Simple Past vs Past Continuous Tense Quiz
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When I ——— up this morning, it was snowing.
A. wake
B. wakes
C. woke
D. woken
I was listening to the radio when Adam ———.
A. phoned
B. phone
C. phones
D. was phoning
It _______ a beautiful morning.
A. is
B. was
C. has
D. had
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
When you called yesterday at 8:00, I ———- the floor.
A. mopped
B. mop
C. was mopping
D. were mopping
So I ________ to cycle around a little.
A. decide
B. decides
C. decided
D. was deciding
Luckily a farmer _______ me and _______ me to come in.
A. notices/ tell
B. noticed/ telling
C. notices/ told
D. noticed/ told
——— I was doing the gardening, the telephone rang.
A. While
B. When
When I _____ on my way home, I ______ an accident
A. was/ was seeing
B. am/ is seeing
C. was/ see
D. was/ saw
——— 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
One man _____________ the grass while his wife___________ strawberries.
A. mowed/ picked
B. was mowing/ was picking
C. was mowing/ picked
D. mowed/ picking
I ———– downstairs when I heard the doorbell.”
A. was going
B. were going
C. went
D. go
He was driving very fast —– the police stopped him.
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
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
I _____ to the shed and _____ out my bike.
A. was going/ taking
B. went/ took
C. went/ was taking
D. went/ taken
When Jane __________ a language course in Ireland, she _____________ Blarney castle.
A. was doing/ visited
B. did/ visited
C. did/ visiting
D. was doing/ visiting
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
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
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
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
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
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