Past Simple & Past Continuous Quiz
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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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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 John worked in the marketing department of Allied Software, he never ______ a day of work.
A. was missing
B. misses
C. missed
D. miss
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
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