Simple Past vs Past Continuous Tense Quiz
English multiple-choice grammar quiz about Simple Past vs Past Continuous Tense
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While it ______________ outside, I _______________ in the farmer’s house.
A. rained/ was sitting
B. was raining/ was sitting
C. was raining/ sat
D. rained/ sat
When Jane __________ a language course in Ireland, she _____________ Blarney castle.
A. was doing/ visited
B. did/ visited
C. did/ visiting
D. was doing/ visiting
One man _____________ the grass while his wife___________ strawberries.
A. mowed/ picked
B. was mowing/ was picking
C. was mowing/ picked
D. mowed/ picking
Luckily a farmer _______ me and _______ me to come in.
A. notices/ tell
B. noticed/ telling
C. notices/ told
D. noticed/ told
So I ________ to cycle around a little.
A. decide
B. decides
C. decided
D. was deciding
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
It _______ a beautiful morning.
A. is
B. was
C. has
D. had
I_________understand what they ________ about.
A. did not/ talked
B. did not/ were talking
C. did not/ was talking
D. do not/ were talking
I _____ to the shed and _____ out my bike.
A. was going/ taking
B. went/ took
C. went/ was taking
D. went/ taken
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
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
After a while, the sun _________ out again.
A. comes
B. came
C. was coming
D. coming
After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly ______ and it ______ to rain.
A. appeared/ started
B. was appearing/ was started
C. appearing/ starting
D. appeared/ was starting
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
