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past continuous past simple

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Max ________ lunch when I arrived. (have)

a)

were having

b)

was having

c)

had

d)

was haveing

2.

My computer _________ while I was surfing on the Internet. (crash)

a)

crashed

b)

crash

c)

was crashing

d)

were crashing

3.

My brother _______ a shower when I knocked at the door. (take)

a)

were taking

b)

was taking

c)

took

d)

takes

4.

While we __________ football, we heard a noise. (play)

a)

played

b)

were playing

c)

was playing

d)

were plaing

5.

When she _____ her room, her mother called her. (clean)

a)

was cleaning

b)

cleaned

c)

were cleaning

d)

was clean

6.

The kids were watching a video when the TV ________ off. (turn)

a)

turn

b)

turned

c)

was turning

d)

was turned

7.

The panda _______ bamboo leaves when I saw her. (eat)

a)

ate

b)

eated

c)

was eating

d)

eaten

8.
While Tom (read) , Amely (watch) a documentary on TV.
a)
was reading / was watching
b)
read / watched
c)
was reading / were watching
d)
read / was watching
9.
While I (drive), I (have) an accident.
a)
drived/had
b)
was driving/ had
c)
drove / was having
d)
drove/ had
10.
The thieves (hide) in the kitchen when the police (come) in.
a)
hid/came
b)
hided/ come
c)
was hiding / came
d)
were hiding / came
11.

________________ at school yesterday? (you / be)

a)

Was you

b)

Did you be

c)

You were

d)

Were you

12.

Katy and Candy _____ computer games at 8 this morning.

a)

play

b)

played

c)

were playing

d)

are playing

13.

Mum _____ at half past nine last night.

a)

shopped

b)

were shopping

c)

was shoping

d)

was shopping

14.

Hello Anna, what _______ (you / do) when I called you last night?

a)

do you do

b)

did you do

c)

didn't do

d)

were you doing

15.
We really(enjoy) the game last Sunday.
a)
enjoyed
b)
enjoying
c)
were enjoying
16.

Sarah hurt her ankle while she _____. (run)

a)

run

b)

was running

c)

were running

17.

When we saw the crime, we (a)   (called) the police.

18.

This time last year I (a)   at university(study).

19.

I (a)   (start) work at 9 a.m. this morning.

20.

While I (a)   (wash) the dishes, I suddenly had a brilliant idea.

21.

He didn't hear the phone ring. He (a)   (listen) to really loud music.

22.

The house ________________ £ 150,000 in 2003. (cost)

a)

cost

b)

costed

c)

was costing

d)

costs

23.

.Last night I ________________ in bed when I suddenly ________________ a scream. (read, hear)

a)

read - heard

b)

was reading - was hearing

c)

was reading - heard

d)

read - was hearing

24.

While the waiter ________________ up the pieces of glass he ________________ his finger (pick, cut)

a)

picked - cut

b)

was picking - was cutting

c)

was picking - cut

d)

was picking - cutted