This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Simple And Past Progressive – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Simple And Past Progressive Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the past simple form of the verb 'eat'? A) Eated. B) Ate. C) Eat. D) Eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ate. 2. When my sister ..... the camera, ..... it.I A) Was use broken. B) Were usingbreak. C) Wasn't usingbroke. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wasn't usingbroke. 3. I didn't see a play yesterday. A) Past Simple. B) Past Progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Simple. 4. I used my time well while I (wait) ..... for my plane-I wrote some emails. A) Was waiting. B) Waited. C) Waiting. D) Were waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was waiting. 5. When you ..... over the cliff, what ..... next? A) Felt/ was happening. B) Fell/ happened. C) Were falling/ happened. D) Felt/ happened. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fell/ happened. 6. Susan ..... lunch when someone ..... the doorbell. (have, ring) A) Was prepareing-rang. B) Was preparing-rang. C) Prepared-was ringing. D) Was preparing-ringed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was preparing-rang. 7. Omar ..... to the mall a week ago. A) Goed. B) Wented. C) Went. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Went. 8. Simple past of come A) Came. B) Coming. C) Come. D) Camed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Came. 9. The TV was on, but nobody ..... it. A) Wathes. B) Watched. C) Was watching. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was watching. 10. I ..... in Rome for ten years while I ..... a child. A) Lived, was. B) Was living, was. C) Lived, had been. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lived, was. 11. Who was that nice girl you ..... to when I ..... by the pub? A) Talked/ was walking. B) Were talking/ was walking. C) Were talking/walked. D) Talked/walked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were talking/walked. 12. What is the negative? Leonardo did his homework A) Leonardo didn't do his homework. B) Leonardo did not his homework. C) Leonardo didn't his homework. D) Leonardo didn't make his homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leonardo didn't do his homework. 13. Which of the following sentences is the CORRECT Simple Present form? A) He was enjoying his pasta at lunch time. B) She takes the train to the city for work each day. C) I likes chocolate more than vanilla. D) We woke up everyday at 5:00 am to jog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She takes the train to the city for work each day. 14. What did I see when he ate the cakes? A) I was seeing him when he was eating the cakes. B) I saw him when he was eating the cakes. C) I saw him when he ate the cakes. D) I was seeing him when he ate the cakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I saw him when he ate the cakes. 15. My father ..... a novel while I ..... TV. A) Was read / was watching. B) Were reading / was watching. C) Read / watched. D) Was reading / was watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was reading / was watching. 16. She ..... (tidy) her room an hour ago. A) Tidyd. B) Tidied. C) Tidyed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tidied. 17. Last year, I was studying for the exams. A) Past Simple. B) Past Progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Progressive. 18. I met James ..... I was talking to John. A) While. B) When. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 19. Last year, I didn't travel to Korea. A) Past Simple. B) Past Progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Simple. 20. Did you have dinner last night? A) Past Simple. B) Past Progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Simple. 21. 1 I ..... to the radio when I ..... this fantastic song. A) Listening-was hearing. B) Heard / listened. C) Was listening-heard. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was listening-heard. 22. I was walking when you ..... A) Called. B) Calling. C) Call. D) Cal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Called. 23. Last night i ..... up at 4 o'clock and unfortunately I ..... fall sleep again A) Wokecouldn't. B) Wakewasn't. C) Wakescan't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wokecouldn't. 24. She ..... (read) a book when the phone ..... (ring). A) Was reading, rang. B) Read, rang. C) Read, was ringing. D) Was reading, was ringing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was reading, rang. 25. We ..... happy after the sad ending. A) Weren't. B) Wasn't. C) Didn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weren't. 26. Alex didn't ..... last weekend. A) Working. B) Worked. C) Work. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Work. 27. WE ..... WORRIED ABOUT YOU YESTERDAY BECUASE YOU ..... TO CALL. A) WERE/PROMISED. B) WAS/ARE PROMISING. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) WERE/PROMISED. 28. We have to add ing in the verb A) Simple present. B) Past continous. C) Past perfect. D) Simple past. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past continous. 29. What was she doing when the postman came? A) She watched TV. B) She was doing her hair. C) She did her hair. D) She cooked dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was doing her hair. 30. While goes with ..... A) Long actions (past progressive). B) Short actions (simple past). C) Both long and short actions. D) Actions in the present progressive. 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