Past Continuous vs. Simple Past
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Can you use past simple and past continuous correctly? Test what you know with this interactive exercise.

Fill in the blanks.

1. When I ..................... in the morning, it ........................
was waking up, rained
woke up, rained
woke up, was raining

2. I .......................... dinner when you .......................... me.
had, phoned
was having, phoned
was having, were phoning

3. What ................................... at 7 o'clock yesterday evening?
were you doing
did you do
were you done

4. I ........................ up at 6 am.
got
was getting

5. At that time, she ........................... as a receptionist in Mumbai.
worked
was working

6. He ............................... at 110 miles/hour when the accident ..........................
drove, occurred
was driving, occurred
was driving, was occurring

7. That ........................... a long time ago.
happened
was happening

8. This time last week, he ............................ in the Bahamas.
holidayed
was holidaying

9. She ......................... chemistry at university.
studied
was studying

10. He ........................... his leg while he ........................... football yesterday.
injured, was playing
injured, played
was injuring, was playing

11. He .......................... at a young age.
died
was dying

12. Alka ........................... the call because she ...........................
didn't answer, was driving
was not answering, was driving
didn't answer, drove
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🟢 Answers 🟢

1. When I woke up in the morning, it was raining.
2. I was having dinner when you phoned me.
3. What were you doing at 7 o’clock yesterday evening?
4. I got up at 6 am.
5. At that time, she was working as a receptionist in Mumbai.
6. He was driving at 110 miles/hour when the accident occurred.

7. That happened a long time ago.
8. This time last week, he was holidaying in the Bahamas.
9. She studied chemistry at university.
10. He injured his leg while he was playing football yesterday.
11. He died at a young age.
12. Alka didn’t answer the call because she was driving.
🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸
SV RAMANUJ

Grammar Updates

Past Continuous vs. Simple Past
======================

Can you use past simple and past continuous correctly? Test what you know with this interactive exercise.

Fill in the blanks.

1. When I ..................... in the morning, it ........................
was waking up, rained
woke up, rained
woke up, was raining

2. I .......................... dinner when you .......................... me.
had, phoned
was having, phoned
was having, were phoning

3. What ................................... at 7 o'clock yesterday evening?
were you doing
did you do
were you done

4. I ........................ up at 6 am.
got
was getting

5. At that time, she ........................... as a receptionist in Mumbai.
worked
was working

6. He ............................... at 110 miles/hour when the accident ..........................
drove, occurred
was driving, occurred
was driving, was occurring

7. That ........................... a long time ago.
happened
was happening

8. This time last week, he ............................ in the Bahamas.
holidayed
was holidaying

9. She ......................... chemistry at university.
studied
was studying

10. He ........................... his leg while he ........................... football yesterday.
injured, was playing
injured, played
was injuring, was playing

11. He .......................... at a young age.
died
was dying

12. Alka ........................... the call because she ...........................
didn't answer, was driving
was not answering, was driving
didn't answer, drove
===================
🟢 Answers 🟢

1. When I woke up in the morning, it was raining.
2. I was having dinner when you phoned me.
3. What were you doing at 7 o’clock yesterday evening?
4. I got up at 6 am.
5. At that time, she was working as a receptionist in Mumbai.
6. He was driving at 110 miles/hour when the accident occurred.

7. That happened a long time ago.
8. This time last week, he was holidaying in the Bahamas.
9. She studied chemistry at university.
10. He injured his leg while he was playing football yesterday.
11. He died at a young age.
12. Alka didn’t answer the call because she was driving.
🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸
SV RAMANUJ

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