Past Continuous and Past Simple practice (A2)Fronts · page 1 of 3
1do / was / were / doing
2you / basketball / were / playing
3He ___ the guitar. (wasn't play / wasn't playing / weren't playing)
4cooking / was / were / cook
5were / watching / parents / your / TV
6It ___. (wasn't rain / wasn't raining / weren't raining)
7rain / was / were / raining
8they / eating / were / dinner
Past Continuous and Past Simple practice (A2)Backs · page 1 of 3
2Were you playing basketball?
1Was doing?
4Was cooking?
3wasn't playing“He wasn't playing the guitar.”
6wasn't raining“It wasn't raining.”
5Were your parents watching TV?
8Were they eating dinner?
7Was raining?
Past Continuous and Past Simple practice (A2)Fronts · page 2 of 3
9The birds ___. (wasn't sing / wasn't singing / weren't singing)
10take / were / taking / was
11were / TV / watching / we
12They ___ tennis. (wasn't playing / weren't play / weren't playing)
13were / was / helping / help
14dog / was / barking / the
15The dog ___. (wasn't bark / wasn't barking / weren't barking)
16was / were / repair / repairing
Past Continuous and Past Simple practice (A2)Backs · page 2 of 3
10Was taking?
9weren't singing“The birds weren't singing.”
12weren't playing“They weren't playing tennis.”
11Were we watching TV?
14Was the dog barking?
13Were helping?
16Was repairing?
15wasn't barking“The dog wasn't barking.”
Past Continuous and Past Simple practice (A2)Fronts · page 3 of 3
17playing / was / soccer / he
18They ___. (wasn't laughing / weren't laugh / weren't laughing)
19studying / was / study / were
20laughing / they / were
21We ___ Easter eggs. (wasn't painting / weren't paint / weren't painting)
22watching / watch / were / was
23John / dinner / eating / Kate / and / were
24Kate and John ___ dinner. (wasn't eat / wasn't eating / weren't eating)
Past Continuous and Past Simple practice (A2)Backs · page 3 of 3
18weren't laughing“They weren't laughing.”
17Was he playing soccer?
20Were they laughing?
19Were studying?
22Were watching?
21weren't painting“We weren't painting Easter eggs.”
24weren't eating“Kate and John weren't eating dinner.”
23Were Kate and John eating dinner?