6322 past simple vs past continuous

Past Simple vs Past Continuous Test

2) Answer the following questions:
a) Was your mother sleeping at that moment?

 ________________________
b) Were your friends dancing?
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c) Was the dog chasing the cat?
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d) Were you drinking alcohol?
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e) Was I speaking to him?
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3) What were they doing yesterday at 5.00 pm?
Write sentences using all the pictures:
a) __________________________________
b) ___________________________________
c) ___________________________________
d) ___________________________________
e) ___________________________________
f) ___________________________________
g) ___________________________________
h) ___________________________________
i) ___________________________________
j) ___________________________________
k) ___________________________________
l) ___________________________________
m) ___________________________________

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1) Complete with the correct form of the Past
Continuous:
a) Andy and Paul_________ (practice) tennis.
b) Susan ___________ (eat) some pasta.
c) He __________ (stay) in Las Leñas.
d) The dog __________ (jump).
e) What ____ you _____ (do)?
f) Where ______ you ____ (go)?
g) ________ he ________ (sing)?
h) ________ you _________ (have) a bad time?
i) I _____________ (not sell) my house.
j) Peter, Matt and Kaleb ________ (talk) to each
other.
k) My mum _______(not read) the instructions.
l) ________ we __________ (cry)?

4) Complete the chart with the correct form of the
verbs in the Past Continuous:

Infinitive
Lie
Call
Put
Die
Dance
Travel
Stop

P.C

Infinitive

P.C

Write
Try
Cry
Be
Run
Open
Receive

5) Complete with the Past Simple form:
a) She __________ (watch) TV all night.
b) I _____________ (work) hard last night.
c) _______ your dad ______ (buy) a car?
d) _________ you ________ (eat) birds?
e) No, she _________
f) Yes, they ________
g) Roy ________ (not go) to church on Sundays.
h) Yesterday __________ (be) Monday.
i) Jane __________ (not cook) meat.
j) Sarah _______ (wash) her hair a week ago.
k) My sister ________ (paint) her room.
l) Bill ________ (cut) his finger yesterday.
m) Mike _________ (marry) her.
n) Sally and I ________ (not try) the new flavour.
o) What ______ your mother ______ (give) you?

p) How _______ you _______ (escape)?

Name:
____________
Date: __/___/___
6) Answer
the following questions:
a) Did you practice Judo?
 __________________
b) Did the plane fly?
 __________________
c) Did Adam watch sports?
 __________________
d) Did you go to the cinema last night?


Past Simple vs Past Continuous Test
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7) What did Sam do two days ago? Write sentences
using all the pictures and the verbs in the box.
GET UP - WORK - WASH - BRUSH – CRY - SPEAK - DRIVE –
EAT – DRINK – GO OUT – TAKE – GO – DO

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b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

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h)
i)
j)
k)
l)

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Buy
Travel

Relax
Do

e) Did your sister break a window?
 __________________
f) Did the cat eat your mobile phone?
 __________________

9) Put the verbs in the correct form. Be careful! You
may use the Past Simple or Continuous:
Last night while I _______ (watch) a football
match on TV, I _____ (hear) a noise outside. I
____ (go) to the kitchen, ___ (take) a rolling
pin and _____ (run) to the front door. I ____
(open) the door slowly and guess what I ____
(find)? A little puppy _______ (cry) in the
middle of the night. He ____ (be) soaked to
the skin. He ______ (look) at me with his sad
eyes and he ____ (win) my heart. As soon as I
____(let) him to come in, I ________ (give)
him a cup of milk. A few minutes later he
_______ (run) all over the house ____ (wag)
his tail. We soon ________ (become) good
friends and now we live together happily ever
after!

8) Complete the chart with the correct form of the
verbs in the Past Simple:
Infinitive
Chase

Eat
Cook
Try
Look
Stay

P.S

Infinitive
Be
Go
Hate
Die
Dance
Have

P.S