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Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mary____lunch when they____.

a)

prepared/were coming

b)

was preparing/came

c)

prepared/came

2.

She_____on the phone when he_____in.

a)

talked/was walking

b)

was talking/was walking

c)

was talking/walked

3.

The postman____while I _____ the house.

a)

arrived/was leaving

b)

was arriving/left

c)

arrived/left

4.

I_____when he______up.

a)

slept/was waking

b)

was sleeping/woke

c)

was sleeping/was waking

5.

I_____the window while I_____football.

a)

was braking/played

b)

broke/played

c)

broke/was playing

6.

When the phone_____, I_______TV.

a)

was ringing/watched

b)

rang/was watching

c)

ringed/was watching TV

7.

Students_____, when the teacher_____ asleep.

a)

were talking/fell

b)

was talking/was falling

c)

talked/was falling

8.

While they_____in the river, they____some frogs.

a)

were swimming/saw

b)

swam/were seeing

c)

swam/saw

9.

When he____home they____lunch.

a)

got/ate

b)

was getting/ate

c)

got/were eating

10.

When Spain_____a goal, I_____back from a meeting.

a)

scored/came

b)

was scoring/came

c)

scored/was coming