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Past Simple - Past Continuous

This document provides examples to illustrate the difference between the past simple and past progressive tenses in English. It contains 25 sentences for the student to complete using either the past simple or past progressive form of the given verbs. It tests the student's understanding of when to use each past tense form based on whether an action was ongoing or completed in the past.

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Past Simple - Past Continuous

This document provides examples to illustrate the difference between the past simple and past progressive tenses in English. It contains 25 sentences for the student to complete using either the past simple or past progressive form of the given verbs. It tests the student's understanding of when to use each past tense form based on whether an action was ongoing or completed in the past.

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Name:……………………………… Class:………………………..

PAST SIMPLE vs PAST PROGRESSIVE (cont)

1. Choose the correct answer:


1) When I saw Dave, he ______________.
a. is working
b. worked
c. was working
2) _____________ when the telephone rang?
a. Were you sleeping
b. Did you sleep
c. Were sleeping
3) Max, what ____________ at 9:30 last night?
a. did you do
b. were you doing
c. you were doing
4) While I ______________ to work, I saw an accident.
a. drove
b. was driving
c. did drive
5) ___________ well on the test?
a. Did you
b. Were you do
c. Did you do
6) While Steve _________ a documentary, he ________ asleep.
a. was watched – fell
b. watched – was falling
c. was watching – fell
7) Alice __________ when she ___________ the DVDs.
a. was running – dropped
b. ran – dropped
c. was running – was dropping
8) I _________ a novel while my mother __________.
a. was read – was cooking
b. was reading – was cooking
c. were reading – was cooking
9) I __________ out of the window when the accident happened.
a. was looked
b. looked
c. was looking
10) You _________ while I ____________.
a. were playing – studying
b. were playing – was studying
c. played – was studying.

2. Complete the sentences using Past simple or Past continuous (20p)


1. He _______________ (wait) for half an hour before they _________ (arrive).
2. Where _____________ (he/go) when you _________ (see) him?
3. He ____________ (phone) me to say they would be late.
4. She _____________ (talk) to John on the phone when I _________ (walk) in.
5. _________________ (she/know) they ____________ (come) to the party?
6. How many people ___________ (sit) in the waiting room when you __________ (arrive)?
7. I __________ (meet) them in the street while I _____________ (shop).
8. The postman ___________ (arrive) while I _________ (leave) the house.
9. The children ______________ (make) so much noise that I __________ (not/hear) the phone
ring.
10. We ____________ (walk) down by the river when it _________ (start) to rain.
11. The storm ____________ (start) while we __________ (drive) back from London.
12. They ________ (meet) when they _________________ (work) in Paris.
13. What time ______________ (she/arrive) last night?
14. The thief (sneak) ___________ into the house, (steal) ___________ the jewels
and (leave) ___________ without a trace.
15. He (wake) ___________ up and (look) ____________ at his watch.
16. He _________ (break) his foot while he ___________ (play) football on Saturday.
17. I ___________ (not/like) to disturb her because she _____________ (study).
18. I ______ (cut) my finger while I ______________ (chop) vegetables.
19. The plane ____________ (leave) over an hour late.
20. I _____________ (drive) fast when I was flashed by the speed camera.
21. What ________________(you/do) at 8 p.m. yesterday?
22. My parents _________(go) to several concerts while they __________ (stay) in Paris.
23. While Tom (read) ________________, Amy (watch)  ______________ a documentary on TV.
24. Marvin (come)  ______________ home, (switch)  ______________ on the computer
and (check)  ______________ his emails.
25. Nobody (listen) ______________ while the teacher (explain) ______________ the tenses.

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