Links to simple past and past continuous explanation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JvdZq5A2VU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkyCYeDdvgI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLA58CSIf3M&t=2s

SIMPLE PAST AND PAST CONTINUOUS

1. Sylvia _____________ when she ___________ the DVDs.

was running / dropped
ran / dropped
was running / was dropping
ran / was dropping

2. While Steve ___________ a documentary, he __________ asleep.

was watched / fell
was watching / fell
watched / was falling
was watching / felt

3. They _________ when you _________ for remote control.

aren't listening / were asking
weren't listening / were asking
weren't listening / asked
listened / asked

4. ______ you __________ anything when I ______ you?

Are / doing / called
Were / doing / calling
Did / do / was calling
Were / doing / called

5. ________ you ____________ my friends while you ______________ to school?

Are / see / went
Did / see / were going
Did / saw / were going
Were / see / went

6. We _____________ home when the accident ___________.

were driving / happened
drove / happened
drove / was happening
were drive / happened

7. I _______________ a novel while my mother ___________.

was read / was cooking
read / cooked
was reading / was cooking
was reading / cooks
8. I ___________ out of the window when the accident happened.
was looked
looked
looking
was looking

9. You ___________ while I ____________.

played / study
were playing / studying
were playing / was studying
were played / was studying

10. He _____________ the homework when his father came home.

were doing
was doing
did
did do

There are 10 questions in this quiz and each question has only one true answer. You can check the
answers and learn the result of your quiz after you finish the test.

Mozart ___________ more than 600 pieces of music.

writes
wrote
writed
was wrote

We _______ David in town a few days ago.

did see
was saw
did saw
saw

It was cold, so I _____________ the window.

shut
was shut
am shut
shutted

I ___________ to the cinema three times last week.

was go
went
did go
goed

What __________ you _________ last weekend?

were / do
did / did
did / do
 do / did

The police ___________ me on my way home last night.

was stop
stopped
stops
stopping

The film wasn't very good. I _____________ it very much.

enjoyed
wasn't enjoy
didn't enjoyed
didn't enjoy

The bed was very uncomfortable. I ____________ sleep very well.

didn't
did
wasn't
not

The window was open and a bird ___________ into the room.
fly
flew
was flew
did fly

I __________ a lot of money yesterday. I __________ an expensive dress.

spend / buy
spent / buy
spent / bought
was spent / bought

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

You can do this grammar quiz online or print it on paper. It tests what you learned on the Past
Simple page.

1. I _____ to the mall after school.

goed
gone
went

2. My brother _____ a bear an hour ago.

seen
saw
sees

3. _____ Mike visit his grandmother last night?

Did
Are
Does
4. Alex did not _____ last weekend.
working
worked
work

5. _____ Judy and Liz at last month's meeting?

Was
Were
Are

6. We _____ not happy after the sad ending.

were
was
did

7. _____ you see Jody's new dog yesterday?

Are
Did
Do

8. Sorry, I ________ hear you at the door.

wasn't
didn't
am not

9. I _____ English for two years.

studying
study
studied

10. What _____ you eat for lunch yesterday?

do
did
were