PRE-IELTS B - Week 9 - Lesson 2 - Past Continuous & Past Simple

Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the box.

​ (a)   ​ Nick was preparing lunch, he cut his finger badly.

• While
• Last week
• Ago
• In
• At
• When

Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the box.

I first came to this town more than 20 year ​ (a)   .

• ago
• in
• last week
• at
• while
• when

Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the box.

Jeff was studying to be a doctor​​ (a)   he met Sally.

• when
• while
• at
• in
• ago
• last week

Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the box.

Tony bought his first motorbike ​ (a)   1992.

• in
• at
• ago
• when
• while
• last week

Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the box.

​ (a)   did you start playing basketball?

• When
• While
• Ago
• In
• At
• Last week

Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the box.

Most of the young people left this village a long time ​ (a)   .

• ago
• in
• at
• when
• while
• last week

Match each sentence with a suitable response.

• How did Brenda spend her holiday?

• She came to my brother’s birthday party.

• When did you meet Cathy?

• While Tina was looking for a torch, they came back on.

• What happened when the lights went out?

• She went sailing most days, and sunbathed at the beach.

• What was Katrina doing when you knocked on the door?

• She was listening to the radio in the kitchen.

Match each sentence with a suitable response.

• Why did Alicia leave so early?

• She put her books away and left.

• What did Julie do when Tony called?

• She wasn’t listening.

• What did Lucy do when the bell rang at the end of the lesson?

• She put the phone down.

• Did Suzannah hear what David said?

• She went to meet her parents at a restaurant.

Choose the correct answers either the past simple or past continuous.

When Harry ​ (a)   , we ​ (b)   him the news.

• woke up
• told
• was waking up
• was telling

Choose the correct answers either the past simple or past continuous.

Everyone ​ (a)   for the concert to begin when a message ​ (b)   .

• was waiting
• arrived
• waited
• was arriving