16 English Simple Past Continuos Quiz Quizzes

1. When I ____________ the washing-up, I ____________ a plate

A. did – was breaking

B. was doing – broke

C. was doing – was breaking

D. did – broke

2. I ____________ my car keys

A. was loosing

B. lose

C. lost

D. losed

3. When I ____________ the exercise I ____________ at the pictures

A. started – looked

B. was starting – looked

C. started – was looking

D. was starting – was looking

4. We ____________ volleyball with Mary when you ____________ me

A. played – were calling

B. were playing- called

C. played – called

D. play – called

5. When the teacher ____________ in, they ____________ English

A. come – study

B. comed – studied

C. came – were studying

D. came – studied

6. She ____________ when she ____________ her ankle

A. danced – was hurting

B. danced – hurt

C. was danced -hurt

D. was dencing – hurt

7. When Jaenne ____________ a language course in Ireland, she ____________ Blarney Castle

A. did – was visitting

B. was doing – was visiting

C. was doing – visited

D. did – visited

8. It ____________ heavily when I

A. rained – got up

B. was raining – get up

C. rained – get up

D. was raining – got up

9. When it ____________ to rain, our dog ____________ to come inside

A. was starting, wanted

B. started, wanted

C. started, was wanting

D. was starting – was wanting

10. I ____________ the thief while he ____________ into my neighbor’s house

A. was seeing – got

B. saw – was getting

C. was seeing – was getting

D. saw – got

11. I ____________ for my purse when I ____________ my credit card

A. looked . dropped

B. looked – was dropping

C. was looking – was dropping

D. was looking – dropped

12. My uncle ____________ me to the airport yesterday

A. took

B. taked

C. was taking

D. tooked

13. As I ____________ in the streets of Holland, I ____________ an old friend of mine

A. walked – met

B. was walking – met

C. was walking – was meeting

D. walked – was meeting

14. The baby ____________ when the telephone

A. slept – was ringing

B. slept – rung

C. sleeped – ring

D. was sleeping – rang

15. When my father ____________ in the garden, an old friend ____________ by to see him

A. worked – was passing

B. worked – passed

C. was working – passed

D. was working – was passing

16. He ____________ some juice and then he ____________ a few chips