Past simple and past continuous – A2 English Grammar Test

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1  Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets in the past simple or past continuous.

1   I fell asleep when I ……was studying…… . (study)

2   My friends were looking after a rabbit until their friend ………………. (return) home.

3   The lion was sleeping when I ………………. (see) it at the zoo.

4   What ………………. you ………………. (do) when I phoned?

5   I ………………. (not watch) the lion when it woke up.

6   The penguins ………………. (eat) and the dolphins were jumping when we arrived.

7   The teacher ………………. (pick up) a pen while the students were doing their exam.

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2 returned   3 saw   4 were you doing

5 wasn’t watching   6 were eating   7 picked up

2  Circle the correct ending, A, B or C.

1   I was feeding my rabbit when my phone

      A rang.      B ring.

      C was ringing.

2   What was the baby doing when his mum

      A was coming in?

      B come in?      C came in?

3   We were surprised when we saw everyone

      A is sitting in silence.

      B sat in silence.

      C was sitting in silence.

4   Juan didn’t say anything when he saw his friend

      A left.      B leaved.

      C was leaving.

5   My best friend was crying because

      A were breaking her phone.

      B her sister broke her phone.

      C she break her phone.

6   When the teacher came in, the students

      A weren’t working.

      B weren’t work.

      C aren’t work.

7   The girl fell and hurt her leg when she

      A ran after a chicken.

      B runs after a chicken

      C was running after a chicken.

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2 C   3 C   4 C   5 B   6 A   7 C

3  Put the verb in brackets into the past simple or past continuous and then match the sentences.

1   When I was getting   …G…

2   When we arrived at the

3   Jack broke his leg while he

4   My sister turned off the

5   I was playing computer games last

6   The monkeys

7   The lion was drinking water when

A   TV while I …………… (watch) it!

B   the mouse …………… (appear).

C   …………… (play) football in the park.

D   night when my friend …………… (phone) me.

E    …………… (pick up) bananas when I arrived.

F    zoo, the elephants were …………… (eat).

G   on the bus, a dog ……bit…… (bite) me.

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2   F, were eating

3   C, was playing

4   A, was watching

5   D, phoned

6   E, were picking up

7   B, appeared

4  Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the past simple or past continuous.

1   The teacher ……arrived…… (arrive) while we ……were copying…… (copy) our homework.

2   The dog ………………. (run) around the park when it ………………. (see) the cat.

3   My baby brother ………………. (cry) all morning until we ………………. (turn on) the TV.

4   While Susan ………………. (study), her phone ………………. (ring).

5   Somebody ………………. (pick up) my phone while I ………………. (not look).

6   What other animals ………………. you ………………. (see) when the lions ………………. (sleep)?

7   The children ………………. (cry) a lot while we ………………. (look after) them.

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2   was running, saw

3   was crying, turned on

4   was studying, rang

5   picked up, wasn’t looking

6   did see, were sleeping

7   cried, were looking after

5  Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences.

1   When we walk we saw a monkey on the road.   ……were walking……

2   It is raining all last winter in my town.   …………………

3   The old woman was get off the bus when she saw her friend.   …………………

4   I turned off the TV when my father saying it was time for bed.   …………………

5   My mother came in and saw we aren’t looking after our baby sister.   …………………

6   The boy play football in the garden when the rain started.   …………………

7   When we went home, we saw the rabbit at the roundabout.   …………………

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2   is, was

3   get, getting

4   saying, said

5   aren’t, weren’t

6   play, was playing

7   went, were going

6  Complete Robbie’s short story with the verbs in the box in the past simple or past continuous.

be     have     play     run     shout     start

stop     talk

Last summer I 1……had…… a very strange experience. I 2……………. ball in the park when suddenly it became very dark. I couldn’t see anything. I was afraid. I started to run to the entrance. While I 3……………., I heard a scream. I stopped and was looking for help when something caught my leg. It was a little dog. It was biting me and I 4……………. “stop” when a little girl came from behind a tree. “Don’t worry,” she said, “It is only playing.” I 5……………. crying and the dog stopped biting me. “Talk to it,” she said. I wasn’t sure but I touched the dog on its head and it 6……………. to lick me. Suddenly, it was bright again. I looked around but there was nobody. “Where are you?” I asked but the dog and the girl weren’t there. I 7……………. to myself! I woke up in my bedroom. It was just a dream.

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2 was playing   3 was running   4 was shouting

5 started   6 tried   7 was talking

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