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Past continuous vs Past simple

Quiz by Loc Nguyen

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  • Q1
    1. I was doing my homework when the stone _______ the window.
    hit

    hitted

    was hitting

    10s
  • Q2
    2. Everyone ________ outside when the car arrived.

    were waiting

    was waiting

    waited

    10s
  • Q3
    3. Ryan and I __________ tennis when Ryan _____ his foot.

    played/was breaking

    were playing/was breaking

    were playing/broke
    10s
  • Q4
    4. When we _________ TV, Daddy _______ home.

    was watching/arrived

    were watching/arrived

    watched/arrived

    10s
  • Q5
    5. Jason _______ his prize when his phone ________.

    collected/rang

    was collecting/rung

    was collecting/rang
    10s
  • Q6
    6. We ____________ dinner when you called round.

    didn't be having

    didn't have

    weren't having
    10s
  • Q7
    7. Nobody _______ the TV so we ___________ it off.
    was watching/switched

    watched/were switching

    watched/switched

    10s
  • Q8
    8. I was listening to the radio when I _____________________ someone I knew.
    heard

    was hearing

    were hearing

    10s
  • Q9
    9. What were they doing when the electricity ______ off.
    went

    goed

    was going

    10s
  • Q10
    10. What _______ when you saw him?

    did Max do

    was Max doing

    Max was doing

    10s
  • Q11
    11. I found my toy when I ____________________ my room.
    was tidying

    was tidied

    tidied

    10s
  • Q12
    12. Grandpa ______ some old coins when he was working in the garden.
    found

    did find

    was finding

    10s
  • Q13
    13. When the children were visiting the zoo, an elephant ________________ .

    was escaped

    was escaping

    escaped
    10s
  • Q14
    14. The phone _________________ when I was doing my homework.

    ring

    did ring

    rang
    10s
  • Q15
    15. What was you doing when the storm _______________?

    was starting

    was started

    started
    10s

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