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PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I was doing my homework when the stone ____ the window.

a)

hit

b)

was hitting

c)

hitted

2.

Everyone _____ outside when the car arrived.

a)

was waiting

b)

waited

c)

were waiting

3.

Ryan and I _____ his foot.

a)

were playing tennis when Ryan broke

b)

played tennis when Ryan broke

c)

played tennis when Ryan was broking

4.

We _____ dinner when you called round.

a)

didn't have

b)

weren't having

c)

didn't be having

5.

Nobody _____ it off.

a)

watched the TV so we were switching

b)

watched the TV so we switched

c)

was watching the TV so we switched

6.

_____?

a)

What were they doing when the electricity went off

b)

What did they do when the electricity was going off

c)

Did they do when the electricity went off

7.

What _____ when you saw him?

a)

dis Max do

b)

was Max doing

c)

did Max

8.

I found my toy when I _____ my room.

a)

was tidying

b)

tidied

c)

have tidied

9.

Grandpa _____ some old coins when he was working in the garden.

a)

was finding

b)

found

c)

did find

10.

When the children were visiting the zoo, an elephant _____.

a)

was escaping

b)

was escaped

c)

escaped

11.

The phone _____ when I was doing my homework.

a)

ring

b)

rang

c)

did ring

12.

What was she _____ while her mother _____ lunch?

a)

doing/ was making

b)

doing/ made

c)

did/ was making

13.

While people _____ to each other, he _____ his book.

a)

talked/ was reading

b)

were talking/ was reading

c)

were talking/ read

14.

Yesterday I _____ to the library, next I _____ a swim, later I _____ Julie for coffee.

a)

went/ had/ met

b)

went/ was having/ was meeting

c)

was going/ had/ met

15.

They _____________ (not go) to the theatre last month. The tickets were all sold

a)

don't go

b)

didn't go

c)

weren't going

16.
I (watch) ...................... a mystery movie on TV when the electricity (go off)..............
a)
watched / went off 
b)
was watching / went off
c)
watched / went off
d)
was watching / was going off
17.
 The Titanic (cross)................... the Atlantic when it (hit)...................... an iceberg. 
a)
was crossing / hit
b)
was crossing / was hitting
c)
crossed / hit
d)
was crossing / hitted
18.
Emily .................. breakfast when the phone ..........
a)
was eating, ring
b)
were eating, rang
c)
was eating, rang
d)
was eating, was ringing
19.
Yesterday I .......... to some friends when I ............... the bell.
a)
were talking, heard
b)
was talking, heard
c)
talked, heard
d)
talked, was hearing
20.

I __ when I __ burnt

a)

was cooking, got

b)

cooked, was getting

c)

was cooking, was getting

d)

cooked, got

21.

She ________ when the shark _________ her.

a)

surf / attack

b)

surfing / attacked

c)

was surfing / was attacking

d)

was surfing / attacked

22.

He ___________ at a party when he ___________ his girlfriend.

a)

danced / met

b)

danced / was meeting

c)

was dancing / met

d)

was danced / was meeting

23.

The wind __________________ (blow) very hard when I ________________(go) out this morning.

a)

was blowing- went

b)

blew- was going

c)

was blowing- was going

d)

blew- went

24.
First I ...................... breakfast and then I ...................a shower. 
a)
was having / was taking
b)
had / took
c)
had / was taking
25.
What  _____________________ (have) for breakfast yesterday?
a)
did you have
b)
were you having