18 English Simple Past vs Past Continuous Tense Quiz Quizzes

1. While it ____ in the farmer’s house

A. rained/ was sitting

B. was raining/ was sitting

C. was raining/ sat

D. rained/ sat

2. When Jane ____ Blarney castle

A. was doing/ visited

B. did/ visited

C. did/ visiting

D. was doing/ visiting

3. One man ____ strawberries

A. mowed/ picked

B. was mowing/ was picking

C. was mowing/ picked

D. mowed/ picking

4. So I ____ to cycle around a little

A. decide

B. decides

C. decided

D. was deciding

5. She ____ to learn

A. gone/ took/ began

B. was going/ took/ began

C. went/ took/ began

D. went/ took/ begun