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Past Continuous + past simple LIFE pre-int unit 2

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

While Sarah ____ the dishes, the phone rang.

a)

washed

b)

was washing

c)

washes

d)

has washed

2.

Yesterday, Tom ____ his room for two hours.

a)

cleaned

b)

was cleaning

c)

cleans

d)

has cleaned

3.

I was making the bed when you _____ me.

a)

was calling

b)

called

c)

call

d)

have called

4.

He ____ the rubbish last night.

a)

was taking out

b)

took out

c)

is taking out

d)

takes out

5.

They were cooking dinner when the lights _____ out.

a)

were going

b)

went

c)

goes

d)

have gone

6.

While I ____ my homework, my brother was vacuuming the living room.

a)

did

b)

was doing

c)

do

d)

does

7.

She ____ the windows yesterday afternoon.

a)

cleaned

b)

was cleaning

c)

cleans

d)

has cleaned

8.

We ____ the floor when you came in.

a)

swept

b)

were sweeping

c)

sweep

d)

have swept

9.

They ____ the floors when they heard a noise outside.

a)

mopped

b)

were mopping

c)

mop

d)

have mopped

10.

I ____ dinner when my friend arrived.

a)

was cooking

b)

cooked

c)

cook

d)

have cooked

11.

She ____ the bathroom yesterday evening.

a)

cleaned

b)

was cleaning

c)

cleans

d)

has cleaned

12.

While we ____ the shelves, we found an old photo.

a)

dusted

b)

were dusting

c)

dust

d)

have dusted

13.

He ____ the clothes when it suddenly started raining.

a)

hung out

b)

was hanging out

c)

hangs out

d)

has hung out

14.

They ____ the backyard on Saturday morning.

a)

tidied up

b)

were tidying up

c)

tidy up

d)

have tidied up

15.

She ____ the living room when the phone rang.

a)

was vacuuming

b)

vacuumed

c)

vacuums

d)

has vacuumed

16.

They ____ the dishes after the meal was over.

a)

washed

b)

were washing

c)

wash

d)

have washed

17.

He ____ the rubbish when he saw his friend outside.

a)

was taking out

b)

took out

c)

takes out

d)

has taken out

18.

While she ____ the furniture, she noticed it was broken.

a)

dusted

b)

was dusting

c)

dusts

d)

has dusted