PAST SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 16 Public

Let's practise how to use the past simple and the past continuous.

Study Slideshow

Yesterday I __________(go) to the library, next I _____________ (have) a swim, later I ___________ (meet) Julie for coffee.

went / had / met

25

What _________________ (they/do) at 10pm last night ? - It was really noisy!

were they doing

10

When I _________________ (walk) into the room, everyone ____________ (work).

walked / was working

15

It ___________(be) a day last September. The sun _____________ (shine) and the birds _________________ (sing) .

was / was shining / were singing

25

I ______________ (walk) along the street when I ______________ (meet) an old friend.

was walking / met

15

Why _______________ (you / stand) on a chair when I _____________(come) into the room?

were you standing / came

15

The children _____________ (not play) in the park when it ________________ (start) to rain

were playing / started

15

We ___________________ (listen) to music this time yesterday.

were listening

10

When I ______________ (leave) the house, it _______________ (snow).

left / was snowing

15

When you ____________ (arrive) at the party, who ______________ (be) there?

arrived / was

15

Last holiday we __________ (visit) Rome, ___________ (see) the Vatican, and ____________(spend) a few days at the beach.

visited / saw / spent

25

Helen ____________(do) her weekly shopping when she ____________(meet) her old friend, June

was doing / met

15

While my friend and I _________________ (wait) for the plane, I _______ (write) some emails.

were waiting / wrote

15

What ________________ (you/do) this time last year?

were you doing

10

While my mother ______________ (prepare) dinner, my sister and my father _____________ (watch) a film on Netflix and I _____________ (do) my homework.

was preparing / were watching / was doing

25

How many friends ____________ (you / invite) to your last birthday party?

did you invite

10