Simple Past Vs Past Continuous exercises - Interactive practices with key

Free worksheet - simple past Vs Past continuous

Simple past and past continuous are often used together in a compound sentence so the pick the correct tense, we need to look at action of each tense as below.

 Simple Past 

  1. action is shorter
  2. action is interrupting
  3. action happened late

Past Continuous

  1. action is longer
  2. action happened first

Interactive Practice


Simple Past vs Past Continuous Practice

Simple Past vs Past Continuous

πŸ“ Gap-Filling (20)

1. While I (study), my phone rang.
2. She (cook)dinner when he arrived.
3. They (play)football when it started to rain.
4. I (watch) TV when the lights went out.
5. We (walk) home when we saw an accident.
6. He (fall) while he was running.
7. She (call) me yesterday.
8. The baby crying suddenly.
9. We (finish) our homework early.
10. He (break) his leg last year.
11. While they (have) dinner, the doorbell rang.
12. I (sleep) when the alarm went off.
13. She (read) a book when I called.
14. We (wait) for the bus when it arrived.
15. He (drive) when the accident happened.
16. I (lose) my keys yesterday.
17. They (go) to the market last night.
18. She (write) an email this morning.
19. We (meet) our teacher last week.
20. He (buy) a new phone yesterday.

✅ Multiple Choice (20)

21. While I ___ TV, she called me.
22. They ___ dinner when the lights went out.
41. While he ___ his bike, he fell down.
42. She ___ the dishes after dinner.
43. While we ___ in the park, it started to rain.
44. He ___ his wallet yesterday.
45. I ___ when the teacher asked a question.
46. They ___ to school by bus this morning.
47. While she ___ a story, the children slept.
48. We ___ lunch when he arrived.
49. He ___ the door quietly.
50. While I ___ my homework, my friend called.
51. She ___ a cake last weekend.
52. While they ___ TV, the power went out.
53. I ___ my best friend yesterday.
54. He ___ when the phone rang.
55. We ___ the game last night.
56. While she ___, the baby cried.
57. They ___ their homework before dinner.
58. I ___ to music when you arrived.
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