Past Simple and Past Progressive Quiz
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What ________________(they/do) at 10pm last night – it was really noisy? [ . ]
A. did they do
B. were they doing
C. was they doing
D. do they do
Susie ____________ (watch) a film when she _________ (hear) the noise.
A. watched / was hearing
B. watching / heard
C. watched / was hearing
D. was watching / heard
He ____________ (live) in Russia when the Revolution __________ (start).
A. lived / was starting
B. was living / was starting
C. was living / started
D. lived / started
At 7pm yesterday, we ____________ (listen) to music.
A. listen
B. was listening
C. listened
D. were listening
When her train ____________ (get) to the station, we ________ (wait) on the platform.
A. got / were waiting
B. was getting / were waiting
C. got / waited
D. was getting / waited
When you _________ (arrive) at the party, who _____________ (be) there?
A. were arriving / was
B. arrived / was
C. was arriving / were
D. arrived / was being
What _____________(you/do) when I __________(call) you last night?
A. did you do/ called
B. were you doing / called
C. were you / called
D. were you doing / was calling
It ______________(be) a day last September. The sun _________ (shine) and the birds _________(sing) . I ______________(walk) along the street when I _____________ (meet) an old friend.
A. was / was shinning / sang / was walking / met
B. was / was shinning / were singing/ was walking / met
C. was / shone / sang / walked / met
D. was being / was shinning / were singing / was walking / met
We ___________ (play) tennis when John ___________ (hurt) his ankle.
A. were playing / hurt
B. played / hurt
C. was playing / hurt
D. played tennis / hurting
He __________ (be) so annoying! He _____________ (always leave) his things everywhere.
A. was / always left
B. was / always leaves
C. was / was always leaving
D. is / was always leaving
On holiday we ______________ (visit) Rome, __________ (see) the Vatican, and ______________ (spend) a few days at the beach.
A. visited / saw / spent
B. were visiting / saw / spent
C. were visiting / were seeing / were spending
D. visited / were seeing / spent
When I ___________(walk) into the room, everyone _________ (work).
A. was walking / worked
B. walked / worked
C. was walking / was working
D. walked / working
He ____________(take) a shower when the telephone ________(ring).
A. was taking / was ringing
B. took / rang
C. took / was ringing
D. was taking / rang
Yesterday I___________ (go) to the library, next I __________ (have) a swim, later I ___________(meet) Julie for coffee.
A. went / was having / met
B. was going / had / met
C. went / had / met
D. went / had / was meeting
When I _______________(leave) the house, it____________ (snow).
A. left / was snowing
B. leaving / was snowing
C. was leaving / snowed
D. left / snowed
Why__________ (stand) on a chair when I___________ (come) into the room?
A. did you stand / was coming
B. were you standing / was coming
C. stood / came
D. were you standing / came
They ____________(live) in Germany when they _________(be) young.
A. were living / were
B. lived / were
C. lived / were being
D. were living / was
I______________ (sit) in a cafe when you ___________ (call) .
A. sat / were calling
B. was sitting / called
C. sitting / were calling
D. sat / called
He ____________(work) in a bank when he _______________(meet) his wife.
A. worked / was meeting
B. was working / was meeting
C. worked / met
D. was working / met
He _________(be) in the shower when the telephone _______ (ring).
A. was being / rang
B. was going / rang
C. was / rang
D. was / was ringing
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