Past Simple vs Continuous Exercises

The document is a worksheet focused on practicing the Past Simple and Past Continuous tenses. It includes sentences where students must fill in the correct verb forms, followed by an answer key. The exercise aims to reinforce understanding of the two tenses through contextual examples.

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Worksheet 10 – Past Simple and Continuous

Past Simple or Past Continuous - write down the correct form.

1. They … (play) cards when the postman …(come).

2. I … (sweep) the floor when I … (hear) a noise.
3. She … (watch) TV when the doorbell … (ring).
4. We … (hear) a cry and … (run) into the kitchen.
5. First Sam … (buy) the newspaper, and then he … (take) the plane to
Chicago.
6. Susan and Sally … (play) tennis when it … (begin) to rain.
7. I think she … (wear) her new hat when I … (see) her at the zoo.
8. A lot of children … (wait) at the station when the star … (arrive).
9. They … (have) their supper when they … (hear) about the accident.
10. When the phone … (ring), mum … (work) in the garden.
11. Sally … (take) a photo when I … (dance).
12. They … (read) a book when the lights … (go) out.
13. While George … (repair) his bike, Bill … (play) computer games.
14. We … (talk) about the movie while we … (walk) home.
15. They … (forget) our lunch at home last Friday.
Answer Key

1. Were playing; came

2. Was sweeping; heard
3. Was watching; rang
4. Heard; ran
5. Bought; took
6. Were playing; began
7. Was wearing; saw
8. Were waiting; arrived
9. Were having; heard
10. Rang; was working
11. Took; was dancing
12. Were Reading; went
13. Was repairing; was playing
14. Were talking; were walking
15. Forgot

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Worksheet 10 – Past Simple and Continuous

Past Simple or Past Continuous - write down the correct form.

1. They … (play) cards when the postman …(come).

1. Were playing; came

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