This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Vs Past Simple – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Vs Past Simple Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I ..... for my exam when the light went out. A) Was studying. B) Studied. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was studying. 2. As I ..... The door, I came across Natalie. She ..... to me for a few minutes. A) Reaching/ talked. B) Reaching/was talking. C) Was reaching/talks. D) Was reaching/talked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was reaching/talked. 3. I went to the cinema last night. A) Past Progressive. B) Past Simple. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Simple. 4. Sarah ..... when he ..... A) Were not waiting / arrived. B) Not was waiting/ was arriving. C) Wasn't waiting / arrived. D) Not waiting / arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wasn't waiting / arrived. 5. ..... out last night? A) Where did you. B) Were you going. C) Did you going Did you going. D) Did you go. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did you go. 6. Susie ..... a car accident last Friday. A) Was having. B) Had. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had. 7. While I ..... last night, Fred ..... to visit me. A) Studied, drop by. B) Studied, dropped by. C) Was studying, dropped by. D) Study, dropping by. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was studying, dropped by. 8. We were reading books. A) Past Simple. B) Past Progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Progressive. 9. Did you ..... to the movies last weekend? A) Going. B) Gone. C) Went. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Go. 10. They were studying math ..... someone knocked on the door. A) When. B) While. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 11. The doorbell rang ..... I was sleeping. A) As. B) When. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As. 12. My parents ..... checking a document when I called them up A) Was. B) Were. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 13. I ..... a new car last year. A) Was buying. B) Bought. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bought. 14. It ..... last Satuday. A) Was raining. B) Rained. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rained. 15. What were you doing while you were waiting? A) Interrupted. B) Simultaneous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simultaneous. 16. Nobody ..... me to study the subject. My score was really bad A) Was telling. B) Told. C) Tells. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Told. 17. What ..... when I called you? A) Was your sister doing. B) Did your sister do. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was your sister doing. 18. I was taking a shower ..... the electricity went off A) While. B) When. C) So. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 19. ..... you ..... TV when I ..... you? A) Did / watch / called. B) Were / watching / called. C) Was / watching / was calling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were / watching / called. 20. Tarzan broke his leg ..... he was climbing a tree. A) When. B) While. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While. 21. It ..... yesterday at 5 pm A) Was raining. B) Rained. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was raining. 22. Patty ..... down while she was dancing. A) Was falling. B) Fell. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fell. 23. ..... I was playing computer games, Jim hit his arm. A) While. B) When. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 24. I was sleeping when ..... A) Somebody rang the bell. B) Somebody was ringing the bell. C) The bell was ringing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somebody rang the bell. 25. My roommate's parents ..... him last night while we ..... TV A) Called, were watching. B) Called, are watching. C) Was calling, watched. D) Called watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Called, were watching. 26. What happened ..... they were camping? A) When. B) While. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While. 27. Uncle Daniel was lying on the sand when he ..... asleep. A) Fall. B) Falling. C) Fell. D) Falls. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fell. 28. He ..... (talk) on the phone when I ..... (arrive) A) Was talking-was arriving. B) Was talking-arrived. C) Talked-was arriving. D) Talked-arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was talking-arrived. 29. Which is the incorrect word in the sentence below?Jerry was at his office this morning while Josephine called him to tell him his mother had and accident. A) Was. B) While. C) Called. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While. 30. They were eating dinner, discussing their plans, and having a good time. A) Interrupted. B) Simultaneous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simultaneous. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Progressive Vs Past Simple Quiz 1Past Progressive Vs Past Simple Quiz 3Past Progressive Vs Past Simple Quiz 4Past Progressive Vs Past Simple Quiz 5Form And Use The Past Progressive Verb Tense QuizPast, Present, Future Perfect Tense QuizPast And Past Perfect Tense QuizPast Continuous Tense Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books