Past Simple и Past Continuous
Тест на сравнение Past Simple и Past Continuous.
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1. He usually meets his sister on Fridays but he ___ her last Friday.
а) weren’t visiting
b) didn’t visit
c) wasn’t visiting
2. Why ___ for so long yesterday?
A) did the baby crying
B) did the baby cry
C) was the baby crying
3. I ___ to be a pilot when I was young.
A) was wanted
B) wanted
C) was wanting
4. Kelly ___ near the river at 4 p.m. yesterday.
A)were sunbathing
B) was sunbathing
C) sunbathed
5. I felt sick yesterday. I ___ something rotten.
A) ate
B) were eating
C) was eating
6. My grandma ___ apple trees while she lived in the country.
A) planted
B) was planting
C) were planting
7. We were in a difficult situation. We ___ what to do.
A) not know
B) were not knowing
C) didn’t know
8. The train ___ on time yesterday.
A) arrived
B) was arrive
C) was arriving
9. Darrel couldn’t find his old hat. His sister ___ it away long time ago.
A) throwed
B) threw
C) was throwing
10. Madonna ___ popular when she was young.
A) was becoming
B) was become
C) became
11. Titanic ___ in the Atlantic many years ago.
A) sinked
B) was sinking
C) sank
12. Agatha Christie ___ a lot of detective stories.
A) was writing
B) were writing
C) wrote
13. What ___ at 6 p.m. yesterday?
A) did you do
B) were you doing
C) was you doing
14. I ___ for the way out of the centre but couldn’t find it.
A) looked
B) was looking
C) were looking
15. The firm went bankrupt and I ___ my job.
A) was losing
B) losing
C) lost
16. Greg ___ in a test when his teacher noticed it.
A) was cheat
B) cheated
C) was cheating
17. At the time Jack returned home from England, his father ___ in the Baltic Sea.
A) was sailing
B) were sailing
C) sailed
18. When ___ lobsters?
A) was you last eating
B) did you last eat
C) did you last eating
19. The editor of the magazine ___ to print the article.
A) wasn’t allowing
B) didn’t allow
C) weren’t allowing
20. The bike is ok now. My dad ___ it yesterday.
A) were repairing
B) repaired
C) was repair
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1. He usually meets his sister on Fridays but he ___ her last Friday.
b) didn’t visit
2. Why ___ for so long yesterday?
C) was the baby crying
3. I ___ to be a pilot when I was young.
B) wanted
4. Kelly ___ near the river at 4 p.m. yesterday.
B) was sunbathing
5. I felt sick yesterday. I ___ something rotten.
A) ate
6. My grandma ___ apple trees while she lived in the country.
A) planted
7. We were in a difficult situation. We ___ what to do.
C) didn’t know
8. The train ___ on time yesterday.
A) arrived
9. Darrel couldn’t find his old hat. His sister ___ it away long time ago.
B) threw
10. Madonna ___ popular when she was young.
C) became
11. Titanic ___ in the Atlantic many years ago.
C) sank
12. Agatha Christie ___ a lot of detective stories.
C) wrote
13. What ___ at 6 p.m. yesterday?
B) were you doing
14. I ___ for the way out of the centre but couldn’t find it.
B) was looking
15. The firm went bankrupt and I ___ my job.
C) lost
16. Greg ___ in a test when his teacher noticed it.
C) was cheating
17. At the time Jack returned home from England, his father ___ in the Baltic Sea.
A) was sailing
18. When ___ lobsters?
B) did you last eat
19. The editor of the magazine ___ to print the article.
B) didn’t allow
20. The bike is ok now. My dad ___ it yesterday.
B) repaired