{"id":2347,"date":"2017-07-06T17:02:31","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T17:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=2347"},"modified":"2017-07-06T17:02:31","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T17:02:31","slug":"simple-past-or-past-continuous-tense-exercise-for-class-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/simple-past-or-past-continuous-tense-exercise-for-class-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Past or Past Continuous Tense Exercise for Class 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The simple past tense is used to talk about finished actions in the past.\u00a0The past continuous tense is used to say that something was going on at a particular past time.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I <strong>watched<\/strong> TV for an hour yesterday. (Simple past &#8211; finished action)<\/li>\n<li>I <strong>was watching<\/strong> TV at 8 o\u2019clock yesterday evening. (Past continuous &#8211; focus on continuity around a past time)<\/li>\n<li>She <strong>was doing<\/strong> her homework.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Simple past or past continuous tense exercise<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Complete the following sentences using a simple past or past continuous tense form.<\/p>\n<p>1. When you \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 (phoned \/ were phoning) I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 (worked \/ was working) in the garden.<\/p>\n<p>2. When I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. (woke \/ was waking) up this morning, the sun \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 (shone \/ was shining)<\/p>\n<p>3. When the guests \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 (arrived \/ were arriving) I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 (had \/ was having) a bath.<\/p>\n<p>4. The students \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 (played \/ were playing) when the teacher \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. (entered \/ was entering) the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>5. Rahul \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 (did \/ was doing) his homework when the lights \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 (were going \/ went) out.<\/p>\n<p>6. As I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 (walked \/ was walking) down the road, I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 (saw \/ was seeing) Shyam.<\/p>\n<p>7. Someone \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. (was knocking \/ knocked) on the door when I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. (had \/ was having) dinner.<\/p>\n<p>8. The accident \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. (was happening \/ happened) when I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 (waited \/ was waiting) for the bus.<\/p>\n<p>9. When I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 (was opening \/ opened) the window, the cat \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. (was jumping \/ jumped) out.<\/p>\n<h2>Answers<\/h2>\n<p>1. When you<strong> phoned<\/strong> I <strong>was working<\/strong> in the garden.<\/p>\n<p>2. When I<strong> woke<\/strong> up this morning, the sun <strong>was shining.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3. When the guests <strong>arrived<\/strong> I <strong>was having<\/strong> a bath.<\/p>\n<p>4. The students <strong>were playing<\/strong> when the teacher <strong>entered<\/strong> the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>5. Rahul <strong>was doing<\/strong> his homework when the lights <strong>went<\/strong> out.<\/p>\n<p>6. As I <strong>was walking<\/strong> down the road, I <strong>saw<\/strong> Shyam.<\/p>\n<p>7. Someone <strong>knocked<\/strong> on the door when I <strong>was having<\/strong> dinner.<\/p>\n<p>8. The accident <strong>happened<\/strong> when I <strong>was waiting<\/strong> for the bus.<\/p>\n<p>9. 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