Name: ________________________________________ Date: __________________

 Formulate questions in the simple past tense for the following statements. Write the
questions based on the information provided.

Example:

Statement: She watched a movie yesterday.

Question: Did she watch a movie yesterday?

1. Statement: They visited Paris last summer.

Question: ______________________________________________?

2. Statement: He finished his homework on time.

Question: ______________________________________________?

3. Statement: The company hired a new manager.

Question: ______________________________________________?

4. Statement: We played basketball at the park.

Question: ______________________________________________?

5. Statement: Sarah and Tim traveled to Japan two weeks ago.

Question: ______________________________________________?

 Fill in the Blanks with the Past Continuous or Simple Past Tense

1. While I __________ (study) for my exam, the power suddenly __________ (go) out.

2. Last night, we __________ (watch) a movie when my mom __________ (arrive).

3. She __________ (cook) dinner when her friends __________ (arrive) at her house.

4. While they __________ (travel) around Europe, they __________ (visit) many famous
landmarks.

5. At 8 PM last night, I __________ (read) a book while it __________ (rain) outside.

  Form information questions using the past continuous.

Example: Subject: Peter, Activity: study

Question: Was Peter studying?

1. Subject: They, Activity: play soccer

Question: ________________________________________

2. Subject: Jenny, Activity: cook dinner

Question: ________________________________________

3. Subject: I, Activity: work on a project

Question: ________________________________________

4. Subject: The children, Activity: watch a movie

Question: ________________________________________

5. Subject: Mary and Tom, Activity: dance at the party

Question: ________________________________________

 Unscramble the words to form sentences using the Past Continuous.

Example:

Scrambled: What / doing / they / yesterday / evening?

Unscrambled: What were they doing yesterday evening?

1. Scrambled: When / she / studying / for / her exams?

Unscrambled: ________________________________________________?

2. Scrambled: Where / they / traveling / this time last year?

Unscrambled: ________________________________________________?

3. Scrambled: Why / he / working / late / last night?

Unscrambled: ________________________________________________?

5. Scrambled: What / you / thinking / about / while / waiting / for / the bus?

Unscrambled: ________________________________________________?