Past simple and past progressive practice
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- Q1
Why ________ when I saw you?
were you cry
were you crying
was you crying
crying you
30s - Q2
Tom and Peter ___________ on the bus at 5 p.m. yesterday afternoon.
was sitting
was siting
were siting
were sitting
30s - Q3
Tina ___________ , she ___________ the dishes.
wasn't cooking / was washing
not was cooking / was washing
not cooking / was washing
weren't cooking / were washing
30s - Q4
I _______________ my bed when I heard the crash.
were makeing
was making
were making
was makeing
30s - Q5
Why ________ for you yesterday?
were your parents look
was your parents looking
were your parents looking
30s - Q6
Write the verb in brackets in past progressive.
Mike and Lucy _____________ (look) for a torch.
Users enter free textType an Answer30s - Q7
Write the verb in brackets in past progressive.
David __________________ (study) at university when he met his wife.
Users enter free textType an Answer30s - Q8
Write the verb in brackets in past progressive.
I __________ (reverse) when I bumped into a tree.
Users enter free textType an Answer30s - Q9
Write the verb in brackets in past progressive.
You ___________ (not speak) English with that man.
Users enter free textType an Answer30s - Q10
______________ (your friend / sit) next to you during the test?
Users enter free textType an Answer30s - Q11
We _______ off the bus one stop earlier by accident.
got
did get
gotten
getted
30s - Q12
Some of my classmates __________ late for the first class.
were be
did be
was
were
30s - Q13
Why ___________ late for the class?
were you arrive
did you arrive
did you arrived
were you arrived
30s - Q14
We ___________ Peter yesterday.
didn't met
weren't met
wasn't met
didn't meet
30s - Q15
He _________ to the bs stop and ________ the last bus.
run / caught
ran / cought
runned / catched
ran / caught
30s