Past Continuous and Past Simple Tense Quiz
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Tom was very unlucky. It………………….. ever day during his holiday.
A. rain
B. rained
C. was raining
D. are raining
Yesterday Jane ………………. and ………………. herself when she ……………………. her bicycle.
A. fall / hurt / ride
B. fell / hurt / was riding
C. fell / hurt / rode
D. fall / hurt / were riding
The baby ………………….. on his bed while his mother ………………. for him.
A. was crying / was cooking
B. was crying / cooked
C. cry / was cooking
D. cries / was crying
When ……………………..your father ………………….. yesterday?
A. was / arriving
B. was / arrived
C. did / arrive
D. did / arrived
When Mr. Lawrence …………………. home at 8.30 this morning, the sun ……………………brightly. However, by 10 o’clock it …………………… heavily.
A. leave / shine / rain
B. was leaving / shine / was raining
C. is leaving / was shining / was raining
D. leaved / was shining / rained
Last weekend Susan …………. and ………..her leg.
A. fell / broke
B. fall / broken
C. fell / brake
D. fall / brake
We …………………… to Berlin by Robert’s new car last month.
A. drove
B. was driving
C. drive
D. is driving
Who …………………………… to on the phone when I …………………. in?
A. were you speaking / came
B. was you speaking / come
C. are you speaking / came
D. did you speaking / come
Marry ……………… in bed when she ……………… a strange noise downstairs.
A. read / hear
B. was reading / heard
C. was reading / hear
D. read / was hearing
While my sister ………………. home, she ………………….. the train accident.
A. was arriving / see
B. arrive / see
C. arrived / saw
D. was arriving / saw
Sebastian …………. to Susan’s house at 11 a.m., but she ………………there. She …………………….at the library.
A. went/ did not be / study
B. went/ was not be / was studying
C. went/ was not / was studying
D. went/ did not be / was studying
Who was that nice girl you …………… to when I …………… by the pub?
A. talk / walked
B. talked/ walked
C. talked / was walking
D. talked / walk
While the students …………………… English, some students …………………. their other works in the class, then the teacher got angry.
A. was learning / do
B. learned / was doing
C. were learning / were doing
D. were learning / was doing
Mary ………………… lunch when they …………………………..
A. prepared/ was coming
B. was preparing/ came
C. was preparing/ was coming
D. prepared/ was coming
The fireman …………………. a 75-year-old woman who …………………….. trapped on the second floor of the burning building.
A. rescued / was being
B. rescue / did be
C. rescued / be
D. rescued / is
Helen ……………………. her dress to the party when her friend ………….. her.
A. was wearing / call
B. wore / call
C. wore called
D. was wearing / called
The Sun ………………….. when I ………………… at 8 o’clock in every morning.
A. was shine / get up
B. was shining / get up
C. was shining / got up
D. was shined / got up
As Sophie …………………. up Regent Street she ………………….. an old friend from collage.
A. was walking / met
B. walked / meet
C. was walking / was meeting
D. walked / met
When I ………………… the cafeteria Mary ………… lunch with Peter.
A. entered / had
B. enter / have
C. entered / is having
D. entered / was having
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