This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Simple Vs Past Progressive – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Yesterday Dan ..... home at 22.00H A) Coming. B) Came. C) Was coming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Came. 2. The bus in which the football team ..... had an accident, but nobody ..... A) Were travelling / died. B) Travelled / died. C) Were travelling / were dying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were travelling / died. 3. Mary was sleeping ..... the phone rang. A) When. B) That. C) Then. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 4. I saw him ..... I was on my way home A) WHILE. B) WHEN. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WHEN. 5. We use past simple, past simple, and past simple when A) We talk about interrupted action. B) We talk about sequences of action. C) We talk about one action that happened before another action in the past. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We talk about sequences of action. 6. We were exploring the island when we ..... (find) a strange animal. A) Found. B) Finded. C) Were finding. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Found. 7. We ..... when it started raining. A) Shopping. B) Was shopping. C) Shopped. D) Were shopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were shopping. 8. We ..... to Athens at 8:00 yesterday morning. A) Were travelling. B) Were travel. C) Travelled. D) Was travelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were travelling. 9. The students ..... the lesson when the teacher left the classroom. A) Writing. B) Wrote. C) Were writing. D) Are writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were writing. 10. She ..... (study) for her exam all week while the others were outside playing. A) Will study. B) Studied. C) Was studying. D) Is studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was studying. 11. What should we do? Maybe, we ..... to put the coin where we ..... it. A) Have-find. B) Had-find. C) Had-found. D) Has-found. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had-found. 12. The phone rang while I ..... to music in my bedroom A) Was listening. B) Listen. C) Listening. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was listening. 13. While my mother was cooking dinner, I ..... the table in the dining room. A) Was setting. B) Don't set. C) Am setting. D) Was set. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was setting. 14. When my father came, my mom ..... A) Were cooking. B) Cooked. C) Cookes. D) Was cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was cooking. 15. ..... Bill was riding his bike, he was listening to music. A) When. B) As soon as. C) Because. D) While. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) While. 16. Dorothy ..... when I arrived. She was so tired. A) Was sleeping. B) Sleep. C) Sleeped. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was sleeping. 17. We walked 85km in 21 hours A) Past Simple. B) Past Progressive. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Simple. 18. We really ..... the game last Sunday. A) Was enjoying. B) Enjoys. C) Enjoyed. D) Will enjoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enjoyed. 19. While Ko ..... , his roommate ..... A) Was sleeping / was playing games. B) Slept / played games. C) Was slept / played games. D) Did sleep / playing games. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was sleeping / was playing games. 20. Complete: ..... was he crying?Because he broke his skateboard. A) Why. B) When. C) Which. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Why. 21. What movie ..... you ..... at the cinema last weekend? A) Did / watch. B) Was / watching. C) Did / watched. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did / watch. 22. What ..... she ..... at 8 o'clock yesterday? A) Was, watch?. B) Was, watced?. C) Was, watching?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was, watching?. 23. As soon as she ..... , she ..... a delicious breakfast, A) Woke up-had. B) Was waking up-was having. C) Woke up-was having. D) Wake up-has. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Woke up-had. 24. When she ..... 5, she ..... her teeth twice before going to bed. Today, of course, she only washes them once. A) Used to be; used to brush. B) Was; used to brush. C) Used to be; brushed. D) Was; brushed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was; used to brush. 25. My friend visited me while my sisters ..... the chores. A) Did. B) Do. C) Was doing. D) Were doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were doing. 26. The sun ..... (shine) when I ..... (get) up this morning. I ..... (feel) so tired! A) Was shining/got/was feeling. B) Was shining/was getting/felt. C) Was shining/got/felt. D) Shone/got/felt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was shining/got/felt. 27. While My dad (fix) ..... his car, I (do) ..... my Maths assignment. A) Fixed | did. B) Was fixing / was doing. C) Was fixing | did. D) Didn't fix / did. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was fixing / was doing. 28. My mum ..... from 9 to 10 yesterday evening. A) Cooks. B) Cook. C) Was cooking. D) Has cooked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was cooking. 29. ..... you ..... TV last night at 9:00? A) Did watch. B) Was watching. C) Were watching. D) Watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were watching. 30. ..... your mum ..... last Thursday? A) Did / was working. B) Was working / during. C) Was / working. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was / working. 31. I ..... volleyball with Mary, when you called me. A) Was playing. B) Play. C) Played. D) Were playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was playing. 32. I ..... (Sell) my old computer while Mark ..... (buy) me a new one A) Sold / was buying. B) Was selling / bought. C) Was selling / was buying. D) Sold / bought. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was selling / was buying. 33. My friends ..... to leave, so I ..... to call a cab. I was working early this morning. A) Weren't going / decided. B) Decide not going / wasn't. C) Didn't go / decide. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weren't going / decided. 34. He ..... in this school two years ago. A) Were working. B) Worked. C) Work. D) Was working. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Worked. 35. There were 2 groups of monkeys and each group was screaming A) Past Simple. B) Past Progressive. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 36. At 8 PM yesterday, we ..... a Zoom meeting, and it lasted for over an hour A) Had. B) Were having. C) Was having. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were having. 37. My mom ..... (cook) while I was doing my homework. A) Cooked. B) Was cooking. C) Were cooking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cooked. 38. I (work) on my project while my friends (play) video games. A) I (worked) on my project while my friends (played) video games. B) I (working) on my project while my friends (play) video games. C) I (work) on my project while my friends (plays) video games. D) I (working) on my project while my friends (playing) video games. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I (working) on my project while my friends (playing) video games. 39. A:When you came home, ..... in the shower? B:Yes he was A) Was he singing. B) Did he sing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was he singing. 40. When I ..... home my dog ..... under the table. A) Got, slept. B) Got, was sleeping. C) Was getting, was sleeping. D) Was getting, slept. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Got, was sleeping. 41. We ..... him that the coin ..... at the beginning of the street A) Tell-was. B) Told-were. C) Told was. D) Told-is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Told was. 42. Look at the picture and choose the best option ..... when the doorbell rang. A) The dog was barking. B) The cat was sleeping. C) My dad was cooking. D) The man was running. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog was barking. 43. I had many problems ..... I was a teenager A) WHEN. B) WHILE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) WHEN. 44. George had a terrible accident ..... he was a child A) WHILE. B) WHEN. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WHEN. 45. George (fall) ..... off the ladder while he (paint) ..... the ceiling. A) Was falling, was painting. B) Fell, painted. C) Was falling, painted. D) Fell, was painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fell, was painting. 46. He ..... , when she arrived. A) Slept. B) Sleeps. C) Were sleeping. D) Was sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was sleeping. 47. She (dance) at the party when he (ask) her to leave. A) Was dancing, asking. B) Danced, asked. C) Was dancing, asked. D) Dancing, asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was dancing, asked. 48. ..... you eat yesterday morning? A) Was. B) Did. C) Were. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did. 49. ..... for the whole afternoon yesterday? Poor you! A) Were you studying. B) Studied you. C) Did you study. D) Are you studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were you studying. 50. Novak ..... grammar when he ..... asleep. A) Studied / was fell. B) Did study / was falling. C) Was study / fell. D) Was studying / fell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was studying / fell. 51. A:Why ..... this morning? B:She ..... her finger while she ..... the salad. A) Was she crying / cut / was preparing. B) Did she cry / cut / prepared. C) Did she cry / was cutting / prepared. D) Was she crying/ was cutting/ was preparing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was she crying / cut / was preparing. 52. Complete the following blank spaces with the correct alternatives:The boys ..... because it ..... A) Wasn't playing / were raining. B) Played / were raining. C) Didn't play / was raining. D) Played / were raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Didn't play / was raining. 53. We ..... (watch) a movie when the power went out. A) Watching a movie. B) Were watch. C) Watched a movie. D) Were watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were watching. 54. ..... he arrive to the meeting last friday? A) Were. B) Was. C) Do. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did. 55. Nina ..... an e-mail to Holly last week. A) Sends. B) Sent. C) Was sending. D) Is sending. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sent. 56. ..... Greece last summer? A) Visited you. B) Did you visit. C) Were you visiting. D) Was you visiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were you visiting. 57. ..... you ..... sports when you were young, Grandpa? A) Would play. B) Did used to. C) Did use to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did use to. 58. When Peter arrived I ..... a program about deserts. A) Were watching. B) Was watching. C) Watch. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was watching. 59. ..... you practicing Piano at home? A) Do. B) Was. C) Did. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 60. Today, while we were walking, I almost stepped on a snake! A) Past Simple. B) Past Progressive. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 1Past Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 2Past 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