Past Continuous and Past Simple practice

Positive

100

They _____________ the guitar when his mom came home. (play) 

They were playing the guitar when his mom came home.

200

I ______ when the telephone rang. (sleep)

I was sleeping when the telephone rang.

300

We ______ in the park this morning. (run)

We were running in the park this morning.

400

 I ________ all day yesterday. (paint) 

I was painting all day yesterday.

500

She __________ in the living room. (dance)

She was dancing in the living room.

Negative

100

When I entered her room, she __________ the piano. (not/play)

When I entered her room, she wasn't playing the piano.

200

My mom ________ when my dad arrived. (not/cook)

My mom wasn't cooking when my dad arrived.

300

They ___________ TV when the lights went out. (not/watch)

They weren't watching TV when the lights went out.

400

You _____ to me while I was talking. (not/listen)

You weren't listening to me while I was talking.

500

Sarah _________ her book. (not read)

Sarah wasn't reading her book.

Question

100

____ you ________ yesterday at three o'clock?  (work)  

Were you working yesterday at three o'clock?

200

____ they _____________ to London at five o'clock? (travel)

Were they travelling to London at five o'clock? 

300

____ Julie __________ at 7 o'clock yesterday morning? (sleep)  

Was Julie sleeping at 7 o'clock yesterday morning? 

400

_____ he _____ to music when his dog ran away?  (listen)

Was he listening to music when his dog ran away?

500

___ they __________ on the roller coaster for a ride? (sit)

 Were they sitting on the roller coaster for a ride?

Past Simple and Past Continuous

100

1. Tom ________ (break) his leg while he ________ (play) frisbee.

Tom broke his leg while he was playing frisbee.

200

I ________ (fall) asleep while I ________ (watch) TV last night.

I fell asleep while I was watching TV last night.

300

While my father ________ (work) in the garden, an old friend _________ (come) to see him.

While my father was working in the garden, an old friend came to see him.

400

I _________ (have) dinner when I suddenly _________ (hear) a loud bang.

I was having dinner when I suddenly heard a loud bang.

500

When the police ________ (arrive) at the party, the music ________ (play) very loudly and everybody ________. (shout)

When the police arrived at the party, the music was playing very loudly and everybody was shouting.