This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Simple Vs Past Progressive – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Philip was washing the car ..... the fire started. A) When. B) While. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 2. She ..... the phone while she ..... in her bedroom. A) Was answering-weren't sleeping. B) Didn't answer-slept. C) Wasn't answering-was sleeping. D) Didn't answer-was sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Didn't answer-was sleeping. 3. We were ..... to music while they were playing football. A) Listened. B) Listens. C) Listening. D) Listen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Listening. 4. We ..... to the park after school last week. A) Were going. B) Gone. C) Were went. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Went. 5. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.When I called my friend ..... A) She was sleeping. B) He was cooking dinner. C) I went for a walk. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was cooking dinner. 6. When my mom ..... I was taking a shower A) Was calling. B) Called. C) Calling. D) Were calling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Called. 7. Look at the picture and choose the best option.When I arrived at the party, ..... A) They were dancing. B) They were sleeping. C) They were cooking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were dancing. 8. It ..... a strange coin. we ..... walking A) Be-wasn't continue. B) Was-was not continue. C) Was-weren't continue. D) Were-were continue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was-weren't continue. 9. ..... the report when the electricity went off? A) Did you write. B) Are you writing. C) Were you writing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were you writing. 10. Bill ..... when his teacher ..... a question. A) Slept, asked. B) Was sleeping, asked. C) Slept, was asking. D) Was sleeping, was asking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was sleeping, asked. 11. He (cook) dinner when she (come) home. A) Was cooking, came. B) Cooks, coming. C) Was cooking, comes. D) Cooked, came. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was cooking, came. 12. While the mailman ..... some letters a dog ..... him. A) Was delivering, attacked. B) Delivered, attacked. C) Was delivering, was attacking. D) Delivered, was attacking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was delivering, attacked. 13. Jon and Bill were washing the car when they (see) ..... their friend Alex A) Were seeing. B) Saw. C) Did see. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saw. 14. ..... a strange object outside. It ..... a lot of noise. A) There was / was making. B) There were being / maked. C) There're / was making. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There was / was making. 15. When I ..... at the office my boss ..... for me. A) Was arriving, waited. B) Arrived, waited. C) Arrived, was waiting. D) Was arriving, was waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arrived, was waiting. 16. ..... Jane was taking a bath, the phone rang three times A) WHEN. B) WHILE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WHILE. 17. My parents called me yesterday. A) Past simple. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past simple. 18. Complete: ..... time did the concert begin?It began at 8:30 A) Who. B) Where. C) What. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What. 19. Ray and Rob ..... the car when their father called them. A) Were washing. B) Were wash. C) Washed. D) Was washing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were washing. 20. I ..... my primary school teacher while I was shopping. A) Meet. B) Met. C) Was meeting. D) Was met. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Met. 21. She ..... (not like) the food at the restaurant. A) Does not like. B) Did not like. C) Doesn't like. D) Is not liking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did not like. 22. We ..... what ..... , so we ..... walking A) Didn't know-happened-was continue. B) Didn't know-happened-were continue. C) Don't know-happened-were continue. D) Didn't knew-happened-were continue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Didn't know-happened-were continue. 23. It was raining heavily while I ..... for the bus. A) Was waiting. B) Were waiting. C) Waited. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was waiting. 24. We ..... (have) a great time at the concert. A) Have a great time. B) Will have a great time. C) Are having. D) Had a great time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had a great time. 25. My computer ..... yesterday. A) Broke down. B) Was breaking down. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broke down. 26. You ..... to Brazil while she ..... at the office. A) Traveled-was working. B) Were traveling-worked. C) Was flying-were working. D) Were flying-was working. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were flying-was working. 27. Who ..... behind the door when you opened it? A) Was standing. B) Stood. C) Were standing. D) Stand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was standing. 28. It ..... a rainy day of november A) Went. B) Go. C) Gone. D) Goes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went. 29. What were you doing at eight o'clock last night? A) I washed the dishes. B) I was washing the dishes. C) I'm washing the dishes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was washing the dishes. 30. It was a sunny afternoon and people ..... in the park. Then suddenly it ..... to rain. A) Sitting / started. B) Sat / was started. C) Sat / started. D) Were sitting / started. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were sitting / started. 31. She ..... a great skier when she was young. A) Is. B) Are. C) Were. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 32. I ..... when I received your message. A) Was driving. B) Were driving. C) Were drove. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was driving. 33. When I (get) ..... up yesterday, the sun (shine) ..... A) Got | was Shining. B) Was getting | shone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Got | was Shining. 34. They ..... (Work) on the software 10 minutes ago. A) Were working. B) Worked. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were working. 35. You weren't studying A) Past simple. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 36. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.Luke was cutting the vegetables ..... A) When I entered the kitchen. B) When I was seven years old. C) I was washing the car. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When I entered the kitchen. 37. The students were playing poker ..... the teacher came in. A) While. B) When. C) As. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 38. He ..... me all day and I finally ..... him. A) Was texting / phoned. B) Texted / was phoning. C) Was texting / was phoning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was texting / phoned. 39. Sam played basketball when he was at university. A) Past simple. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past simple. 40. What ..... you ..... at 2 o'clock this morning?I was asleep. A) Were do. B) Did do. C) Did doing. D) Were doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were doing. 41. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.When the train arrived ..... A) When the teacher called me. B) I was drinking tea. C) I buy the tickets. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was drinking tea. 42. Correct or incorrect? He was plant trees in the garden at 4 pm yesterday. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 43. Last summer, we ..... to Italy and explored some beautiful cities like Florence and Rome. A) Was travelling. B) Were travelling. C) Travel. D) Travelled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Travelled. 44. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.She was washing the dishes ..... A) When the doctor calls. B) When her mom was cooking dinner. C) When I got home. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When I got home. 45. He was having dinner ..... the phone rang. A) When. B) Before. C) While. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 46. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.When the phone rang ..... A) I was sleeping. B) I was cooking dinner. C) I went for a walk. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was sleeping. 47. They ..... (read) a book when they heard an explosion. A) Were reading. B) Was reading. C) Read. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were reading. 48. He was sitting in the garden when a wasp ..... him. A) Stung. B) Sting. C) Were stinging. D) Was stinging. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stung. 49. I ..... when my telephone ..... A) Was ironing | was ringing. B) Ironed | was ringing. C) Ironed | rang. D) Was ironing | rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was ironing | rang. 50. Fred ..... his leg when he ..... soccer A) Break / play. B) Broken / played. C) Broke / was playing. D) Were playing / broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Broke / was playing. 51. We (walk) in the park when we (see) a shooting star. A) Was walking, seen. B) Walked, see. C) Were walking, saw. D) Walking, seeing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were walking, saw. 52. Complete the following blank spaces with the correct alternatives:When they ..... we ..... for the bus. A) Come / waited. B) Were coming / waited. C) Came / were waiting. D) Came / was waited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Came / were waiting. 53. When the fire alarm ..... off, the cat ..... out of the window. A) Got | jumped. B) Got | was jumping. C) Was getting | was jumping. D) Was getting | jumped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Got | jumped. 54. My brother ..... so unfriendly. A) Didn't used to be. B) Didn't use to was. C) Didn't use to be. D) Didn't use be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Didn't use to be. 55. The students were disturbing while Georgie was talking A) Past Simpel. B) Past Progressive. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Progressive. 56. We ..... in this restaurant two days ago. A) Eat. B) Eating. C) Ate. D) Eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ate. 57. A:What ..... when he fell in the lake? B:I ..... on the phone. A) Did you do/ was talking. B) Were you doing / was talking. C) Did you do / talked. D) Were you doing/ talked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were you doing / was talking. 58. I was watching a series ..... I was doing homework. A) When. B) While. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While. 59. He ..... (meet) a new girl in the moorning. A) Met. B) Meet. C) Meeted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Met. 60. They (play) football when it (start) raining. A) They played / started. B) They play / started. C) They were playing / started. D) They are playing / started. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were playing / started. Next →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 2Past Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 3Past Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 4Past Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 5Past Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 6Form And Use The Past Progressive Verb Tense QuizPast, Present, Future Perfect Tense QuizPast And Past Perfect Tense Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books