Advebs
Past Simple vs Past Continuous
Constructions
Grammar quiz
100

Tom is a good driver. He drives ______.

well

100

I ______ TV when my friend called me.
(watch)

Answer: was watching

100

I'm thinking of ______ a new phone.
(buy)

buying

100

What is the difference between an adjective and an adverb?

Answer: An adjective describes a person, thing, or noun. An adverb usually describes how an action happens.

200

Sarah is a very fast runner. She runs ______.

fast

200

I ______ TV when my brother ______ home.
(watch / come) 

Answer: I was watching TV when my brother came home.

200

We're thinking of ______ to Spain next summer.
(go)

Answer: going

200

When do we use Past Continuous?

Answer: We use it for an action that was in progress at a specific moment in the past.

300

You need to work ______ if you want to finish this project today.
(hard)  

hard

300

We ______ home when it suddenly ______ to rain.
(walk / start)

Answer: were walking / started

300

What + to be+ like

You have been to London. ______ London ______?
 

Answer: What is London like?

300

What is the difference between Past Simple and Past Continuous when they are used together?

Answer: Past Continuous describes the action in progress, and Past Simple describes the shorter action that happened during it.

400

The children were very tired after the long journey, so they walked _

Answer: slowly

400

Correct the mistake:

When I saw Tom, he played football with his friends.



Answer: When I saw Tom, he was playing football with his friends.

400

What + to be+ like
Your friend is moving to a new school. You want to know about it.
______ the new school ______?

Answer: What is the new school like?

400

What is the difference between be going to and will for the future?

Answer: Be going to is often used for plans or predictions based on present evidence. Will is often used for decisions made at the moment, promises, offers, and predictions/opinions.

500

I ______ watch TV because I'm usually too busy.  (hard)

Answer: hardly

Здесь hardly = «почти никогда / почти не».

500

Yesterday, I ______ home when I ______ an accident. A car ______ very fast and suddenly ______ into another car.
(walk / see / drive / crash)

Answer:
Yesterday, I was walking home when I saw an accident. A car was driving very fast and suddenly crashed into another car.

500


A: I'm thinking of ______ a language course.
B: Where?
A: In London.
B: Really? ______ the course ______?
A: My friend says it's very good.

Answer:
taking / What is the course like?

500

What is the difference between hard and hardly?

Answer: Hard means with a lot of effort. Hardly means almost not / almost never.

Например: He works hard. / He hardly works.