Exercise for Past Simple and Past Continuous
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Past Simple or Past Continuous?
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Question 1 |
How fast ........ when the accident ........ ?
- were you driving, - happened | |
- did you drive, - happened | |
- did you drive, - was happening | |
- were you driving, - was happening |
Question 2 |
It was a very difficult moment. We ....... what to do
didn't know | |
not knew | |
wasn't knowing | |
weren't knowing |
Question 3 |
The radio was on but nobody ..... .
was listening to it | |
listened to it | |
were listening to it | |
listened it |
Question 4 |
I ..... John in the street last Tuesday but he ...... me. He .... in a shop window.
- saw, - didn't see, - was looking | |
- saw, wasn't seeing, - looked | |
- saw, - saw, - was looking Hint: with "but" we need to use a negative to show contrast with "saw" | |
- was seeing, - didn't see, - was looking |
Question 5 |
When I ....... at school, I ........ to be a train driver.
- stayed, - wanted | |
- was, was wanting | |
- was, - wanted | |
- have been, - 've wanted |
Question 5 Explanation:
"want" is usually a non-continuous verb
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