Past Simple and Past Continuous practise - Quiz
  • 1. I .....................to the cinema when I met her
A) went
B) was going
C) were going
D) go
  • 2. She .............a noise while she was walking
A) hears
B) were hearing
C) heard
D) was hearing
  • 3. While she was walking the dog she ..................her teacher
A) were seeing
B) saw
C) was seeing
D) sees
  • 4. When she ..................they were studying
A) cames in
B) came in
C) come in
D) was coming in
  • 5. While they .............................a bike, they saw many people
A) rode
B) rides
C) was riding
D) were riding
  • 6. I ..........................asleep while I was reading a book
A) fall
B) felt
C) fell
D) was falling
  • 7. I ...............my wife while she was studying at a high school
A) meted
B) met
C) meet
D) was meeting
  • 8. When she went out, it ...................
A) rain
B) rained
C) rains
D) was raining
  • 9. She .....................on the door while he was teaching
A) knocks
B) knockked
C) was knocking
D) knocked
  • 10. We were driving when the accident ........................
A) happen
B) was happening
C) happened
D) happens
  • 11. Peter ....................me while I was having a shower
A) rung
B) rang
C) was ringing
D) rings
  • 12. My mother .................a dish while she was washing them
A) was breaking
B) broke
C) breaked
D) break
  • 13. While I .........................the letter, I made some mistakes
A) type
B) was typing
C) were typing
D) typed
  • 14. When I opened the door, she ............................a film
A) watched
B) watch
C) was watching
D) watches
  • 15. While she ..........................a book, her mum was cooking
A) reads
B) is reading
C) read
D) was reading
  • 16. She .................the guitar when he rang her
A) are playing
B) played
C) is playing
D) was playing
  • 17. She ..............................the homework when the light went off
A) do
B) is doing
C) was doing
D) did
  • 18. She was listening to music when her mum .......................
A) arrives
B) arrived
C) arrive
D) was arriving
  • 19. She .............................emails when the computer stopped working.
A) was checking
B) checks
C) is checking
D) checked
  • 20. I..........................off the ladder while I was painting the ceiling
A) was feeling
B) felt
C) fell
D) was falling
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