Past simple and past continuous - KEY


1 Choose the most suitable tense.

1 was watching

2 was driving

3 were you doing

4 lived

5 we always ate



2 Put each verb in brackets into either the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.

1 Andrew arrived when I was getting ready to go out.

2 I got up early this morning. I washed, dressed and then I had breakfast.

3 Margaret did not go to work yesterday. She was ill.

4 My brother broke his leg while he was skiing last week.

5 When did your parents get married?

6 I phoned you last night but you did not answer.

What were you doing?

7 We did not go out yesterday because it was raining.

8 Did you eat spaghetti every day when you lived in Italy?

9Although it rained a lot, I enjoyed my holiday last year.

10 What did you do yesterday? – I went to the cinema.

11What were you doing at 9:30 yesterday? – I was watching a film on TV.

12 They flew to America two years ago.

13 I wasn’t hungry last night. I did not eat anything.

14 He first met his wife when he was studying in Berlin.



3 Choose  the correct word or phrase.


1   we went

2  I decided

3  Georgia was having

4  it was raining

5  Two men were arguing

6  Daniel called

7  We were eating

8  Paula was making a cake

9  I was dreaming about

10 While I was practising