Question

PROGRESS CHECK TEST 9 (The Past Simple/the Past Continuous) Choose the appropriate form of the verb. 1. George … dinner when his friend called him. a) had b) was having c) were having 2. The police … them lots of questions before they released them. a) asked b) was asking c) were asking 3. At three o’clock this morning Martha … . a) studied b) were studying c) was studying 4. When the teacher … the room, the students were talking. a) entered b) entering c) was entering 5. While Jane was writing the report, Henry … for more information. a) was looking b) were looking c) looked 6. The boy fell down while he … . a) run b) ran c) was running 7. My friends … when I came into the room. a) was singing b) sang c) were singing 8. We … under the tree when the storm broke. a) played b) was playing c) were playing 9. It … this morning when I got up. a) rained b) were raining c) was raining 10. Kylie … her first film when she was 21. a) made b) was making c) were making 11. … the football match yesterday? a) You saw b) Were you seeing c) Did you see 12. Who was that man you … to when I came in? a) talked b) were talking c) was talking 13. …the fire … the old church completely? a) Did … destroy b) Was … destroying c) Were … destroying 14. They … on the door, then they

Answer 1

1was having
2asked
3was studying
4entered
5was looking
6was running
7were singing
8were playing
9was raining
10made
11did you see
12were talking
13did the fire destroy
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Answer 2

entered the house. a) knocked b) were knocking c) knocked down 15. While I … my homework, my sister watched TV. a) did b) was doing c) were doing

1. b) was having
2. c) were asking
3. c) was studying
4. c) was entering
5. a) was looking
6. c) was running
7. c) were singing
8. c) were playing
9. c) was raining
10. a) made
11. c) Did you see
12. b) were talking
13. b) Was … destroying
14. a) knocked
15. b) was doing