Past Simple & Past Continuous Quiz
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She ______ the fireworks at midnight when she ______ an action film on tv.
A. was hearing/ was watching
B. heard/was watching
C. heard/watched
D. was hearing/watched
When we ______ at the party, everyone ______ to old rock and roll songs.
A. were arriving/danced
B. arrived/danced
C. arrived/were dancing
D. were arriving/were dancing
While he ______ the window above the door, he ______ off the chair and broke his leg.
A. was cleaning/ fall
B. cleaned/fell
C. was cleaning/fell
D. was cleaning/was fall
A: Did you ever advertise anything when you were younger? How did you advertise it? B: I ______ ads on telephone poles to advertise my lemonade stand.
A. was putting
B. put
C. was puting
D. have put
When John worked in the marketing department of Allied Software, he never ______ a day of work.
A. was missing
B. misses
C. missed
D. miss
A: What were you looking for the last time you went shopping?B: I ______ for a leather jacket.
A. looked
B. looks
C. have looked
D. was looking
People ______ to arrive at 6:30 a.m. for the sale. My neighbors ______ everything ready then.
A. were beginning/got
B. began/were still getting
C. were began/still got
D. began/got
When the two police officers ______ my doorbell, I ______ dinner with my wife.
A. rang/was having
B. was ringing/had
C. rang/had
D. was ringing/was having
This morning I saw Judy while she ______ her bike around the lake and ______ photos of some of the rarest birds in the world.
A. was riding/was taking
B. rode/took
C. was riding/took
D. rode/was taking
A: Who were you shopping with the last time you went shopping?B: I ______ with my sister.
A. shopped
B. was shopping
C. shop
D. shopping
When the big car company in town went out of business, many people ______ for new jobs because they were expecting the company to close.
A. looked
B. looking
C. were already looking
D. look
My neighbors ______ ready to move to another city, so they ______ to have a garage sale.
A. got/decided
B. were getting/were deciding
C. were getting/decided
D. got/were deciding