Simple Past
Past Continuous
Simple Past OR Past Continuous
Simple Past AND Past Continuous
Miscellaneous
100

I  ______ (talk) to my best friend yesterday.

talked

100

It ____________ (snow) a lot yesterday at 2 p.m.

was snowing

100

While I ___________(listen) to my favourite song, my friend called me.

was listening

100

Did you _____ (fall) asleep while I _____ (talk) to you?


fall - was talking

100

Choose the correct option:

The here of the story was very brave/bravely.

brave

200

Yesterday, I  ___________ (speak) Spanish.

spoke

200

My family and I _______________ (watch) the news together when my friend called me. 

were watching

200

Sandy and I ______________ (research) an important Canadian event for our project yesterday at 7 o'clock.

were researching

200

The team _________ (play) soccer when suddenly a dog ___________ (run) onto the field.

was/were playing - ran

200

Choose the correct option:

In most fairy tales, the good character _________ in the end.

discovers / succeeds / takes place

succeeds

300

Where _________(be) your cat when I called you?

was

300

__________ (they / dance) with all those famous people, or was that a fake photo?

Were they dancing

300

Last Sunday at 2 p.m. I  ____________(jog) in the park when I saw a thief who ______________(try) to open someone's bag.

was jogging

was trying

300

I ________(pay) for the tickets while I ____________(wait) for my friend to arrive. 

paid

was waiting

300

In which of these situations do you use the past continuous tense?

a) an action that was in progress in the past

b) an action that was completed in the past 

c) an action that started in the past and is still happening now

a) an action that was in progress in the past

400

Write the Past Simple question for this answer.

Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet.

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

400

Sarah _______________ (not chat) to her friend at 8 p.m. She ____________(have) dinner. 

Sarah WASN'T CHATTING to her friend at 8 p.m. She WAS HAVING dinner.

400

Last night I ___________ (lie) in bed when the doorbell rang. 

was lying

400

First I ___________(lie) down on the sofa and then I ________(fall) asleep while the music __________(play). 

LAY

FELL

WAS PLAYING

400

Complete the sentence:

A: I hate costume parties.

B: Me neither / So do I / I didn't either.

So do I.

500

Who ___________  you __________ to the beach with last weekend?

Who DID you GO to the beach with last weekend?

500

James __________ (not lie). He ________________ (tell) the truth.

James WASN'T LYING. He WAS TELLING the truth.

500

Yesterday, I __________ (wake up) at 8 a.m. After that, I _____________ (have) a shower and then I ____________(get dressed).

woke up

had

got dressed

500

I _____ (dye) my hair when my mum _________ (tell) that dinner was ready.

WAS DYEING

TOLD

500

Choose the correct sentence:

a) After I go to sleep, I always read.

b) I always read before I go to sleep.

c) When I go to sleep, I read.

b) I always read before I go to sleep.

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