Quiz: Past Simple vs Past Continuous - test

Question 1

I ___ (watch) TV when the phone ___ (ring).

Accepted Answer

was watching / rang

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watched / rang

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was watching / was ringing

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watched / was ringing

Question 2

What ___ (you / do) yesterday at 8 PM?

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were you doing

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did you do

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you did

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you were doing

Question 3

He ___ (come) into the room, ___ (take) off his coat and ___ (sit) down.

Accepted Answer

came / took / sat

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was coming / was taking / was sitting

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came / took / was sitting

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was coming / took / sat

Question 4

While I ___ (cook) dinner, my sister ___ (read) a book.

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was cooking / was reading

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cooked / read

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was cooking / read

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cooked / was reading

Question 5

She ___ (break) her leg while she ___ (ski) in the Alps.

Accepted Answer

broke / was skiing

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broke / skied

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was breaking / was skiing

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broken / was skiing

Question 6

We ___ (go) to the cinema last Saturday.

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went

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were going

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gone

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did go

Question 7

It ___ (snow) when I left home this morning.

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was snowing

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snowed

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is snowing

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snows

Question 8

I ___ (not / drive) fast when the accident happened.

Accepted Answer

wasn't driving

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didn't drive

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not driving

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don't drive

Question 9

They ___ (live) in New York for ten years, then they moved to London.

Accepted Answer

lived

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were living

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live

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living

Question 10

___ (you / see) Tom at the party last night?

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Did you see

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Were you seeing

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Did you saw

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Was you seeing

Question 11

The sun ___ (shine) and the birds ___ (sing).

Accepted Answer

was shining / were singing

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shone / sang

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shines / sing

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was shining / sang

Question 12

When the teacher ___ (walk) in, the students ___ (stop) talking.

Accepted Answer

walked / stopped

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was walking / stopped

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walked / were stopping

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was walking / was stopping

Question 13

I ___ (lose) my keys yesterday.

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lost

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was losing

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loosed

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lose

Question 14

Who ___ (you / talk) to when I saw you in the park?

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were you talking

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did you talk

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talked you

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you were talking

Question 15

Mozart ___ (write) more than 600 pieces of music.

Accepted Answer

wrote

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was writing

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writed

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has written

Question 16

I ___ (not / hear) the doorbell because I ___ (listen) to music.

Accepted Answer

didn't hear / was listening

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didn't hear / listened

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wasn't hearing / was listening

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not heard / listened

Question 17

We ___ (drive) to Berlin when the car ___ (break) down.

Accepted Answer

were driving / broke

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drove / broke

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were driving / was breaking

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drove / was breaking

Question 18

She ___ (be) very tired, so she went to bed early.

Accepted Answer

was

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was being

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were

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is

Question 19

How fast ___ (you / drive) when the police stopped you?

Accepted Answer

were you driving

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did you drive

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drove you

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you drove

Question 20

My computer ___ (crash) while I ___ (save) the document.

Accepted Answer

crashed / was saving

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crashed / saved

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was crashing / was saving

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crashed / saving