Past Continuous and Past Simple
Past Continuous
Questions
Past Continuous
Negative
Comparatives
Articles a/an/the
100

I __________ (type) my report, when the electricity ____ (go) off.

I was typing my report when the electricity went off.

100

_____ (you/read) when the electricity _______ (go) off?

Were you reading when the electricity went off?

100

They _____ (cook) dinner when I arrived.

They weren't cooking dinner when I arrived.

100

Bob is (young) than Homer.

Bob is younger than Homer.

100

Noemi needs ________ for Math class.

                   (a/an/the)

Noemi needs  a  for Math class.

200

He _____ (lose) his wallet while he _________ (jog) in the park.

He lost his wallet while he was jogging in the park.

200

When you _____ (arrive) at the party ____ (Isaac/dance)?

When you arrived at the party was Isaac dancing?

200

We ________ (carry) an umbrella when it started to rain.

We weren't carrying an umbrella when it started to rain.

200

Alice is (beautiful) than Mary.

Alice is more beautiful than Mary.

200

What’s ____ date today? It’s ____ 16th of April.                                     

What’s the date today? It’s the 16th of April.  

300

Joseph __________ (study) yesterday when his cat _____ (die).

Joseph was studying yesterday when his cat died.

300

Who _____ (try) to open the door?

Who was trying to open the door?

300

Greg ________ (study) when we went to his house.

Greg wasn't studying when we went to his house.

300

Mario can play the guitar (good ) than Alice.

Mario can play the guitar better than Alice.

300

She bought _____ American car. ____ car is great!

She bought an American car. The car is great!

400

While she _________ (cook), the telephone ______ (ring).

While she was cooking, the telephone rang.

400

_______ (you/take) your dog for a walk when the car _______ (crash) into the shop?

Were you taking your dog for a walk when the car crashed into the shop?

400

It ______ (rain) while we were playing tennis earlier.

It wasn't raining while we were playing tennis earlier.

400

Alice cooks (bad) than Carmen.

Alices cooks worse than Carmen.

400

Let’s wait for _____ others. Perhaps they will want to go to _____ cinema with us.

Let’s wait for the others. Perhaps they will want to go to the cinema with us.

500

Students _____ (make) a lot of noise, when the teacher ______ (come) in the room

Students  were making a lot of noise, when the teacher came in the room

500

_____ (you/sleep) when the your brother_______ (call) you?

Were you sleeping when the your brother called you?

500

Laura  (cook) when we went to his house.

Laura wasn't cooking when we went to his house.

500

Juan runs (fast) than Claudio.

Juan runs faster than Claudio.

500

For this recipe you will need ___ few boiled potatoes, ___ egg, ____ bit of salt, and ___ piece of cheese.

For this recipe you will need a few boiled potatoes, an egg, a bit of salt, and a piece of cheese.