Present/Past Continuous VS Present/Past Simple

Choose between Present or Past Simple and answer the questions below.

It _________ yesterday.

• rains

• rained

• was raining

• has rained

Paul ______ at a flower shop.

• was working

• worked

• works

• is working

Water _________ at zero degrees.

• is freezing

• freezes

• has frozen

• froze

I _________ in that house when I was young.

• live

• was living

• lived

• had lived

Your final exam _____ at 10 am.

• is starting

• will start

• starts

• was starting

My parents ________ at noon.

• have arrived

• arrive

• arrived

• were arriving

Choose between Present or Past Continuous and answer the questions below.

Anna __________ her book at the moment.

• reads

• is going to read

• is reading

• will read

The other night, George ________ pizza while Catherine ______ him.

• made/watched

• has made/has watched

• is making/is watching

• was making/was watching