This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Vs Past Simple – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Vs Past Simple Quiz 5 (16 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I ..... having lunch when my mom came home. A) Were. B) Is. C) Am. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 2. I ..... (live) in London when I met them. A) Was living. B) Lived. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was living. 3. Her plane didn't landed yet when we ..... (arrive) at the airport. A) Were arriving. B) Arrivent. C) Was arriving. D) Arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were arriving. 4. The guys ..... alcohol in the street when the police arrived. A) Were drinking. B) Drank. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were drinking. 5. ..... John was driving home, he saw a great accident. A) When. B) While. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While. 6. He ..... when he hit my car. A) Was texting. B) Texted. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was texting. 7. My father was dancing when he ..... and fall in the floor A) Slipped. B) Slipping. C) Was slipping. D) Were slipping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slipped. 8. We ..... a delicious dinner at a Mexican restaurant last night A) Ate. B) Eat. C) Eaten. D) Had eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ate. 9. Amelia was listening to music ..... the phone rang. A) When. B) While. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 10. Sally ..... dinner last night when someone ..... on the door A) Was eating, knocked. B) Was eating, was knocking. C) Eating, knocking. D) Ate, was knocking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was eating, knocked. 11. Which verb form is incorrect in the following sentence?Last weekend, Alana went to the park to meet some friends when her dog escaped, and was chasing a cat. A) Went. B) Escaped. C) To meet. D) Was chasing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was chasing. 12. I ..... TV while I ..... popcorn. A) Was watching-was eating. B) Watched-ate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was watching-was eating. 13. I ..... attention when I hit another car. A) Wasn't paying. B) Didn't pay. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wasn't paying. 14. Yesterday my Mum, Dad and I ..... to Covent Garden. A) Were going. B) Have gone. C) Went. D) Was going. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Went. 15. He ..... a loud bang while he ..... to his friend. A) Was hearing / was talking. B) Heard / was talking. C) Was hearing / talked. D) Heard / talked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heard / was talking. 16. Last weekend, I ..... A) Do nothing. B) Was doing nothing. C) Did nothing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did nothing. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Progressive Vs Past Simple Quiz 1Past Progressive Vs Past Simple Quiz 2Past Progressive Vs Past Simple Quiz 3Past Progressive Vs Past Simple Quiz 4Form 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