This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Simple And Past Progressive – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Simple And Past Progressive Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ANTHONY LIVES IN FRANCE. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 2. (A) ..... they tired after the long trip?(B) Yes, they ..... A) Were / was. B) Were / were. C) Was / was. D) Was / were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were / were. 3. Find the mistake(s):My english classes was boring A) My English classes was boring. B) My English classes were bored. C) My English classes were boring. D) My english classes were bored. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My English classes were boring. 4. They ..... (have) dinner when the earthquake ..... (start). A) Was having/started. B) Had/started. C) Were having/started. D) Had/was starting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were having/started. 5. When the war ..... out we ..... in Warsaw. (break / live) A) Breaking / lived. B) Broke/ were living. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Broke/ were living. 6. Yesterday at 7 o'clock, Abdulla ..... a movie. (watch) A) Watch. B) Watches. C) Watched. D) Was watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watched. 7. As I ..... for bus, I ..... Joe crossing the road. A) Waited, saw. B) Was waiting, saw. C) Waited, was seeing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was waiting, saw. 8. She ..... a pink summer frock when I ..... her yesterday. (wear / meet) A) Wore/ met. B) Was wearing/ met. C) Was wearing/ was meeting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was wearing/ met. 9. Elmer and Wanda were running their business like champs. A) Past progressive. B) Past. C) Past perfect. D) Present progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past progressive. 10. He ..... (work) in a bank when he ..... (meet) his wife. A) Worked / met. B) Was working / was meeting. C) Was working / met. D) Worked / was meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was working / met. 11. My daughter ..... a nightmare when the alarm ..... off. A) Was havewent. B) Was havingwent. C) Were haswent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was havingwent. 12. What did they notice when we watched them? A) They noticed that we were watching them. B) They were noticing that we watched them. C) They were noticing that we were watching them. D) They noticed that we watched them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They noticed that we were watching them. 13. LAST NIGHT, HE WOKE UP BECAUSE HE ..... A NOISE. A) HEAR. B) HEART. C) HEARD. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) HEARD. 14. CORRECT THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES ..... A) NO PROBLEM. B) OK. C) UNDERSTOOD. D) SURE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) OK. 15. My little sister ..... down and she ..... A) Fall-cries. B) Fell-cryed. C) Fell-cried. D) Fell-cries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fell-cried. 16. When the earthquake ..... , they ..... A) Beginsleep. B) Begun sleept. C) Beganwere sleeping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beganwere sleeping. 17. Choose the correct question: ..... ?Yes, she was. She was at home A) Was she at home?. B) Were you at home?. C) Where were you?. D) Where was she?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was she at home?. 18. She (surf) ..... when the shark (attack) ..... her A) Was surfed/ attacked. B) Was surfing/ attacked. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was surfing/ attacked. 19. The police ..... me on my way home last night. A) Stopped. B) Stoped. C) Stopping. D) Was stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stopped. 20. The baby ..... an apple yesterday A) Eaten. B) Didn't. C) Ate. D) Eats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ate. 21. Have you ever been ..... a ship? A) In. B) On. C) By. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 22. It ..... (be) a day last September. The sun ..... (shine) and the birds ..... (sing) . I ..... (walk) along the street when I ..... (meet) an old friend. A) Was / was shinning / were singing/ was walking / met. B) Was being / was shinning / were singing / was walking / met. C) Was / shone / sang / walked / met. D) Was / was shinning / sang / was walking / met. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was / was shinning / were singing/ was walking / met. 23. '' ..... out last night?No, I was too tired. A) You went. B) Were you going. C) Did you go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did you go. 24. WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR A TAXI I ..... TO MY STUDENTS. A) SEEN. B) SAW. C) SEE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SAW. 25. DO YOU THINK INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ..... (RECIEVE) ENOUGH CARE AND ATTENTION? A) RECIEVED. B) TO RECIEVE. C) ARE RECIEVING. D) RECIEVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) RECIEVE. 26. What is the PAST SIMPLE of TAKE? A) Take. B) Taked. C) Took. D) Taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Took. 27. While she ..... for him, she ..... on the radio. A) Waitswitch. B) Waitingwas switched. C) Was waiting switched. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was waiting switched. 28. While we ..... , we ..... a horrible accident. (drive, see) A) Were driving-saw. B) Drived-were seeing. C) Drove-saw. D) Was driving-saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were driving-saw. 29. We ..... study English yesterday. A) Didn't. B) Don't. C) Are not. D) Were not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didn't. 30. We ..... (watch) TV when the power ..... (go) out. A) Were watching, were going. B) Watched, went. C) Were watching, went. D) Was watching, went. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were watching, went. 31. I was washing the dishes ..... My mom arrived A) When. B) While. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 32. Last year, James ..... to do a lot of research while he ..... on his project. (have-work) A) Was having-worked. B) Had-am working. C) Had-was working. D) Am having-worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had-was working. 33. A continuos action in the past A) Verb to be in the past. B) Past progressive. C) Simple past. D) Present continous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 34. When they went to the USA. They went ..... plane. A) On. B) By. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By. 35. She was watching a film yesterday when I called her. A) Past Simple. B) Past Progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Progressive. 36. Why ..... (stand) on a chair when I ..... (come) into the room? A) Did you stand / was coming. B) Were you standing / was coming. C) Stood / came. D) Were you standing / came. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were you standing / came. 37. Choose the correct verb tenses to complete the sentences. I ..... (play) badminton four times a week before I ..... (break) my ankle. A) Played, broke. B) Was playing, broke. C) Play, was breaking. D) Was playing, was breaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was playing, broke. 38. Choose the correct verb tenses to complete the sentences. My boss ..... (come) into the office just as I ..... (show) everyone my holiday photos. A) Was coming, was showing. B) Came, was showing. C) Was coming, showed. D) Came, showed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Came, was showing. 39. MY FAMILY ..... ANCIENT REPRESENTATIONS ON PUBLIC STAGES. A) LOVED. B) LOVES. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) LOVES. 40. Sorry, I ..... hear you at the door. A) Wasn't. B) Didn't. C) Am not. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Didn't. 41. When goes with ..... A) Long actions (past progressive). B) Short actions (simple past). C) Both long and short actions. D) Actions in the present. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short actions (simple past). 42. Last night I ..... a plate when I ..... the washing up. A) Dropped/ was doing. B) Was dropping / did. C) Droped/ was doing. D) Was droping/ was doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dropped/ was doing. 43. Choose the correct answer for each question:Will you help me tomorrow morning? A) No, I am not. B) Yes, I can. C) Yes, I will. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes, I will. 44. Where ..... Sebastian born? A) Was. B) Were. C) Did. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 45. The sun ..... while I ..... around the park. A) Were shining/ was walking. B) Was shining/ walked. C) Was shining/ was walking. D) Shines/ was walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was shining/ was walking. 46. What is the Simple Past of "take" ? A) Taked. B) Took. C) Takied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Took. 47. My parents ..... that photo when they ..... the garage A) Foundwas tidying. B) Foundwere tidying. C) Findwas tidying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foundwere tidying. 48. Anna ..... while Tim ..... A) Was dancing (B) was singing. B) Were dancing (B) were singing. C) Was dancing (B) were singing. D) Were dancing (B) was singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was dancing (B) was singing. 49. The teacher tried to explain but they they ..... A) Were listening. B) Listened. C) Have listened. D) Weren't listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weren't listening. 50. THE VILLAGE PEOPLE ..... A NEW TEMPLE FOR THEIR CEREMONIES. A) BUILT. B) BUILDED. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) BUILT. 51. She ..... story now. A) Reads. B) Read. C) Was reading. D) Is reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is reading. 52. While he ..... (walk) to work, he ..... (see) an old friend. A) Was walking/was seeing. B) Walked/saw. C) Walked/was seeing. D) Was walking/saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was walking/saw. 53. ETHNO-TOURISM CHANGES THE LIVES OF TRIBES NOW. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 54. Yesterday I ..... (go) to the library, next I ..... (have) a swim, later I ..... (meet) Julie for coffee. A) Went / had / met. B) Was going / had / met. C) Went / had / was meeting. D) Went / was having / met. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went / had / met. 55. At 7pm yesterday, we ..... (listen) to music. A) Were listening. B) Was listening. C) Listen. D) Listened. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were listening. 56. (Past Progressive) Jairo and Dora were watching TV while their children ..... A) Sleep. B) Was sleeping. C) Were sleeping. D) Was slept. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were sleeping. 57. I ..... English yesterday. A) Studying. B) Study. C) Studied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Studied. 58. (Past Progressive)I was walking near the cemetery when suddenly I ..... voices A) Was heard. B) Was hearing. C) Were hearing. D) Heard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heard. 59. I was walking when I saw an eagle A) Past Simple. B) Past Progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Progressive. 60. ..... Judy and Liz at last month's meeting? A) Was. B) Were. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. Next →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Simple And Past Progressive Quiz 2Past Simple And Past Progressive Quiz 3Past Simple And Past Progressive Quiz 4Form And Use The Past Progressive Verb Tense QuizPast, Present, Future Perfect Tense QuizPast And Past Perfect Tense QuizPast Continuous Tense QuizPast Future Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books