Past Simple and Past Continuous - Travel Experiences

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in the Past Simple or Past Continuous. Click on each blank and choose the correct option from the dropdown menu. Some sentences may have more than one blank, so complete all of them.

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Question 1

The tour guide _____ about the history of the castle when it started to rain.

Options: talked, were talking, was talking

Question 2

_____ any souvenirs when you visited Paris last summer?

Options: Did you bought, Did you buy, Were buying

Question 3

We _____ when someone _____ on the door.

Options: unpacked, were unpacking, was unpacking, was knocking, knocked, were knocking

Question 4

The plane _____ on time, so we had to wait at the gate for two hours.

Options: wasn't departing, didn't depart, weren't departing

Question 5

What _____ yesterday at 7:00 AM?

Options: did you do, you did, were you doing

Question 6

I _____ a taxi because all the buses _____ full.

Options: was taking, took, were taking, was, were, were being

Question 7

The hotel receptionist _____ very friendly when we checked in last night.

Options: was being, were, was

Question 8

_____ a good time during your trip to the mountains?

Options: Were you having, Did you have, Was you having

Question 9

They _____ their luggage at the train station when they _____ the announcement about the delay.

Options: checked, was checking, were checking, were hearing, heard, was hearing

Question 10

I _____ any museums during my stay in Rome because I preferred exploring the streets.

Options: wasn't visiting, didn't visit, weren't visiting

Practise Past Simple and Past Continuous - Travel Experiences with this interactive fill-in-the-blank exercise of 10 questions. Choose the option that correctly completes each sentence, then submit to check your answers and get instant feedback on every choice.

Practising grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Past Simple and Past Continuous - Travel Experiences in everyday English.

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