Question 1
What _____ when your baby sister was born?
Options: did you do, were you doing, you were doing
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in the Past Simple or Past Continuous. Click on each blank and choose the correct option from the dropdown menu. Some sentences may have more than one blank, so complete all of them.
Practice 1 of 2
Question 1
What _____ when your baby sister was born?
Options: did you do, were you doing, you were doing
Question 2
My parents _____ their wedding photos while I _____ the old family albums.
Options: showed, were showing, was showing, looked at, were looking at, was looking at
Question 3
We _____ a big family dinner last Sunday to celebrate my grandfather's birthday.
Options: were having, had, was having
Question 4
My brother _____ his first steps while the whole family _____.
Options: took, was taking, were taking, watched, were watching, was watching
Question 5
_____ to your uncle on the phone when I came home yesterday?
Options: Did you talk, You were talking, Were you talking
Question 6
My aunt _____ funny jokes at the family reunion, so everyone _____ a lot.
Options: told, was telling, were telling, laughed, was laughing, were laughing
Question 7
Why _____ when I mentioned your childhood nickname at dinner?
Options: were you crying, you cried, did you cry
Question 8
My sister _____ for her school exam while my mother _____ a special birthday cake in the kitchen.
Options: studied, were studying, was studying, was making, made, were making
Question 9
The phone _____ while we _____ old home videos together.
Options: was ringing, rang, were ringing, watched, was watching, were watching
Question 10
_____ a good time at your family gathering last weekend? Yes, I _____.
Options: Were you having, Did you have, Was you having, was, were, did
Practise Past Simple and Past Continuous - Family Memories with this interactive fill-in-the-blank exercise of 10 questions. Choose the option that correctly completes each sentence, then submit to check your answers and get instant feedback on every choice.
Practising grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Past Simple and Past Continuous - Family Memories in everyday English.
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