Past Tense Quiz

The Smiths aren’t painting/ weren’t painting their house last weekend

• aren’t painting

• weren’t painting

Tom cleaned/ was cleaning the living room when Jane arrived

• cleaned

• was cleaning

Did/ Were the students writing an essay in class this morning?

• Did

• Were

Frank was fixing/ fixed his car when his mobile rang

• was fixing

• fixed

Mark didn’t wear/ wasn’t wearing a coat when it started to rain.

• didn’t wear

• wasn’t wearing

He is/ was driving to work this morning when Anna called.

• is

• was

While my parents were working/ was working, I was studying at home

• were working

• was working

I walked/ was walking home when I tripped/ was tripping and fell

• walked

• was walking

• tripped

• was tripping

At 8 o’clock last night, we were having/ had dinner at a Chinese restaurant.

• were having

• had

We ______________ to the cinema yesterday. (to go)