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Past continuous vs past simple

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


John, __________ the floor yesterday?

a)

Did you sweep

b)

Were you sweeping

2.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


John, __________ the floor at this time yesterday?

a)

Did you sweep

b)

Were you sweeping

3.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


As a child, I kept a pet dog and every morning I __________ it in the park.

a)

walked

b)

was walking

4.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


Mary __________ a shower when the phone __________ so she couldn't answer it.

a)

was taking/ rang

b)

took/ was ringing

c)

took/ rang

5.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


Jim __________ an accident when he __________ home but luckily he wasn't badly injured.

a)

had/ drove

b)

was having/ drove

c)

had/ was driving

6.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


My sister is so careless. Yesterday she __________ two bowls while she __________ the washing-up.

a)

broke/ did

b)

broke/ was doing

c)

was breaking/ was doing

7.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


I couldn't hear my phone ringing because the kids __________ too loud.

a)

sang

b)

were singing

8.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


We had a peaceful evening yesterday. While the kids __________ books, we __________ cards.

a)

read/ played

b)

were reading/ played

c)

were reading/ were playing

9.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


The boy __________ a buffalo when he __________ over and hurt himself badly.

a)

rode/ fell

b)

was riding/ was falling

c)

was riding/ fell

10.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


Yesterday morning, my father __________ water for his paddy field.

a)

collected

b)

was collecting

11.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


When the farmer __________ to his paddy field, he __________ that there was no rice there.

a)

got/ found

b)

was getting/ found

c)

got/ was finding

12.

They (study) in the library when the fire alarm went off.

(a)  

13.

The fire (start) while she (was sleeping)

(a)  

14.

I (play) games while mom (cook).

(a)  

15.

While people were talking to each other, he (read) his book.

(a)  

16.

While we (ran) in the park, Mary (fall) over.

(a)  

17.

They (watched) football on TV at 7 p.m. yesterday.

(a)  

18.

While I (study) last night, Fred (drop by) to visit me.

(a)  

19.

Jim was standing under the tree when he (a)   an explosion (hear)

20.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


My brother __________ his homework when the power __________ off.

a)

was doing/ went

b)

did/ was going

c)

was doing/ was going

21.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


While I __________ TV, my sister __________ dinner.

a)

watched/ cooked

b)

was watching/ was cooking

c)

watched/ was cooking

22.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


When the teacher __________ the classroom, the students __________ quietly.

a)

entered/ worked

b)

was entering/ were working

c)

entered/ were working

23.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


While the teacher __________ the lesson, the students __________ quietly.

a)

was explaining/ were listening

b)

explained/ listened

c)

was explaining/ listened

24.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


When the storm __________, the children __________ inside the house.

a)

was raging/ stayed

b)

raged/ were staying

c)

was raging/ were staying

25.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


While the guests __________ dinner, the host __________ the dessert.

a)

were having/ was preparing

b)

had/ prepared

c)

had/ was preparing