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CHAPTER 2 UNIT 3 PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST SIMPLE

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3hrs 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the main difference between past continuous and past tense?

a)

Past continuous is used for singular actions, while past tense is used for plural actions.

b)

Past continuous is used for completed actions, while past tense is used for ongoing actions.

c)

Past continuous is used for ongoing actions, while past tense is used for completed actions.

d)

Past continuous is used for future actions, while past tense is used for past actions.

2.

When do we use past continuous tense?

a)

When we want to talk about present actions

b)

When we want to talk about future actions

c)

When we want to talk about actions that were ongoing in the past.

d)

When we want to talk about completed actions in the past

3.

Give an example of a sentence in past continuous tense.

a)

He will be studying for his exam last night.

b)

She studies for her exam last night.

c)

They were studying for their exam last night.

d)

She was studying for her exam last night.

4.

When do we use past tense?

a)

To express wishes and desires

b)

To describe actions that have already happened.

c)

To describe actions happening now

d)

To predict future events

5.

Provide an example of a sentence in past tense.

a)

She walked to the store.

b)

They walking to the store.

c)

She walks to the store.

d)

He will walk to the store.

6.

We ……… in the classroom, when the headmaster entered

a)

Sat

b)

don’t sit

c)

were all sitting

7.

The students were doing the test…………….

a)

while the teacher was watching them

b)

when the teacher was sitting in the office

c)

while it is raining

8.

what is he doing

a)

he is running

b)

he is jumping

c)

he is riding bicycle

9.
what is the meaning of continuous ..
a)
sedang
b)
sudah
c)
kegiatan sehari-hari dan fakta
10.

Someone tried to steal her phone while she … for a railway ticket.

a)

queued

b)

was queuing

11.

What is the correct sentence for that picture?

a)

They doing an exercise and the bell rang

b)

While the bell rang, they doing an exercise.

c)

They were doing an exercise when the bell rang.

12.

At 2.00 yesterday, the children _____________ (do) their homework.

a)

Is doing

b)

were doing

c)

are doing

13.

What is the correct sentence for that picture?

a)

My mother come while I was watching TV

b)

My mother was coming when I was watching TV

c)

My mother came while I was watching TV

14.

when you called, I __________ the newspaper.

a)

was reading

b)

were reading

c)

is reading

15.

She .... smiling to me yesterday.

a)

was

b)

are

c)

is

d)

were

16.

I . . . for my Math exam last night.

a)

am studying

b)

is studying

c)

was studying

d)

were studying

17.

.... were sleeping under the tree.

a)

A cow

b)

An elephant

c)

Three cats

18.

Royhan and Jefri ... trying to escape from dormitory last June

a)

Were

b)

Was

c)

Are

19.

Change the following sentence from past simple to past continuous:

I made a sandwich.

a)

I am making a sandwich

b)

I was making a sandwich

c)

I were making a sandwich

20.

Yang termasuk time signal pada simple past tense adalah berikut ini, kecuali...

a)

Last month

b)

Yesterday

c)

Next year