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Past simple vs past continuous

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the simple-past form of FIND?

a)

finded

b)

founded

c)

found

d)

find

2.

What is the simple-past form of TEACH?

a)

teached

b)

taught

c)

thought

d)

touch

3.

What is the simple-past form of CUT?

a)

cut

b)

cutted

c)

cat

4.

Which sentence is correct?

a)

Oscar Wilde were born in Dublin on 1854

b)

Oscar Wilde were born in Dublin in 1854

c)

Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin on 1854

d)

Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854

5.

The simple-past form of PLAY is

(a)  

6.

Put the sentence in the negative form (and pay attention to capital letters!):
I BOUGHT A NEW CAR YESTERDAY.

(a)  

7.

MY BEST FRIEND WAS READING THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST ON THE BALCONY.

Which of the following questions DOESN'T match the answer?

a)
What was your best friend doing?
b)

What was your best friend reading?

c)

Where was your best friend reading The Importance of Being Earnest?

d)

What did your best friend read?

8.

Yesterday, (a)   I was waiting for the bus, it started raining.

9.

I ____________ a shower when my mum ___________ me

and ___________ me that dinner was ready.

a)

was having / called / was telling

b)

was having / called / told

c)

was having / was calling / was telling

d)

had / called / was telling

e)

had / called / told

10.

We use the past simple to talk about:

1) habits in the past

2) scientific facts in the past

3) completed events in the past

4) (a)   verbs