Past simple & Past continuous & Relative pronouns

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3,4

Oefenen met Simple past en Past continuous & 

Relative pronouns

Part 1: 

Simple past 

&

Past continuous

When I ......... (to come in) at six o'clock, they ......... (not - to eat) dinner like they usually do at that time.

1. come / had not eaten
2. came / were not eating
3. had come / are not eating
4. came / had not eaten

I ...... (not - to pay attention) until the teacher ...... (to call) my name.

1. did not pay / called
2. had not paid attention / is calling
3. did not pay / calls
4. wasn't paying attention / called

She ........ while riding her bike.

1. had sung
2. was singing
3. had sang
4. sing

Past Simple

Past Continuous

walked

was laughing

bought

was drinking

were thinking

swam

struck

Damian ........... (to work) when I .............. (to phone) him.

1. had worked/was phoning
2. worked/was phoning
3. was working/called
4. was working/phoned

The Queen........ (to plant) that tree last spring.

1. plants
2. is planting
3. was planting
4. planted

What ........... (you + to do) when Leyla arrived?

They ....... (to try out) a great recipe for carrot cake last Christmas.

1. are trying out
2. were trying out
3. tried out
4. try out

Vul aan:

When he phoned me, I ...............

I ........... (to drop) down my keys down the lift shaft yesterday.

1. am dropping
2. dropped
3. drop
4. was dropping

Vul aan:

What were you doing when ........... ?

Many people in the crowd .......... (to whisper) during the performance.

1. whispered
2. had whispered
3. were whispering
4. are whispering

Vul aan:

Rachida was surfing yesterday morning when ..........

Part 2:

Relative pronouns

Where did you buy the outfit ......... you wore yesterday?

1. that
2. which
3. who
4. whose

What is the name of that actor ......... won an Oscar last year?

1. who
2. that
3. which
4. whose

Look, there's the car of ......... the roof was damaged when a tree fell on top of it.

1. whose
2. that
3. which
4. who

Tonight I am playing Minecraft, ........ is my favourite thing to do.

1. that
2. whose
3. who
4. which

Please meet my best friend, ............. I have known for 10 years now.

1. who
2. that
3. whose
4. which

This is the classmate ....... bicycle was stolen.

1. which
2. who's
3. that
4. whose

Can you show me the video ........ you were talking about?

1. that
2. which
3. whose
4. who

The town's church, ......... bell you can hear ringing now, is very old.

1. whose
2. which
3. that
4. who