Past Simple vs Past Continuous | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 17 Public

A game to revise some of the past tenses

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My uncle ___ (break) his nose while he ___ (play) basketball.

broke / was playing

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He ___ (drop) his money when he ___ (run) for the bus.

dropped / was running

20

It ___ (rain) when I ___ (leave) for the office this morning.

was raining / left

20

My little brother ___ (eat) three biscuits while our mum ___ (not look).

ate / wasn't looking

20

The postman ___ (deliver) a letter when a wild cat ___ (attack) him.

was delivering / attacked

15

___ (you drive) fast when the accident ___ (happen)?

Were you driving / happened

25

I ___ (walk) on the street when I ___ (see) Paul.

was walking / saw

15

What ___ (Sarah wear) when you ___ (see) her at the party?

was Sarah wearing / saw

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Sandra ___ (not watch) her handbag when a thief ___ (steal) it.

wasn't watching / stole

20

___ (visit) Jane and Tom when you ___ (travel) to Wales last month?

Did you visit / travelled

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Dad ___ (repair) the car while mum __ (make) lunch.

was repairing / was making

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Sue __ (smile) as she __ (read) Peter's letter.

was smiling / read

20

We ___ (watch) TV when the phone ___ (ring).

were watching / rang

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We __ (listen) to some music before our guests ___ (arrive).

were listening / arrived

20

My sister __ (be) disappointed because she hadn't won her tennis match.

was

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My little cousin __ (play) football in the park yesterday afternoon.

was playing

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