Quiz: Past Simple vs Past Continuous


Past Simple vs Past ContinuousOnline version Grammar revision by monika bubnowska 1 They_____(have) a meeting when the fire _______(start). a had / started b were having / strarted c were having /was starting d have / start 2 When Tom _______(read), Lisa ________ (do) her homework. a read / was doing b read / did c was reading / was doing d was reading / did 3 Peter _________ (have) lunch at 2 o'clock yesterday. a was having b had c have got d was have 4 Mr Smith _____ (eat) breakfast and ________(go) out. a was eating / went b ate / was going c was eating / was going d ate / went 5 I __________ (jog) when I _______ (see) the terrible accident. a jogged / saw b was jogging / was saw c was jogging / saw d was jogging / was seeing 6 May parents _____ (watch) TV when I ______ (come ) home. a watched / was coming b were watching / was coming c were watching / came d watched / came 7 When Tom _________ (arrived) home, he ______ (do) his homework) a arrived / did b arrived / was doing c was arrive / did d arriving / was doing 8 Mary ________ (wait) for the bus when her telephone _____(ring) a wait / was ringing b was wait / was rang c was waiting / rang d waited / ringing 9 The children ______ (talk) when the teacher _____ (come) into the classroom. a talked / come b was talking / came c were talking / were coming d were talking / came 10 I _________ (drive) home when the accident _____ (happen). a drove / was happen b was driving / was happening c was driving / happened d drove / happened 11 My friends ________(listen) to the radio when the volcano ____ (erupt). a were listening / erupted b listened / was erupted c were listening / erupting d listening . erupting 12 We _________ (be) at home when we _______(hear) that terrible noise. a were / heard b was be / heard c were / hearing d were being / heard 13 What _________ (you do) when the tsunami ____(hit) the island? a you do / hited b were you doing / hit c did you doing / hit d you did / was hit 14 My parents _________(go) to the cinema last Sunday. a were going b did went c was going d went 15 Thomas ________ (break ) his leg while he _____ play football. a was breaking / was playing b broke / played c broke / was playing d was broke / was playing

1

They_(have) a meeting when the fire ___(start).

a

had / started

b

were having / strarted

c

were having /was starting

d

have / start

2

When Tom _(read), Lisa __ (do) her homework.

a

read / was doing

b

read / did

c

was reading / was doing

d

was reading / did

3

Peter _________ (have) lunch at 2 o'clock yesterday.

a

was having

b

had

c

have got

d

was have

4

Mr Smith _ (eat) breakfast and ____(go) out.

a

was eating / went

b

ate / was going

c

was eating / was going

d

ate / went

5

I ____ (jog) when I _ (see) the terrible accident.

a

jogged / saw

b

was jogging / was saw

c

was jogging / saw

d

was jogging / was seeing

6

May parents _ (watch) TV when I __ (come ) home.

a

watched / was coming

b

were watching / was coming

c

were watching / came

d

watched / came

7

When Tom ___ (arrived) home, he (do) his homework)

a

arrived / did

b

arrived / was doing

c

was arrive / did

d

arriving / was doing

8

Mary ____ (wait) for the bus when her telephone _(ring)

a

wait / was ringing

b

was wait / was rang

c

was waiting / rang

d

waited / ringing

9

The children __ (talk) when the teacher _ (come) into the classroom.

a

talked / come

b

was talking / came

c

were talking / were coming

d

were talking / came

10

I _____ (drive) home when the accident _ (happen).

a

drove / was happen

b

was driving / was happening

c

was driving / happened

d

drove / happened

11

My friends ____(listen) to the radio when the volcano (erupt).

a

were listening / erupted

b

listened / was erupted

c

were listening / erupting

d

listening . erupting

12

We ___ (be) at home when we _(hear) that terrible noise.

a

were / heard

b

was be / heard

c

were / hearing

d

were being / heard

13

What _____ (you do) when the tsunami (hit) the island?

a

you do / hited

b

were you doing / hit

c

did you doing / hit

d

you did / was hit

14

My parents _________(go) to the cinema last Sunday.

a

were going

b

did went

c

was going

d

went

15

Thomas ____ (break ) his leg while he _ play football.

a

was breaking / was playing

b

broke / played

c

broke / was playing

d

was broke / was playing

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

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Past Simple vs Past ContinuousOnline version

by monika bubnowska

They_(have) a meeting when the fire ___(start).

When Tom _(read), Lisa __ (do) her homework.

Peter _________ (have) lunch at 2 o'clock yesterday.

Mr Smith _ (eat) breakfast and ____(go) out.

I ____ (jog) when I _ (see) the terrible accident.

May parents _ (watch) TV when I __ (come ) home.

When Tom ___ (arrived) home, he (do) his homework)

Mary ____ (wait) for the bus when her telephone _(ring)

The children __ (talk) when the teacher _ (come) into the classroom.

I _____ (drive) home when the accident _ (happen).

My friends ____(listen) to the radio when the volcano (erupt).

We ___ (be) at home when we _(hear) that terrible noise.

What _____ (you do) when the tsunami (hit) the island?

My parents _________(go) to the cinema last Sunday.

Thomas ____ (break ) his leg while he _ play football.