Simple Past Continuous Tense Exercises Worksheets

Simple Past Continuous Tense Exercises Worksheets

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. She ________ (watch) TV when the phone rang.

2. They ________ (play) football in the park yesterday.

3. I ________ (read) a book while my sister cooked dinner.

4. He ________ (sing) a song when his friends arrived.

5. We ________ (dance) at the party all night long.

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words in the simple past continuous tense.

1. I ________ (eat) breakfast when the doorbell rang.

2. They ________ (study) for their exams all day yesterday.

3. She ________ (drive) to work when it started raining.

4. We ________ (watch) a movie at the cinema last night.

5. He ________ (play) the guitar while his friends sang along.

Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences in the simple past continuous tense.

1. I am reading a book. → I ________ a book.

2. They were cooking dinner. → They ________ dinner.

3. She is writing an email. → She ________ an email.

4. We were playing soccer. → We ________ soccer.

5. He is watching TV. → He ________ TV.

Exercise 4: Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1. ________ a movie when the power went out.

a) He was watching

b) He watched

c) He has watched

2. She ________ dinner when the guests arrived.

a) is cooking

b) cooks

c) was cooking

3. They ________ to the radio while doing their homework.

a) listens

b) listened

c) were listening

4. ________ a book when the phone rang.

a) He reads

b) He read

c) He was reading

5. We ________ shopping when it started raining.

a) are going

b) went

c) were going

Exercise 5: Write sentences in the simple past continuous tense using the given prompts.

1. I / study / when / my friend / call

→ I ________ when my friend ________.

2. They / play / soccer / while / it / rain

→ They ________ soccer while ________.

3. She / cook / dinner / when / the power / go out

→ She ________ dinner when ________.

4. We / watch / a movie / when / the fire alarm / go off

→ We ________ a movie when ________.

5. He / listen / to music / while / he / clean / his room

→ He ________ to music while ________.

Practice these exercises to improve your understanding and usage of the simple past continuous tense. Remember to pay attention to verb forms and time expressions to create accurate sentences.

PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS English ESL Worksheets Pdf Doc

Past Simple And Continuous Tenses Exercises Pdf

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