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The simple Past vs. Past Progressive

1. Yesterday, while I …………….. to work, I lost control of my steering and ………………..

another car on the street.

a. was driving………….. run over

b. was driving …………… crashed

c. had been driving …………… crashed

d. drove ……………… run over

2. During the class yesterday, it …………….. difficult for me to pay attention to the teacher
because the students outside of the classroom …………………… so much noise.

a. was ………….. had been making

b. was …………….. made

c. was …………… were making

d. was ……………had made

3. When I …………………….. to the railway station, Susan …………………… for me at the entrance.

a. was arriving ………………… waited

b. arrived ………………… waited

c. arrived ………………… has been waiting

d. arrived …………………. was waiting

4. My girlfriend ……………….. her birthday dinner at my home when her dad …………… to
congratulate her last night.

a. had …………… came

b. had been having ……………. came

c. was having ……………….. came

d. was having …………….. has came

5. When we ……………….. in Mom’s room last night, she ……………… in her sleep. We suppose she
……………… about something wonderful because she ……………………….

a. came ………….. had been talking …………. had been dreaming …………… smiled.

b. came …………… was talking …………………..was dreaming …………………… was smiling.

c. came ………….. has been talking ………….. had been dreaming ………………. was smiling.

d. come ………….. was talking ……………… was dreaming ……………. was smiling.

6. Sue ………………. her neighbors having an argument las night. She ………………… the piano in her
room.

a. didn’t hear………………….. was playing

b. wasn’t hearing………….. was playing

c. never hear……………….. was playing

d. hadn’t been hearing ………………… had been playing

7. While I ………………… to report the accident to the policeman, someone ………………me twice.

a. had tried…………………. was interrupting

b. tried ……………………. interrupted

c. was trying ……………….. was interrupting

d. was trying…………………. interrupted

8. Simple Past is used for activities or events that ……………………………………..

began in the past but continue to the present.

are unfinished which started in the past and are relevant to the present.

began and finished at a specific time in the past.

finished at a time in the past which is not mentioned.

9. Past Progressive is used for activities or events which ……………………………………………

began and finished at a specific time in the past.

were in progress at a particular time in the past.

started in the past but continue up to now.

are in progress close in time to another action in the past.

10. When, while or as are used …………………………………………..

to separate Simple Past and Past Progressive sentences.

not to link Simple Past and Past Progressive sentences.

after the Simple Past or the Past Progressive verb.

to link Simple Past and Past Progressive sentences.

11. What was PETER doing at the time the accident happened?

Peter was riding a bicycle when the cars crashed.

When the cars crashed, Peter was riding a bicycle.

When the cars were crashing, Peter was riding a bicycle.

While Peter rode a bicycle, the cars were crashing.

12. ‘When’ is used before the Simple Past verb. The structures are:

When + subject + verb in simple past, Subject + verb in past progressive.

Subject + verb in past progressive, when + subject + verb in simple past.

When + subject + verb in simple past + Subject + verb in past progressive.

Subject + verb in past progressive + when + subject + verb in simple past.

13. As the Simple Past and Past Progressive are used in the same sentence, the ……………………..
is a shorter action that interrupts a longer ……………………………. action.

Past Progressive …………………. Simple Past

Simple Past …………………………. Past Progressive

When …………………………………. While

Event ………………………………….. Continuous

14. ‘While’ is used before the Past Progressive verb. The correct structures are:

Simple Past + while + Past Progressive.

Simple Past, while + Past Progressive.

While + Past Progressive, Simple Past.

While + Past Progressive + Simple Past.

15.

Sally was studying English grammar in her room while her Dad was playing the guitar in the
living room.