Use the past simple or past progressive to complete the sentences.
1. George fell (fall) off the ladder while he was painting (paint) the ceiling.
2. Last night I read (read) in the bed when I suddenly heard (hear) a scream.
3. you wear watch (you watch) TV when I called (call) you?
4. Ann was waiting(wait) for me when I arrived (arrive).
5. I was not driving (not drive) very fast when the accident happened (happen).
6. I broke(break) a plate last night. I was washing (wash) the dishes when it slipped (slip) out of my hand.
7. Tom toke (take) some photos when I was playing (play) in the garden.
8. We didn’t go (not go) out because it was raining (rain).
9. What did you do (you do) last week?
10. I saw (see) Carol at the party. She wore (wear) a new dress.
11. The cell phone rang(ring) when I was taking(take) a shower.
12. It began (begin) to rain when I was walking (walk) home.
13. We didn’t see(see) an accident when we were waiting (wait) for the bus.
14. The children slept (sleep) all night.
15. The car made (make) strange noises all the way home.
Test 1: The present simple and present continuous
Choose the correct answer.
- I … ‘m liking like likes
orange juice. - Andy and Lucy … are staying stay staying
with us at the moment. - We … aren’t going don’t go not going
to school every day. - What … do you do do you doing are you doing
? ~ I’m listening to my new MP3 player. - I … meet ‘m meeting meeting
my friends in the café after school on Fridays. - Look! Sidney … wears ‘s wearing wear his school uniform!
- Do you want to play football? ~ Not now. I … ‘m having have ‘ve dinner.
- What … are you usually having ‘s you usually having do you usually have
for breakfast? - Have you got any ice cream? … Yes, I’m having. Yes, I am. Yes, I have.
- … Is Kyle knowing Does Kyle know Does Kyle knows
Jamie Chandler? - I … ‘m look look ‘m looking
for a present but I can’t find anything good. - Is football your favourite sport? ~ Yes, but I … often play ‘m playing often ‘m often playing
basketball too. - My brother and I … aren’t get up don’t get up don’t getting up
early at the weekend. - Are your parents working at the moment? ~ No, they … aren’t don’t aren’t being.
- My baby sister … crying ‘s crying cries
all the time.





