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Verb Tense Worksheet #7 Simple Past / Past Continuous

Name: ............................................. Period: ........... Date: .............................

1. A: What (you, do) .......................................................... when the accident occurred?

B: I (try) .......................................................... to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

2. After I (find) ................................................. the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) ........................................................to the

police and (turn) ................................................ it in.

3. The doctor (say) ........................................that Tom (be)........................ too sick to go to work and that he

(need)................................. to stay at home for a couple of days.

4. Sebastian (arrive)..............................................at Susan's house a little before 9:00 PM, but she (be, not).................................

there. She (study, at the library) ............................................................................... for her final examination in French.

5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she (watch, also) ...................................................television.

That's all she ever does!

6. A: I (call) ...................................................you last night after dinner, but you (be, not) were not there. Where were you?

B: I (work) ................................................... out at the fitness center.

7. When I (walk) ..........................................................into the busy office, the secretary (talk) ........................................................on

the phone with a customer, several clerks (work, busily) ................................................................. at their desks, and two managers

(discuss, quietly) ..................................................................................... methods to improve customer service.

8. I (watch) ...................................................... a mystery movie on TV when the electricity went out. Now I am never going to find out how the movie ends.

9. Sharon (be)...................................................... in the room when John told me what happened, but she didn't hear anything because

she (listen, not) ...................................................................

10. It's strange that you (call) ............................................ because I (think, just) ................................................................. about you.

11. The Titanic (cross) ............................................................. the Atlantic when it (strike) ............................................. an iceberg.

12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain, busily) ..................................................................................... and

(try) ..................................................................... to sell their goods to naive tourists who (hunt) ...................................................

for souvenirs. Some young boys (lead) ................................................................................. their donkeys through the narrow streets

on their way home. A couple of men (argue)............................................................ over the price of a leather belt. I

(walk)..................................... over to a man who (sell) .................................................... and (buy) ............................................ a banana.

13. The firemen (rescue) ..................................................... the old woman who (be) ............................................................ on the third floor of the burning building.

14. She was so annoying! She (leave, always) ....................................................................... her dirty dishes in the sink. I think she

(expect, actually) ...................................................................... me to do them for her.

15. Samantha (live) ............................................... in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live)............................................ there when the Berlin Wall came down.