This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Simple And Past Progressive – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Simple And Past Progressive Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why was the teacher angry? A) The teacher was angry because we were talking. B) The teacher was being angry because we talked. C) The teacher was being angry because we were talking. D) The teacher was angry because we talked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher was being angry because we were talking. 2. What ..... you eat for lunch yesterday? A) Do. B) Did. C) Were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did. 3. (Past Progressive) Sofia ..... her homework when Henry called. A) Were doing. B) Doing. C) Did. D) Was doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was doing. 4. What is the NEGATIVE PAST SIMPLE form of HAVE A) Hasn't. B) Didn't has. C) Haven't. D) Didn't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Didn't have. 5. He ..... that picture because the woman in it ..... A) Boughtwas smiling. B) Buysmile. C) Was buying smile. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boughtwas smiling. 6. Was he ..... his homework? A) Do. B) Doing. C) Did. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doing. 7. WE ..... (LOVE) GOING ON ETHNO-TOURISM TOURS AROUND THE COUNTRY EVERY YEAR. A) LOVES. B) LOVE. C) LOVED. D) LOVING. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) LOVE. 8. When I ..... (leave) the house, it ..... (snow). A) Leaving / was snowing. B) Was leaving / snowed. C) Left / was snowing. D) Left / snowed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Left / was snowing. 9. Choose the correct answer:What did you do yesterday? A) I cooked and I went to the park. B) I went to the bank and in the afternoon I staied at home. C) I played the piano and I worked in the night. D) I was dance and I was watch tv. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I cooked and I went to the park. 10. I usually go ..... school bus. A) In. B) On. C) By. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By. 11. I ..... (READ) A SCI-FICTION BOOK ABOUT A NEW SOCIETY AT THE END OF OUR GALAXY, BUT IT IS A BIT LONG. A) TO READ. B) AM READING. C) IS READING. D) READ. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) AM READING. 12. I ..... (do) my homework yesterday morning. A) Doed. B) Did. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did. 13. What is the past simple form of the verb 'go'? A) Goed. B) Gone. C) Goed. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Went. 14. Choose the correct answer for each question:What were you doing yesterday at 8:00 a.m.? A) I was swimming. B) I swam. C) I am going to swim. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was swimming. 15. I ..... when someone ..... my lunchbox yesterday. (play-steal) A) Was playing-stole. B) Am playing-was stealing. C) Played-stole. D) Was playing-was stole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was playing-stole. 16. They first met ..... a train. A) In. B) On. C) By. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 17. While he ..... , he ..... his wallet. (shop-lose) A) Was shoping-lost. B) Shopped-was losing. C) Shopping-lost. D) Was shopping-lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was shopping-lost. 18. They wanted to ..... a movie, but there were no more tickets. A) Seeimg. B) Seen. C) Saw. D) See. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saw. 19. LAST NIGHT THEY ..... TENNIS. A) WAS PLAYING. B) WERE PLAYING. C) ARE PLAYING. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WERE PLAYING. 20. The police ..... while I ..... breakfast. A) Arrived/ had. B) Arrived/ was having. C) Was arriving/ was having. D) Was arriving/ had. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arrived/ was having. 21. What is the past simple form of the verb 'play'? A) Playful. B) Play. C) Playly. D) Played. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Played. 22. ..... you doing your homework at six o'clock last night? A) Are. B) Have. C) Did. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 23. Going ..... foot is good for your health. A) In. B) On. C) By. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 24. (Past Progressive)My father was dancing with Lida when he ..... A) Were exercising. B) Fell down. C) Was eating. D) Slept. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fell down. 25. On holiday we ..... (visit) Rome, ..... (see) the Vatican, and ..... (spend) a few days at the beach. A) Were visiting / saw / spent. B) Visited / were seeing / spent. C) Visited / saw / spent. D) Were visiting / were seeing / were spending. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Visited / saw / spent. 26. The abandoned cars are rusting away behind the barn. A) Past perfect. B) Present perfect. C) Past progressive. D) Present progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Present progressive. 27. Yesterday, I ..... to the movies with my wife. A) Was going. B) Went. C) Had gone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went. 28. What is the PAST SIMPLE of SWIM A) Swimed. B) Swam. C) Swan. D) Swimmed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swam. 29. They ..... (live) in Germany when they ..... (be) young. A) Lived / were. B) Were living / were. C) Lived / were being. D) Were living / was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lived / were. 30. Why weren't the boys playing? A) The boys didn't play because it was sunny. B) The boys weren't playing because it rained. C) The boys weren't playing because it was sunny. D) The boys didn't play because it rained. 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