Distinguish between the past simple and the past continuous

1. My roommates________ at the party last night (My roommates weren’t at the party last night.)

A. wasn’t

B. isn’t

C. weren’t

D. aren’t

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2. We ________ dinner at home at this time last tuesday (We were having dinner at this exact time last Tuesday.)

A. were having

B. had

C. are having

D. have

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3. I ________ you sitting on the bus on Monday last week (I saw you sitting on the bus last Monday.)

A. was seeing

B. saw

C. see

D. am seeing

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4. Did she ________ to her friends happily last week? (She had a nice chat with you guys last week, didn’t she?)

A. talk

B. talked

C. talking

D. was talking

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5. _____ your friends________ at this moment yesterday? (Your friends were driving at this exact time yesterday, weren’t they?).

A. Do… drive

B. Did… drive

C. Are… drive

D. Were… driving

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6. He ________ his bicycle last year (He didn’t ride his bike last week).

A. rides

B. didn’t ride

C. was riding

D. rode

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7. They __________their way the last time here two years ago (They last lost their way here two years ago.)

A. lost

B. didn’t lose

C. was lost

D. did lost

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8. At this time last year, she _______ an English course in Hanoi (At this time last year, she was not taking an English course in Hanoi).

A. attends

B. didn’t attend

C. wasn’t attending

D. attend

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9. Jim ________ in the club at 5 pm yesterday (Jim was at the club at 5pm yesterday).

A. was

B. is

C. were

D. are

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10. At noon yesterday, I ________ home (Last afternoon, I was walking home.)

A. walks

B. walked

C. am walking

D. was walking

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