The Past Continuous Tense or The Past Simple Tense Test A1 A2 Level Exercises

The Past Continuous Tense or The Past Simple Tense Test

A1 A2 Level Exercises 6. 6- I___ a monkey in the park while I was walking to
work.

1. 1- What ___ you ___ at ten yesterday? A) see

B) saw
A) did/ did
C) did see
B) were / doing
D) was seeing
C) did / doing
D) was/ did

7. 7- Jason was studying English ___ he heard a strange

noise.
2. 2- Laura ___ a glass while she________the dishes.
A) after
A) was breaking / was washing B) when
B) was breaking / washed C) what
C) broke / washed D) that
D) broke/ was washing

8. 8- Princess Diana ___ in a car crash when she was

3. 3- I________my primary school teacher while I was only 36 years old.
shopping.
A) die
A) meet B) died
B) met C) was dying
C) was meeting D) dies
D) was met

9. 9- While my mother was cooking dinner, I ___ the

4. 4- He was having dinner __ the phone rang table in the dining room.

A) when A) don't set

B) after B) was set
C) after C) am setting
D) before D) was setting

5. 5- What ___ you do when you saw the accident 10. 10- We were ___ to music while they were playing
yesterday morning? football.

A) are A) listen
B) were B) listened
C) did C) listens
D) do D) listening

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11. 11- A: What ___ when he fell in the lake? B: I ___ on

the phone.

A) did you do / talked 14. 14- A: Why ________this morning? B: She________her

finger while she________ the salad.
B) did you do/ was talking
C) were you doing/ talked A) did she cry / was cutting / prepared
D) were you doing / was talking B) did she cry / cut / prepared
C) was she crying/ was cutting/ was preparing
D) was she crying / cut / was preparing

12. 12- Sue ___ an old bracelet while she ___ the attic.

A) find / is cleaning
B) found / was cleaning 15. 15- My mother ____ all my clothes last weekend.
C) founded / cleaned A) did wash
D) finded / was cleaning B) was washing
C) were washing
D) washed

13. 13- The postman knocked the door________ we were

having a party

A) while 16. 16- Mary was sleeping ___ the phone rang.

B) where
A) when
C) what
B) but
D) that
C) then
D) that

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Answer Key:

1: B 9: D
2: D 10: D
3: B 11: D
4: A 12: B
5: C 13: A
6: B 14: D
7: B 15: D
8: B 16: A

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