Simple past and past continuos

Phan Phú Cương - Tx Hồng Ngự, Đồng Tháp

Question 1:
1. I _______ a lot of beautiful fish when I was at Nguyen Tri Phuong Aquarium.
see
seen
saw
was seeing
Question 2:
2. They _______ to Ha Long for their last summer vacation.
go
are going
was going
went
Question 3:
3. Yesterday, actors and actresses _______ in the rain the whole afternoon.
was working
worked
were working
work
Question 4:
4. Ba _______ his room yesterday afternoon.
clean and tidy
cleaned and tidied
cleaned and tidy
clean and tidied
Question 5:
5. What _______ yesterday at 10.20 pm?
are you doing
was you doing
were you doing
did you do
Question 6:
6. You looked very busy when I _______ you last night. What you _______?
see/ did you do
saw/ are you doing
saw/ were you doing
see / were you doing
Question 7:
7. He _______ us to go out in the boat yesterday as a strong wind _______.
not allowed / blow
didn’t allow/ was blowing
don’t allow/ were blowing
didn’t / blew
Question 8:
8. The boys broke a window when they_______ football.
played
were playing
had played
are playing
Question 9:
9. While mom was watching TV, I _______ my homework.
am doing
was doing
had done
has done
Question 10:
10. Mr. John_______ to Los Angeles in 1992.
had gone
has gone
went
was going
Question 11:
11. At this time yesterday I _______ to music.
listened
had listened
was listening
am listening
Question 12:
12. While I was going to school yesterday, I _______ him.
meet
met
will meet
am meeting
Question 13:
13. I _______ about him when suddenly he came in
talk
talked
am talking
was talking
Question 14:
14. It began to rain when they _______ basket ball at 4.00
play
are playing
were playing
is playing
Question 15:
15. When I _______ her, she was looking for her sister.
call
is calling
am calling
called
Question 16:
16. Television first _______ in the world a few decades ago
appear
appeared
was appearing
appears
Question 17:
17. We didn’t go out because it _______ all day yesterday.
rained
is raining
was raining
was rained
Question 18:
18. As a child, he _______ that diamonds were pieces of glass.
think
had thought
thought
was thinking
Question 19:
19. When I was a boy, I _______ hours playing with a tin box.
spend
spent
are spending
was spending
Question 20:
20. While they_______ chess, we_______ the shopping.
playing / doing
played / did
were playing / doing
were playing / were doing