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past simple vs past continuous

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Yesterday I ______ (see) my friend at the sports center.

a)

sees

b)

seed

c)

saw

d)

seen

2.

I (a)   the windows when the phone rang .

3.

Marge______________ the dishes when she broke the glass.

a)

wash

b)

washed

c)

was washing

d)

were washing

4.

The kids were playing in the garden when it suddenly (a)   to rain. (begin)

5.

I ........... a book when the phone ..........

a)

read / rang

b)

was reading / rang

c)

was read / was ringing

d)

was reading / was ringing

6.

I (a)   (make) my dinner at 8 o’clock last night.

7.

Paula (a)   (come) home from school when she saw an accident

8.

He (a)   (open) the box when he cut his finger

9.

He (a)   (open) the box when he cut his finger

10.

While Dad was printing an article, the printer (a)   (run out) of paper.

11.

Yesterday I (a)   (buy) some fruit at the supermarket

12.

She (a)   (sell) her house last year.

13.

Finally my mother (a)   (let) me go to a party last Saturday.

14.

It (a)   (be) cold last night.

15.

She (a)   (wear) her new coat last Monday.

16.

I (a)   (know) the answer yesterday.

17.

We had to be quiet because Annie and Rose (a)   (study)

18.

No cars (a)   (come), so we crossed the street.

19.

No cars (a)   (come), so we crossed the street.

20.

.......... Carol on the way to school?

a)

Did you see

b)

Did you saw

c)

Was you seeing

d)

Were you seeing

21.

My sister (a)   (fly) to France yesterday.

22.

My sister (a)   (fly) to France yesterday.

23.

Karen (a)   (not watch) Tv when I got home.

24.

María (a)   (not sleep) well last night.