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