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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 ​

Answer 1

1 b
2 c
3 b
4 b
5 a
6 b
7 c
8 a
9 b
10 c
11 c
12 c
13 b
14 b
15 c
16 c
17 a
18 b
19 b
20 b

Answer 2

1. b)
2. a)
3. b)
4. a)
5. a)
6. a)
7. c)
8. a)
9. a)
10. c)
11. a)
12. c)
13. a)
14. -
15. c)
16. c) (не уверена)
17. -
18. b)
19. -
20. b)