Past Simple vs Past Continuous Test

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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. 4) Complete the chart with the correct form of the
l) ________ we __________ (cry)? verbs in the Past Continuous:

2) Answer the following questions:

a) Was your mother sleeping at that moment?
Infinitive P.C Infinitive P.C
 ________________________
b) Were your friends dancing? Lie Write
________________________________ Call Try
c) Was the dog chasing the cat? Put Cry
________________________________ Die Be
d) Were you drinking alcohol? Dance Run
________________________________ Travel Open
e) Was I speaking to him? Stop Receive
________________________________ 5) Complete with the Past Simple form:
a) She __________ (watch) TV all night.
3) What were they doing yesterday at 5.00 pm? b) I _____________ (work) hard last night.
Write sentences using all the pictures: c) _______ your dad ______ (buy) a car?
a) __________________________________ d) _________ you ________ (eat) birds?
b) ___________________________________ e) No, she _________
c) ___________________________________ f) Yes, they ________
d) ___________________________________ g) Roy ________ (not go) to church on Sundays.
e) ___________________________________ h) Yesterday __________ (be) Monday.
f) ___________________________________ i) Jane __________ (not cook) meat.
g) ___________________________________ j) Sarah _______ (wash) her hair a week ago.
h) ___________________________________ k) My sister ________ (paint) her room.
i) ___________________________________ l) Bill ________ (cut) his finger yesterday.
j) ___________________________________ m) Mike _________ (marry) her.
k) ___________________________________ n) Sally and I ________ (not try) the new flavour.
l) ___________________________________ o) What ______ your mother ______ (give) you?
m) ___________________________________ p) How _______ you _______ (escape)?

Name: ____________
6) Answer Date: __/___/___
the following questions:
a) Did you practice Judo?
 __________________
b) Did the plane fly?
 __________________
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c) Did Adam watch sports? Cook Hate
 __________________ Try Die
d) Did you go to the cinema last night? Look Dance
 __________________ Stay Have
e) Did your sister break a window?
Buy Study
 __________________
Travel Play
f) Did the cat eat your mobile phone?
Relax Enjoy
 __________________
Do Fly
7) What did Sam do two days ago? Write sentences
using all the pictures and the verbs in the box.
9) Put the verbs in the correct form. Be careful! You
may use the Past Simple or Continuous:
GET UP - WORK - WASH - BRUSH – CRY - SPEAK - DRIVE –
EAT – DRINK – GO OUT – TAKE – GO – DO
Last night while I _______ (watch) a football
match on TV, I _____ (hear) a noise outside. I
a) ________________________________
b) ________________________________ ____ (go) to the kitchen, ___ (take) a rolling
c) ________________________________ pin and _____ (run) to the front door. I ____
d) ________________________________ (open) the door slowly and guess what I ____
e) ________________________________ (find)? A little puppy _______ (cry) in the
f) ________________________________
middle of the night. He ____ (be) soaked to
g) ________________________________
the skin. He ______ (look) at me with his sad
h) ________________________________
i) ________________________________ eyes and he ____ (win) my heart. As soon as I
j) ________________________________ ____(let) him to come in, I ________ (give)
k) ________________________________ him a cup of milk. A few minutes later he
l) ________________________________ _______ (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 P.S Infinitive P.S

Chase Be
Eat Go