Unit 4 Test II

What were you doing when the phone rang?

• I was running

• I was talking on the phone.

• I was cooking

• I was sleeping

While I ___________ (study) for the exam, my sister ___________ (watch) TV.

• was studying, was watching

• studied, saw

• studied, watched

• will study, will watch

What did you do yesterday afternoon?

• I studied for an exam.

• I stayed at home watching television.

• I went to the park to play soccer.

• I cooked dinner for my family.

While I ___________ (walk) in the park, I saw my friend.

• was walking

• walked

• walking

• will walk

When do we use the simple past in a sentence?

• For talking about future actions

• To express emotions in the past

• To describe events in the present

• For talking about completed actions in the past.

When do we use the past continuous in a sentence?

• When we want to talk about an action that has not happened yet.

• When we want to talk about an action that happened in the present.

• When we want to talk about an action that will happen in the future.

• When we want to talk about an action that was in progress in the past.

What is the difference between the simple past and the past continuous?

• The difference lies in the country where each one is spoken

• The difference lies in the number of letters in the words

• The difference lies in the type of actions being described.

• The difference lies in the color of the writing

While I ___________ (cook) dinner, my sister ___________ (clean) the house.

• was cooking, was cleaning

• was cooking, was cleaning

• was cooking, was cleaning

• was cooking, was cleaning

What action is described by the simple past tense?

• An action that will happen in the future

• An action that happened at a specific moment in the past

• An action that never happened

• An action that is happening in the present

What action is described with the past continuous?

• An action that was in progress in the past

• An action that occurred in the present

• An action that occurred in the future

• An action that never happened