過去形 (Past Simple) と過去進行形 (Past Progressive) の違いを練習するための穴埋め問題です。短い動作が進行中の動作を中断する場合や、動作が背景で起こっている場合を識別します。英語学習者に適しています。
She ___ (cook) dinner when I called.
was cooking — 過去進行形：短い動作 (called) によって中断された長い動作
I ___ (call) her while she was cooking.
called — 過去単純形：進行中の動作を中断した短い動作
They ___ (watch) TV when the lights went out.
were watching — 過去進行形：短い動作の背景
The lights ___ (go) out suddenly.
went — 過去単純形：短く突然の動作
While we ___ (walk) home, it started to rain.
were walking — 過去進行形：背景の動作
It ___ (start) to rain while we were walking.
started — 過去単純形
He ___ (read) a book all evening yesterday.
was reading — 過去進行形：長時間続いた動作
Last night I ___ (finish) my homework at 9.
finished — 過去単純形：特定の時間に完了した動作
What ___ you ___ (do) at 8 o'clock last night?
were / doing — 過去進行形：ある時点での進行中の動作
When the phone rang, she ___ (sleep).
was sleeping — 過去進行形：短い動作が起こった時の背景
The phone ___ (ring) while she was sleeping.
rang — 過去単純形
We ___ (play) football when it began to snow.
were playing — 過去進行形
I ___ (see) him yesterday at the mall.
saw — 過去単純形：過去に完了した事実
While the teacher ___ (explain), the students listened.
was explaining — 過去進行形：背景で進行中の動作
The students ___ (listen) carefully.
listened — 過去単純形
At 7 a.m. yesterday I ___ (drive) to work.
was driving — 過去進行形：特定の時間における進行中の動作
She ___ (wash) the dishes when the guests arrived.
was washing — 過去進行形
The guests ___ (arrive) early.
arrived — 過去単純形
He ___ (not / listen) when I spoke to him.
was not listening — 過去進行形の否定形
I ___ (not / hear) the alarm this morning.
did not hear — 過去単純形の否定形
While they ___ (travel), they met an old friend.
were travelling — 過去進行形
They ___ (meet) an old friend during the trip.
met — 過去単純形
The baby ___ (cry) all night long.
was crying — 過去進行形：長時間続いた動作
Yesterday she ___ (visit) her grandmother.
visited — 過去単純形
What ___ you ___ (wear) when I saw you?
were / wearing — 過去進行形
I ___ (lose) my keys last week.
lost — 過去単純形
The sun ___ (shine) while we were at the beach.
was shining — 過去進行形：背景
We ___ (build) a sandcastle on the beach.
built — 過去単純形
He fell while he ___ (run) in the park.
was running — 過去進行形：中断された動作
He ___ (fall) and hurt his knee.
fell — 過去単純形
While I ___ (study), my brother played music.
was studying — 過去進行形（2つの並行する動作）
My brother ___ (play) music while I was studying.
was playing — 過去進行形：並行して続く動作
She ___ (write) emails all morning.
was writing — 過去進行形
At noon yesterday we ___ (have) lunch.
were having — 過去進行形：特定の時間における進行中の動作
I ___ (open) the door and went outside.
opened — 過去単純形：短い動作の連続
When we arrived, they ___ (wait) for us.
were waiting — 過去進行形：すでに進行中だった動作
It ___ (rain) when I left the house.
was raining — 過去進行形：背景の状況
I ___ (forget) to lock the door yesterday.
forgot — 過去単純形