Past Simple / Past Continuous 2 Welcome to your Past Simple / Past Continuous 2 Name Read and choose the correct form. 1. Ted _____ (work) in a bank many years ago.workedwas workingwere working 2. Sue _____ (play) the piano last holidays.playedwas playingwere playing 3. We met her at the bus stop. She ___________ (wait) for the bus.waitwas waitingwere waiting 4. She _____ (drive) a car last month.drovewas drivingwere driving 5. Mr. Rambler , what _______ you ______ (do) at 6.30 ?did you dowas you doingwere you doing 6. Ted _____ (get up) early this morning.got upwas geting upwere geting up 7. My boss _______ (write) an English exercise at that time yesterday.wrotewas writingwere writing 8. I __ (not/listen) to music when the murder happened.didn't listenwasn't listeningwere listening 9. When I called my grandmother, she ____ (play) monopoly.playedwas playingwere playing 10. You _____ (sleep) on a sofa last night.sleptwas sleepingwere sleeping Read and choose the correct form. 1. Kathy _____ (fall) off the ladder when she _____ (paint) the wall.fell, paintedwas falling, was paintedwas falling, paintedfell, was painted 2. The car _____ (brake) down while they _____ (drive) along the road.broke, drovewas broking, were drivingbroke, were drivingwas broking, drove 3. How fast _____ you _____(drive) when the accident _____ (happen).did you drive, happenedwere you driving, was happeningdid you drive, was happeningwere you driving, happened 4. The Titanic _____ (cross) the Atlantic when it _____(strike) an iceberg.crossed, strikedwas crossing, was strikingcrossed, was strikingwas crossing, striked 5. They _____(sit) down to dinner when the doorbell ______ (ring).sat, rangwere sitting, was ringingsat, was ringingwere sitting, rang 6. Somebody _____ (knock) on the front door while I _____ (have) breakfast.knocked, hadwas knocking, was havingknocked, was havingwas knocking, had 7. Peter _____(not/feel) very well, so he _____ (consult) his doctor.didn't feel, consultedwasn't feel, was consulteddidn't feel, was consultedwasn't feel, consulted 8. When the ambulance _____ (arrive), the patient _____ (sleep) like a child.arrived, sleptwas sleeping, was sleepingarrived, was sleepingwas sleeping, slept 9. Yesterday while I ______ (walk) down Cherry Lane, I ______ (meet) my friend Thomas.walked, metwas walking, was meetingwalked, was meetingwas walking, met 10. What _____ you _____ (do) yesterday? — I _____(translate) a very long article.did you do, translatedwere you doing, was translatingdid you do, was translatingwere you doing, was translating Time is Up!
