Present Simple/ Present Continuous
Past Simple
Past Continuous
Past Simple vs. Past Continuous
100

He _________ (play) tennis now. 

He is playing tennis now. 

100

He/ play / football / yesterday

He played football yesterday. 

100

You / sleep / at 3 o'clock. 

You were sleeping at 3 o'clock. 

100

He _____ (study) at 10 p.m.

He was studying at 10 p.m.

200

Emily _________ (travel) to London often. 

Emily travels to London often. 

200

We _______ (not use) the computer last night. 

We didn't use the computer last night. 

200

He ________ (play) cards when the murder happened. 

He was playing cards when the murder happened. 

200

_______ (they / ride) their bikes to school last year?

Did they ride their bikes to school last year?

300

_____ (you/eat) rice every day?

Do you eat rice every day?

300

What ________ (he/ give) his mother for Christmas?

What did he give his mother for Christmas?

300
he / live / in Tokyo at the time?

Was he living in Tokyo at the time?

300

When I _____ (walk) into the room, everyone _____ (work). 

When I walked into the room, everyone was working. 

400

_______ (she/work) at the moment?

Is she working at the moment?

400

She ____ (go) to the party last weekend. 

She went to the party last weekend. 

400

I / make / too much noise?

Was I making too much noise?

400

He ____ (work) in a bank when he ____ (meet) his wife. 

He was working in a bank when he met his wife. 

500

______ (you/come) to the cinema later? I _____ (look) forward to seeing you soon! 

Are you coming to the cinema later? I'm looking forward to seeing you soon! 

500

I _______ (see) the new Batman film last night. 

_________ (you / see) it?

I saw the new Batman film last night. 

Did you see it?

500

I _______ (take) a shower while my dad _____ (cook) and my mom _________ (walk) the dog. 

I was taking a shower while my dad was cooking and my mom was walking the dog. 

500

Why _____ (you / stand) on a chair when I _____ (come) into the room?

Why were you standing on a chair when I came into the room?