19 English Past Continuous and Past Simple Tense Quiz Quizzes

1. Who ____________ to on the phone when I in?

A. were you speaking / came

B. was you speaking / come

C. are you speaking / came

D. did you speaking / come

2. We ____________ to Berlin by Robert’s new car last month

A. drove

B. was driving

C. drive

D. is driving

3. Yesterday Jane ____________ and herself when she her bicycle

A. fall / hurt / ride

B. fell / hurt / was riding

C. fell / hurt / rode

D. fall / hurt / were riding

4. Who was that nice girl you ____________ to when I by the pub?

A. talk / walked

B. talked/ walked

C. talked / was walking

D. talked / walk

5. Last weekend Susan ____________ and her leg

A. fell / broke

B. fall / broken

C. fell / brake

D. fall / brake

6. As Sophie ____________ up Regent Street she an old friend from collage

A. was walking / met

B. walked / meet

C. was walking / was meeting

D. walked / met

7. When I ____________ the cafeteria Mary lunch with Peter

A. entered / had

B. enter / have

C. entered / is having

D. entered / was having

8. When ____________ your father yesterday?

A. was / arriving

B. was / arrived

C. did / arrive

D. did / arrived

9. While the students ____________ English, some students their other works in the class, then the teacher got angry

A. was learning / do

B. learned / was doing

C. were learning / were doing

D. were learning / was doing

10. The baby ____________ on his bed while his mother for him

A. was crying / was cooking

B. was crying / cooked

C. cry / was cooking

D. cries / was crying

11. Marry ____________ in bed when she a strange noise downstairs

A. read / hear

B. was reading / heard

C. was reading / hear

D. read / was hearing

12. Helen ____________ her dress to the party when her friend her

A. was wearing / call

B. wore / call

C. wore called

D. was wearing / called

13. The Sun ____________ when I at 8 o’clock in every morning

A. was shine / get up

B. was shining / get up

C. was shining / got up

D. was shined / got up

14. The fireman ____________ a 75-year-old woman who trapped on the second floor of the burning building

A. rescued / was being

B. rescue / did be

C. rescued / be

D. rescued / is

15. While my sister ____________ home, she the train accident

A. was arriving / see

B. arrive / see

C. arrived / saw

D. was arriving / saw

16. Tom was very unlucky It ____________ ever day during his holiday

A. rain

B. rained

C. was raining

D. are raining

17. Sebastian ____________ to Susan’s house at 11 a m , but she there She at the library

A. went/ did not be / study

B. went/ was not be / was studying

C. went/ was not / was studying

D. went/ did not be / was studying

18. When Mr Lawrence ____________ home at 8 30 this morning, the sun brightly However, by 10 o’clock it heavily

A. leave / shine / rain

B. was leaving / shine / was raining

C. is leaving / was shining / was raining

D. leaved / was shining / rained

19. Mary ____________ lunch when they