Past simple and continuous

Past Simple and Past Continuous Test

Part 1: Multiple Choice

1. When I was were young, I played was playing soccer every day.

2. She studied was studying for her exams all night yesterday.

3. While we watched were watching TV, the power went was going out.

4. They built were building the house while we lived were living in another city.

5. He drove was driving to the office when he remembered was remembering he forgot his wallet.

Part 2: Fill in the Blanks

1. I (read) a book when the phone (ring) .

2. It (rain) when we (leave) the house this morning.

3. Marta (cook) dinner while John (clean) the house.

4. They (not visit) us last summer because they (travel) in Europe.

5. When I (see) him at the party, he (talk) to Sarah.

Part 3: Correct the Sentence

1. They was playing basketball when it started to rain.
Correct:

2. I were studying in my room when you called.
Correct:

3. While she walked to school, she found a wallet.
Correct:

4. We was cooking dinner when the storm began.
Correct:

5. She watched TV when I knocked on the door.
Correct:

Part 4: Sentence Transformation

1. As I did my homework, the cat jumped on the table.
Rewrite:

2. She washed the dishes, then she cooked dinner.
Rewrite:

3. They had dinner at the restaurant at 8 pm.
Rewrite:

4. During the meeting, John took notes.
Rewrite:

5. She read a book all afternoon.
Rewrite:

Part 5: Story Completion

Complete the following story using the appropriate past simple or past continuous form of the verbs provided.

Last Saturday, while I (walk) to the park, I (see) a strange bird. It (sit) on a branch, and it (sing) a beautiful song. Suddenly, a cat (jump) out of the bushes and (scare) the bird away. I (feel) sad because I (enjoy) the song. Later, while I (relax) on a bench, I (meet) an old friend from school. We (talk) for hours until it (get) dark.

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