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01 B Senior Simple Past - Past Continuous

Dimitris Sclias

1. Simple past     -> He went - Did he go? - He didn't go.
  Past continuous -> I was + verb + ing  -> I was going
 
I was going          was I going ?           I was not going ( I wasn't going)
You were going   were you going ?   you were not going ( you weren't going)
He was going      was he going ?       he was not going
She was going    was she going ?     she was not going
It was going         was it going ?          It was not going
We were going    were we going ?    we were not going
You were going   were you going ?   you were not going
They were going  were they going ?  they were not going
 
was not -> wasn't - were not -> weren't
 

Examples:
My mother was cooking while I was studying.
I was walking down the street when I saw her.
As he was driving his new car, he had an accident.
When Mary was having a bath, the phone rang.
Were you working at five o’clock? Yes, I was.
What were they doing when you saw them? They were talking.
Was it snowing all day? Yes, it was.

Please choose the right answer.


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question 1

While they.............she was cooking.

A sleeping
B will sleep
C were sleeping

question 2

Tom.............his car when he had an accident.

A drove
B was driving
C will drive

question 3

John............all night at the disco last night.

A did dancing
B has danced
C was dancing

question 4

It..............all morning yesterday.

A is raining
B was raining
C has rained

question 5

When I.....to the station the train was leaving.

A have got
B got
C am getting

question 6

As I was riding I......off my bike.

A fell
B fall
C have fallen

question 7

Mrs Smith...........television at five o'clock.

A was watching
B has watched
C will watching

question 8

They were waiting for you when I......them.

A see
B was seeing
C saw

question 9

Tim............to Africa last year.

A was going
B went
C has gone

question 10

When I called her she.........at home.

A isn't
B wasn't
C didn't

question 11

Was she.........when you met her ? No, she wasn't.

A cried
B crying
C cry

question 12

..............a letter when you went home?

A Did she wrote
B Is she writing
C Was she writing

question 13

She..........to work when she met him.

A was going
B is going
C will go

question 14

At ten o'clock yesterday he...........the car.

A was washed
B did washing
C was washing

question 15

As he was walking he.......his money.

A was losing
B has lost
C lost

question 16

Were you driving when the rain........... ?

A did started
B was starting
C started

question 17

He.............for the exam very hard last night.

A studying
B will study
C studied

question 18

As I was entering the room I....... a terrible noise.

A heard
B have heard
C will hear

question 19

When she was washing the dishes she.........a glass.

A was breaking
B broke
C has broken

question 20

I...........a book, when she came in.

A read
B was reading
C have read

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