This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Vs Past Simple – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Vs Past Simple Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He ..... a lot of friendly people while he ..... in California. A) Was meeting / was working. B) Was meeting / worked. C) Met/ worked. D) Met / was working. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Met / was working. 2. I travelled to Britain last year. A) Past Simple. B) Past Progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Simple. 3. I ..... your call because I was working. A) Missed. B) Was missing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Missed. 4. I was watching Youtube, ..... my mother arrived. A) While. B) When. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 5. The lights went out while she was ..... in the kitchen. A) Cooks. B) Cooking. C) Cooks. D) Cooked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cooking. 6. Yesterday, he ..... A) Were running. B) Was running. C) Were runing. D) Was runin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was running. 7. When I ..... the door, it ..... A) Was opening / rained. B) Was opening /was raining. C) Opened / rained. D) Opened / was raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Opened / was raining. 8. I dropped a cup while I ..... the dishes A) Washes. B) Washed. C) Was washing. D) Am washing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was washing. 9. We ..... an accident two years ago. A) Were having. B) Had. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had. 10. While I was walking home, I ..... a new shop in the high street. A) Noticed. B) Was noticing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noticed. 11. It was snowing when I ..... (leave) home this morning A) Was leaving. B) Left. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left. 12. He was horseback riding ..... he broke his leg. A) When. B) While. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 13. ..... to class yesterday? A) Do you go. B) Did you go. C) Did you went. D) Are you go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did you go. 14. This time last year I ..... at university. A) Studied. B) Was studying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was studying. 15. While I was washing the dishes, I suddenly ..... a brilliant idea. A) Had. B) Was having. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had. 16. How many people ..... (stand) in front of the company when she arrived? A) Were standing. B) Was standing. C) Standed. D) Stantsted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were standing. 17. I ..... dinner yesterday at 9:00 A) Had. B) Was having. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was having. 18. While you ..... , your father sent the letter. A) Was writing. B) Were writing. C) Wrote. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were writing. 19. What ..... last night at 10 pm? A) Were you doing. B) Did you do. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were you doing. 20. I began to study at seven last night. Fred ..... at seven-thirty. I ..... when Fred ..... A) Camestudied, came. B) Was comingwas studying, came. C) Camewas studying, came. D) Comestudying, was coming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Camewas studying, came. 21. The last time I ..... him, he ..... to be a doctor. A) Was seeing / was studying. B) Saw / was studying. C) Saw / studied. D) Seen / was studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saw / was studying. 22. While we ..... , I ..... the teacher yell "hung up" A) Talked/was hearing. B) Were talking/heard. C) Was talking/heard. D) We're talking/heard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were talking/heard. 23. I will give you the money ..... you give me my merch. A) As soon as. B) Until. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As soon as. 24. While the children ..... , their parents ..... TV. A) Was sleeping / were watching. B) Slept / watched. C) Were sleeping / were watching. D) Was sleeping / watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were sleeping / were watching. 25. My brother ..... when I saw him A) Was driving. B) Drove. C) Is driving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was driving. 26. Yesterday at 2 p.m. we ..... lunch. A) Were eating. B) Ate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were eating. 27. Nancy ..... home when she saw a car accident. A) Was driving. B) Drove. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was driving. 28. I was watching TV, when the quake ..... A) Was happening. B) Has happened. C) Happens. D) Happened. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Happened. 29. We ..... at the table in that moment. A) Was sitting. B) Were siting. C) Was siting. D) Were sitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were sitting. 30. I ..... Math last night at 7 pm. A) Studied. B) Study. C) Was studying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was studying. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Progressive Vs Past Simple Quiz 1Past Progressive Vs Past Simple Quiz 2Past 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