<div><span style='font-family: impact, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;'>PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS</span></div>

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Master Your Past Tenses

Test your knowledge of past simple and past continuous with our engaging quiz! This quiz consists of 11 questions designed to enhance your understanding of verb tenses while providing an enjoyable learning experience.

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11 Questions3 MinutesCreated by TenseTeacher42

Put the verb into the correct form,past continuous or past simple.

Jenny was waiting (wait ) for me when I arrived (arrive).

What ____(you/do)at this time yesterday?’ ‘I was asleep.

Were you doing

Did you do

You doing

____(you/go) out last night?' 'No, I was too tired'.

Were you going

Did you went

Did you go

How fast_____ (you/drive)when the accident _______(happen)?

Were you driving / happen

Did you drive / happened

Were you driving / was happening

Sam______(take) a picture of me while I _______(not/look).

Was taking/ didn't look

Took/look

Took/wasn't looking

We were in a very difficult position.We_______(not/know) what to do,so we________(do)nothing.

Didn't know / did

Did know /do

Know /do

I haven't seen Alan for ages.When I last ______(see)him,he_______(try)to find a job.

Saw/tried

Saw /was trying

Was seeing/was trying

I_______(walk) along the street when suddenly I______(hear) something behind me. Somebody_____ (follow) me. I was scared and I_______ (start) to run.

Was walking /heard /was following/started

Were walking/was hearing/was following/started

Was walking/hearing/follow /start

When I was young , I _________(want) to be a pilot. Later I________(change) my mind.

Was wanting /changed

Wanted /changed

Want /change

Last night I ______( drop) a plate when I _________( do) the washing up. Fortunately it ______ (not/break).

Dropped /was doing /didn't break

Dropped/were doing /did break

Drop/do/break

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