Past Simple and Past Continuous Quiz

QUIZ

Past continuous and past simple

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QUESTION 1

Is this sentence written in the Past Simple or in Past Continuous? He was laughing throughout the film.

Past continuous

Past Simple

QUESTION 02

Sarah was riding the dodgems at the fair with her friend.

PastContinuous

Past Simple

QUESTION 03

He was snoring all night long

Past Simple

Past Continuous

QUESTION 04

I flew to Russia two years ago

Past Continuous

Past Simple

QUESTION 05

We use the Past Continuous to: 1. Talk about activities in progress at a moment in the past. 2. Describe scenes in a story or description

Right answer

Wrong answer

QUESTION 06

We use the past continuous to: 3. Talk about an activity in progress when another, shorter activity happened or interrupted it. We know the activity was in progress but not if it was finished.

Wrong answer

Right answer

QUESTION 07

We often use WHILE and AS with the PAST CONTINUOUS

Right answer

Wrong answer

QUESTION 08

We use the Past Simple to:1. Describe finished actions or situations in the past. 2. To say that one thing happened after another.

Right answer

Wrong answer

QUESTION 09

I _____ the vase while I _____ the bookshelf.

was breaking / was cleaning

broke / cleaned

broke / was cleaning

QUESTION 10

The police _____ him while he ______ to escape.

were catching / was trying

caught / tried

caught / was trying

QUESTION 11

The bus in which the football team _____________ had an accident, but nobody ______.

were travelling / were dying

travelled / died

were travelling / died

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