here leg. 
a)
were dancing
b)
was dancing
c)
danced
7.
Why .........................you ....................all the lesson yesterday?
a)
laughing
b)
were / laughing 
c)
laughing / were
8.
Tim often ...........................milk when he was a boy. 
a)
was drinking
b)
drinked
c)
drank
9.
Liz ................................windows when I .................her. 
a)
were cleaning / saw
b)
was cleaning / saw
c)
was cleaning / was seeing
10.
First I ...................... breakfast and then I ...................a shower. 
a)
was having / was taking
b)
had / took
c)
had / was taking
11.
Steve ..................................an accident yesterday. 
a)
had
b)
was having
c)
haved
12.
Julie ...................................her bedroom when she ...................a huge spider on the wall. 
a)
was tidying / was finding
b)
was tidying / found
c)
tidied / found 
13.
I .............................home when I met my old friend from primary school. 
a)
walked
b)
was walking 
c)
was coming
14.
What ..........................................yestarday at  p.m. ?
a)
was you doing
b)
were you doing 
c)
did you
15.
They ....................................very fast when the car hit the tree. 
a)
was driving
b)
were driving
c)
drove
16.
I ......................my finger while ..........................dinner. 
a)
cutted / was cooking
b)
cut / cooked
c)
cut / was cooking 
17.
We .........................swimming every day when we were young.
a)
went
b)
was going
c)
were going
18.
She .................. play the violin.
a)
use
b)
used
c)
used to
d)
use to
19.
He ................. use to play the trumpet. He use to play the saxophone.
a)
didn't
b)
don't
c)
doesn't
d)
wasn't
20.
Did your mother .............. read books when she was 10?
a)
use
b)
used to
c)
use to
d)
used
21.
used to oznacza
a)
umieć
b)
robić
c)
mieć w zwyczaju
d)
używać
22.
when oznacza
a)
kiedy
b)
gdzie
c)
jak
d)
co
23.
while oznacza
a)

podczas gdy

b)
nigdy
c)
gdzie
d)
czasami
24.
I was sleeping.
Jaki to czas?
a)
Past Simple
b)
Past Continuous
c)
Present Simple
d)
Past Perfect
25.
Emily .................. breakfast when the phone ..........
a)
was eating, ring
b)
were eating, rang
c)
was eating, rang
d)
was eating, was ringing
26.
She .... swimming when I saw her.
a)
was
b)
were
c)
did
d)
not
27.
While I ...........to school I ..... my friend.
a)
was walking, saw
b)
was walking, see
c)
were walking, saw
d)
were walking, see
28.
I was running ... I saw a cat.
a)
when
b)
while
29.
... I was doing my homework my brother came into my room.
a)
while
b)
when
30.
She was watching TV ... she heard somebody in the kitchen
a)
when
b)
while
31.
What ......... yesterday evening?
a)
did you do
b)
were you doing
c)
you did
d)
you were doing
32.
What ......... yesterday evening?
a)
did you do
b)
were you doing
c)
you did
d)
you were doing
33.
They ... home when the saw an accident.
a)
was driving
b)
were driving
c)
drive
d)
drove
34.
Które zdanie jest poprawne?
a)
I swam when I see you.
b)
I was swimming when I saw you.
c)
I was swimming when I see you.
d)
I swam when I saw you.
35.
Które zdanie jest poprawne?
a)
When they arrived I was dancing.
b)
While they arrived I was dancing.
c)
When they were arriving I was dancing.
d)
I was dancing when they was arriving.
36.

I saw an accident __________ I was waiting at the bus stop.

a)

when

b)

while

37.

I was preparing when they ________(come)

a)

came

b)

was coming

c)

was caming

d)

come

38.

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

39.

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

a)

came / was sleeping

b)

was coming / was sleeping

c)

came / slept

d)

was coming / slept

40.

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

a)

was falling / broke

b)

fell / was breaking

c)

was falling / was breaking

d)

fell / broke

41.

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

a)

found / were tidying

b)

were finding / tidied

c)

found / tidied

d)

were finding / were tidying

42.
I ......................... my car when it ......................... to rain.
a)
was driving / started
b)
drove / was starting
c)
drove / started
d)
was driving / was starting
43.
I ......................... the door while I ......................... in my room.
a)
was hitting / danced
b)
hit / was dancing
c)
hit / danced
d)
was hitting / was dancing
44.
He _____ (work) in a bank when he _____ (meet) his wife.
a)
was working, met
b)
worked, was meeting
c)
worked, met
d)
was working, was meeting
45.
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