Past simple/past continuous test Name:

1. Sylvia _____________ when she ___________ the DVDs.

was running / dropped
ran / dropped
was running / was dropping
ran / was dropping

2. While Steve ___________ a documentary, he __________ asleep.

was watched / fell

was watching / fell

watched / was falling

was watching / felt

3. They _________ when you _________ for remote control.

aren't listening / were asking

weren't listening / were asking

weren't listening / asked

listened / asked

4. ______ you __________ anything when I ______ you?

Are / doing / called

Were / doing / calling

Did / do / was calling

Were / doing / called

5. ________ you ____________ my friends while you ______________ to school?

Are / see / went

 Past simple/past continuous test Name:

Did / see / were going

Did / saw / were going

Were / see / went

6. We _____________ home when the accident ___________.

were driving / happened

drove / happened

drove / was happening

were drive / happened

7. I _______________ a novel while my mother ___________.

was read / was cooking

read / cooked

was reading / was cooking

was reading / cooks

8. I ___________ out of the window when the accident happened.

was looked

looked

looking

was looking

9. You ___________ while I ____________.

played / study
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were playing / studying

were playing / was studying

were played / was studying

10. He _____________ when his father came home.

were doing

was doing

did

did do