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