Use the past simple or past progressive to complete the sentences. 1. George  (fall) off the ladder while he was painting (paint) the ceiling. 2. Last night I  (read) in the bed when I suddenly  (hear) a scream. 3.  you  (you watch) TV when I  (call) you? 4. Ann  (wait) for me when I  (arrive). 5. I  was not driving (not drive) very fast when the accident  (happen). 6. I  (break) a plate last night. I  (wash) the dishes when it  (slip) out of my hand. 7. Tom took (take) some photos when I playing  (play) in the garden. 8. We didn’t go  (not go) out because it was raining  (rain). 9. What  did you do (you do) last week? 10. I   (see) Carol at the party. She  was (wear) a new dress. 11. The cell phone rang (ring) when I was take   (take) a shower. 12. It  (begin) to rain when I  (walk) home. 13. We  (see) an accident when we are waiting  (wait) for the bus. 14. The children  were sleeping (sleep) all night. 15. The car  was makeing (make) strange noises all the way home.

Test 1: The present simple and present continuous

Choose the correct answer.

1. I   liking      like      likes     orange juice.
2. Andy and Lucy       …      are staying      stay      staying     with us at the moment.
3. We       …      aren’t going      don’t go      not going     to school every day.
4. What       …      do you do      do you doing      are you doing     ? ~ I’m listening to my new MP3 player.
5. I       …      meet      ‘m meeting      meeting     my friends in the café after school on Fridays.
6. Look! Sidney       …      wears      ‘s wearing      wear     his school uniform!
7. Do you want to play football? ~ Not now. I       …      ‘m having      have      ‘ve     dinner.
8. What       …      are you usually having      ‘s you usually having      do you usually have     for breakfast?
9. Have you got any ice cream?       …      Yes, I’m having.      Yes, I am.      Yes, I have.    
10.       …      Is Kyle knowing      Does Kyle know      Does Kyle knows     Jamie Chandler?
11. I       …      ‘m look      look      ‘m looking     for a present but I can’t find anything good.
12. Is football your favourite sport? ~ Yes, but I       …      often play      ‘m playing often      ‘m often playing     basketball too.
13. My brother and I       …      aren’t get up      don’t get up      don’t getting up     early at the weekend.
14. Are your parents working at the moment? ~ No, they       …      aren’t      don’t      aren’t being     .
15. My baby sister       …      crying      ‘s crying      cries     all the time.