Past simple & past continuous Online multiple choice quiz

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Type: Multiple choice test
Topic: Past simple, past continuous
Author: Nihat Kasım

PAST SIMPLE & PAST CONTINUOUS
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZ 1

1. I When I _______ in, It _____________.
   came / was raining
   come / raining
   was coming / was raining
   was coming / rained
   


2. Many years ago people ________________ on horseback.
   were travelled
   were travelling
   was travelling
   did travel
   


3. I ___________ him while I ____________ home.
   meet / am going
   met / was went
   met / was going
   was meeting / went
   


4. He ___________ to another school last year.
   was go
   goes
   did go
   went
   


5. They ___________ when the teacher came in.
   was shouting
   shout
   were shouting
   are shouting
   


6. My neighbours ____________ loud music all night, so I _____________ much sleep.
   were playing / didn't get
   played / weren't get
   were played / got
   was playing / got
   


7. He ________ the light and then he __________ to sleep.
   turned off / was going
   was turning off / went
   was turned off / was going
   turned off / went
   


8. A car hit me while I ________________ the road.
   was crossing
   crossed
   am crossing
   was crossed
   


9. William Shakespeare __________ many plays.
   was wrote
   wrote
   was write
   writing
   


10. I ___________ and ___________ my arm while I ___________ up the stairs.
    was falling / broke / was running
    fell / was breaking / was running
    fell / broke / was running
    fell / broke / run