Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Choose the correct answer. Which tense is used to describe successive actions in the past?

Choose the correct answer. Which tense is used to describe two or more simultaneous actions that took place in development in the past?

Choose the correct answers. Which time markers are used in the Past Continuous?

Choose the correct answers. Which time markers are used in the Past Simple?

Choose the correct answer. Which tense is used to describe the atmosphere, setting, and also in the introduction to the story?

Choose the correct answer. Which tense is used to describe an action that happened in the past and was interrupted by another action?

Choose the correct answer. Which auxiliary verb is used to form interrogative sentences in the Past Simple?

Choose the correct answer. Which auxiliary verbs are used to form negative sentences in the Past Continuous?

Put the verb in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. Choose the correct answer. John ____________ (drive) to work. It ____________ (rain) heavily.

Put the verb in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. Choose the correct answer. I ____________ (play) with my son when you ____________ (call).

Put the verb in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. Choose the correct answer. Anna ___________ (come) home, _____________ (switch) on the computer and __________ (check) her emails.

Put the verb in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. Choose the correct answer. I _____________ (drive) my new car when I ___________ (hear) the news.

Put the verb in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. Choose the correct answer. While Jack _____________ (take) a shower, his dog ______________ (sleep) behind the armchair.

Put the verb in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. Choose the correct answer. I ____________ (sit) in a cafe when you ___________ (call).

Put the verb in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. Choose the correct answer. At 9 yesterday Sasha ____________ (read) while Olya ____________ (shop).

Put the verb in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. Choose the correct answer. When it ____________ (start) raining, I ___________ (walk) on the beach.

Put the verb in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. Choose the correct answer. When I ____________ (wake up) that morning, the wind _____________ (blow).

Put the verb in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. Choose the correct answer. I ___________ (tidy) my room all day long.