12 English Past Simple & Past Continuous Quiz Quizzes

1. My neighbors ____________ ready to move to another city, so they ____________ to have a garage sale

2. This morning I saw Judy while she ____________ her bike around the lake and ____________ photos of some of the rarest birds in the world

3. When John worked in the marketing department of Allied Software, he never ____________ a day of work

4. When we ____________ at the party, everyone ____________ to old rock and roll songs

5. A: Did you ever advertise anything when you were younger? How did you advertise it? B: I ____________ ads on telephone poles to advertise my lemonade stand

6. A: What were you looking for the last time you went shopping?B: I ____________ for a leather jacket

7. She ____________ the fireworks at midnight when she ____________ an action film on tv

8. When the big car company in town went out of business, many people ____________ for new jobs because they were expecting the company to close

9. When the two police officers ____________ my doorbell, I ____________ dinner with my wife

10. People ____________ to arrive at 6:30 a m for the sale My neighbors ____________ everything ready then

11. While he ____________ the window above the door, he ____________ off the chair and broke his leg

12. A: Who were you shopping with the last time you went shopping?B: I ____________ with my sister