Past Simple vs. Past Continuous Exercises - Test 1

Test 1 of 17 in A2 · #1 of 51 overall · 20 exercises

1. 1

   Fill in the blanks:

   I ______ (read) a magazine when the electricity ______ (go) out.

   💡Hint
   aread / went bwas reading / went cread / was going

2. 2

   Correct the mistake:

   They were seeing a movie when the lights went out.

   💡Hint
   aChange "were seeing" to "were watching" bNo mistake cChange "were seeing" to "saw"

3. 3

   Identify the error in the sentence and correct it:

   She was playing outside when her friend was calling her to come inside.

   💡Hint
   aThe sentence is correct. bChange both verbs to the past simple. cChange "was calling" to "called."

4. 4

   Choose the correct form:

   When I __________ home, it __________ to rain.

   💡Hint
   awas walking / started bwas walking / was start cwalked / was starting

5. 5

   Complete the sentence:

   I ________ to the market when I saw my friend.

   💡Hint
   awent bam going cwas going

6. 6

   Fill in the blanks:

   He ______ (fall) asleep while he ______ (read) a book.

   💡Hint
   awas falling / read bfell / read cfell / was reading

7. 7

   Choose the correct option:

   We ____________ English when the fire alarm rang.

   💡Hint
   awere studying bstudied cwas studying

8. 8

   Identify the error:

   She was dancing when she was heard the loud noise.

   💡Hint
   aNo mistake. bChange "was dancing" to "danced." cChange "was heard" to "heard."

9. 9

   Choose the correct option:

   While I ____________ TV, my brother called me.

   💡Hint
   awas watching bwatched cwatch

10. 10

    Fill in the blank:

    Last weekend we ____________ to the beach and had fun.

    💡Hint
    awent bwere going cgo

11. 11

    Which sentence is correct?

    💡Hint
    aI was watched TV last night. bI was watching TV when you called. cI watching TV when you called.

12. 12

    Choose the correct answer:

    💡Hint
    aWhile I am cleaning the kitchen, my brother was cooking dinner. bWhile I cleaned the kitchen, my brother cooked dinner. cWhile I was cleaning the kitchen, my brother was cooking dinner.

13. 13

    Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:

    They ___ (watch) TV when the power ___ (go) out.

    💡Hint
    awatched / was going bwere watching / went cwere watching / was going

14. 14

    Rearrange the words to form a correct sentence:

    were / walking / talking / about / we / the / and / weather.

    💡Hint
    aWe were walking and talking about the weather. bTalking we were about and walking the weather. cWe walking were and the weather about talking.

15. 15

    Choose the best answer:

    What ______ you doing when the phone rang?

    💡Hint
    adid bwere cwas

16. 16

    Which is correct?

    💡Hint
    aWe was watching a movie when the power went out. bWe are watching a movie when the power went out. cWe were watching a movie when the power went out.

17. 17

    Fill in the blanks:

    While she ______ (walk) in the park, she ______ (find) a wallet.

    💡Hint
    awalked / found bwas walking / found cwas walking / was finding

18. 18

    Choose the correct ending for the sentence:

    Sam ____________ when his phone rang.

    💡Hint
    awas sleeping bsleep cslept

19. 19

    Which sentence is correct?

    💡Hint
    aThe children was playing in the park yesterday. bThe children played in the park yesterday. cThe children were play in the park yesterday.

20. 20

    Fill in the blank:

    They ______ (play) football while it ______ (start) to rain.

    💡Hint
    awas playing / started bplayed / was starting cwere playing / started

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