Past Simple or Past Progressive․ English 7

Use the past simple or past progressive to complete the sentences.
1. George fell (fall) off the ladder while he painting (paint) the ceiling.
2. Last night I reading (read) in the bed when I suddenly heard (hear) a scream.
3.  you were you watching (you watch) TV when I called (call) you?
4. Ann was waiting (wait) for me when I arrived (arrive).
5. I wasn’t driving (not drive) very fast when the accident happened (happen).
6. I broke (break) a plate last night. I washed (wash) the dishes when it slipped (slip) out of my hand.
7. Tom took (take) some photos when I was playing (play) in the garden.
8. We didn’t go (not go) out because it is raining (rain).
9. What did you do (you do) last week?
10. I saw (see) Carol at the party. She was wearing (wear) a new dress.
11. The cell phone rang (ring) when I took (take) a shower.
12. It began (begin) to rain when I was walking (walk) home.
13. We saw (see) an accident when we were waiting (wait) for the bus.
14. The children were sleeping (sleep) all night.
15. The car was making (make) strange noises all the way home.

Test 1: The present simple and present continuous

Choose the correct answer.

  1. I       …      ‘m liking      like      likes    mark orange juice.
  2. Andy and Lucy       …      are staying      stay      staying    mark with us at the moment.
  3. We       …      aren’t going      don’t go      not going    mark to school every day.
  4. What       …      do you do      do you doing      are you doing    mark ? ~ I’m listening to my new MP3 player.
  5. I       …      meet      ‘m meeting      meeting    mark my friends in the café after school on Fridays.
  6. Look! Sidney       …      wears      ‘s wearing      wear    mark his school uniform!
  7. Do you want to play football? ~ Not now. I       …      ‘m having      have      ‘ve    mark dinner.
  8. What       …      are you usually having      ‘s you usually having      do you usually have    mark for breakfast?
  9. Have you got any ice cream?       …      Yes, I’m having.      Yes, I am.      Yes, I have.    mark
  10.       …      Is Kyle knowing      Does Kyle know      Does Kyle knows    mark Jamie Chandler?
  11. I       …      ‘m look      look      ‘m looking    mark for a present but I can’t find anything good.
  12. Is football your favourite sport? ~ Yes, but I       …      often play      ‘m playing often      ‘m often playing    mark basketball too.
  13. My brother and I       …      aren’t get up      don’t get up      don’t getting up    mark early at the weekend.
  14. Are your parents working at the moment? ~ No, they       …      aren’t      don’t      aren’t being    mark .
  15. My baby sister       …      crying      ‘s crying      cries    mark all the time.

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