Past Simple vs Past Continuous

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Froggy Jumps Past Simple vs Past ContinuousOnline version Tense usage quiz by Mikel 1 I ___ (watch) TV when the lights went out. a was watching b watching c watched 2 She ___ (read) a book at 8 pm last night. a reads b was reading c read 3 They ___ (play) football the previous sunday. a play b played c were playing 4 John ___ (finish) his homework in time. a finishing b finished c finishes 5 We ___ (drive) to the beach and it began to rain. a were driving b driving c drove 6 He ___ (not / sleep) when you called. a was not sleeping b did not sleep c not sleep 7 The teacher ___ (enter) the room as the students were leaving. a was entering b entered c enters 8 The cat ___ (sleep) while the dog was running. a slept b sleeps c was sleeping 9 We ___ (drink) coffee yesterday. a were drinking b drink c drank 10 Which sentence describes an action completed in the past? a I walked to school yesterday. b I am walking to school yesterday. c I was walking to school yesterday. 11 Choose the past continuous form: a She studied when the phone rang. b She was studying when the phone rang. c She is studying when the phone rang. 12 Identify the past simple sentence: a He was finishing the project last week. b He finished the project last week. c He finishes the project last week. 13 Complete: They ___ (watch) TV when I arrived. a were watching b was watching c watching 14 Choose the correct sentence: a We had dinner when the power went out. b We were having dinner when the power went out. c We have dinner when the power went out. 15 Which sentence uses past simple? a She is visiting Paris last year. b She was visiting Paris last year. c She visited Paris last year. 16 Complete: I ___ (not / sleep) when the alarm rang. a sleeping b did not sleep c was not sleeping 17 Past continuous vs simple: ongoing vs completed? a Ongoing: past simple; completed: past continuous b Both use past continuous c Ongoing: past continuous; completed: past simple

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Past Simple vs Past Continuous

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Past Simple vs Past ContinuousOnline version

by Mikel

I ___ (watch) TV when the lights went out.

She ___ (read) a book at 8 pm last night.

They ___ (play) football the previous sunday.

John ___ (finish) his homework in time.

We ___ (drive) to the beach and it began to rain.

He ___ (not / sleep) when you called.

The teacher ___ (enter) the room as the students were leaving.

The cat ___ (sleep) while the dog was running.

We ___ (drink) coffee yesterday.

Which sentence describes an action completed in the past?

Choose the past continuous form:

Identify the past simple sentence:

Complete: They ___ (watch) TV when I arrived.

Choose the correct sentence:

Which sentence uses past simple?

Complete: I ___ (not / sleep) when the alarm rang.

Past continuous vs simple: ongoing vs completed?