past simple & continuous

past simple & continuous

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past simple & continuous

past simple & continuous

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

1)    Dorothy and I                                 (just leave) the house when the telephone                                    (ring).

A. just left/ rang

B. were just leaving/ rang

C. just left/ was ringing

D. were just leaving/ was ringing

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

3. Just as I                              (write) the letter, the inkpot                      (fall) over.

A. wrote/ fell

B. was writing/ was falling

C. was writing/ fell

D. wrote/ was falling

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

4.    My mother                                     (arrive) while I                              (clean) the kitchen.

A. arrived/ cleaned

B. was arriving/ was cleaning

C. was arriving/ cleaned

D. arrived/ was cleaning

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

5.   My car                                            (break) down this morning on the way to work.

A. was breaking

B. has broken

C. breaks

D. broke

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

6.     She                                                 (have) a bath while her sister                                               (get) the breakfast ready.

A. was having/ got

B. was having/ was getting

C. had/ got

D. had/ was getting

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

7. He ….. (work) in the garden all day yesterday.

A. worked

B. has been working

C. was working

D. had worked

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

8.    What was the matter with Mary? She …. (cry) the whole night yesterday.

A. cried

B. had cried

C. has been crying

D. was crying

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