Simple Past vs Past Continuous Tense Quiz
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When you called yesterday at 8:00, I ———- the floor.
A. mopped
B. mop
C. was mopping
D. were mopping
When I ——— up this morning, it was snowing.
A. wake
B. wakes
C. woke
D. woken
I_________understand what they ________ about.
A. did not/ talked
B. did not/ were talking
C. did not/ was talking
D. do not/ were talking
A loud noise woke me up ——— I was sleeping happily.
A. while
B. when
——— I saw her, she was wearing a really nice purple dress.
A. While
B. When
She __________ to school, ________ out her text book and ________ to learn.
A. gone/ took/ began
B. was going/ took/ began
C. went/ took/ began
D. went/ took/ begun
When I _____ on my way home, I ______ an accident
A. was/ was seeing
B. am/ is seeing
C. was/ see
D. was/ saw
When the letter ________, I__________ dinner for my children.
A. arrive, cook
B. arriving, cooked
C. arrived, cook
D. arrived, was cooking
So I ________ to cycle around a little.
A. decide
B. decides
C. decided
D. was deciding
He _______ some juice and then he ______ a few chips.
A. drink/ ate
B. drank/ was eating
C. drank/ eat
D. was drinking/ ate
I __________ dinner when I suddenly __________ a loud bang.
A. had dinner/ was hearing
B. was having/ heard
C. had/ heard
D. have had dinner/ heard
We ——– television when the power went off.
A. were watching
B. watching
C. was watching
D. watched
I _____ to the shed and _____ out my bike.
A. was going/ taking
B. went/ took
C. went/ was taking
D. went/ taken
While Tom _________________ the piano, his mother _______________ the washing-up.
A. was playing/ was doing
B. is playing/ is doing
C. played/ did
D. was playing/ did
He was driving very fast —– the police stopped him.
A. while
B. when
——— I was doing the gardening, the telephone rang.
A. While
B. When
When I ________ up this yesterday, the sun _____________.
A. get/ shine
B. got/ shone
C. get/ is shining
D. got/ was shining
When I ______________ the washing-up, I _________ the plate
A. was doing/ broke
B. am doing/ break
C. did/ broke
D. was doing/ break
When my father _______________ in the garden, an old friend ___________ by to see him.
A. working/ passing
B. was working/ was passing
C. was working/ passed
D. worked/ was passing
One man _____________ the grass while his wife___________ strawberries.
A. mowed/ picked
B. was mowing/ was picking
C. was mowing/ picked
D. mowed/ picking
While I ________ past some villages, I _______ some people in their gardens.
A. was cycling/ saw
B. cycled/ saw
C. was cycling/ was seeing
D. was cycling/ seen
He _______ some juice and then he ______ a few chips.
A. drink/ ate
B. drank/ was eating
C. drank/ ate
D. was drinking/ ate
So I ________ to cycle around a little.
A. decide
B. decides
C. decided
D. was deciding
I was listening to the radio when Adam ———.
A. phoned
B. phone
C. phones
D. was phoning
When Jane __________ a language course in Ireland, she _____________ Blarney castle.
A. was doing/ visited
B. did/ visited
C. did/ visiting
D. was doing/ visiting