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PAST SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hello Anna, what _______ (you / do) when I called you last night?

a)

do you do

b)

did you do

c)

didn't do

d)

were you doing

2.

I was listening to the radio when you (a)   (call) me.

3.

When he opened the window, it (a)   (snow).

4.

(she / go) ________out to dinner when you saw her?

a)

did she gone

b)

did she went

c)

were she going

d)

was she going

5.

She met them at the station while she _________ (wait) for her train.

a)

was waiting

b)

were waiting

c)

waited

d)

wanted

6.

She missed the bus because she __________ (argue) with one of her friends.

a)

were arguing

b)

was arguing

c)

argued

d)

arguered

7.

While she was talking to her boss, her mobile phone (a)   (ring).

8.

I couldn’t answer your call because I __________(drive)

a)

were driving

b)

drived

c)

drove

d)

was driving

9.

We were walking in the mountains when we (a)   (see) a strange animal.

10.

While he __________(do) his homework, I was reading a magazine.

a)

was doing

b)

done

c)

did

d)

were doing

11.

While I was swimming in the river, I ___________(see) some frogs.

a)

seen

b)

saw

c)

seed

d)

was seeing

12.

When I came home, mom _________________ a meal.

a)

was cooking

b)

cooked

c)

was cooked

d)

cooking

13.
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
14.

I saw you in town yesterday, ( when / while) I was driving my car.

(a)  

15.

I was studying for an exam ( when / while) I received your message.

(a)  

16.

While I was studing my brother

a)

was watching TV

b)

were sleeping

c)

eat

d)

didn't was

17.

It started raining while we

a)

played outside

b)

were playing outside

c)

did play outside

d)

played outside

18.

Yesterday when you phoned me I (a)   a book

19.

What were you doing yesterday at 3 o'clock?

a)

I eat

b)

I ate

c)

I was eating

d)

I were eating

20.

While Sarah (study) for her exam, her friends (play) video games.

a)

studied / played

b)

was studying / played

c)

study / play

d)

studying / was playing