October Grammar Quizz

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses (past simple or past progressive).

At 7:00 pm last night, I ___ ________ (do) the dishes.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses (past simple or past progressive).

My dad ________ (start) school in 1985

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses (past simple or past progressive).

I ___ ________(walk) into town when I met Harry.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses (past simple or past progressive).

Kate _____ (lose) her bag while she was shopping in town.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses (past simple or past progressive).

When my parents were children, the internet _____ _____(not exist)!

Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

‘Plogging’ is an activity that ​ (a)   in Sweden in 2016. It combines exercise with picking up trash. One day a man called Erik Ahlström ​ (b)   his bike to work when he ​ (c)   lots of trash on the ground. He ​ (d)   to do something about it. Every day while he ​ (e)   to work, he stopped to pick up trash.

• began
• was riding
• saw
• decided
• was traveling

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.

When we (a)   at the station, the train ​ (b)   .

• arrived
• was leaving
• was arriving
• left

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.

2 While Jack (a)   in the forest, he ​ (b)   a fox.

• walked
• was walking
• saw
• was seeing

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.

I ​ (a)   a friend when I ​ (b)   my phone.

• messaged
• was dropping
• was messaging
• dropped

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.

Jin and Ali ​ (a)   when the teacher ​ (b)   them.

• was chatting
• was interrupting
• were chatting
• interrupted