This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Simple Vs Past Progressive – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My friend visited me while my sisters ..... the chores. A) Do. B) Was doing. C) Were doing. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were doing. 2. 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) Shone/got/felt. D) Was shining/got/felt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was shining/got/felt. 3. While My dad (fix) ..... his car, I (do) ..... my Maths assignment. A) Was fixing / was doing. B) Fixed | did. C) Didn't fix / did. D) Was fixing | did. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was fixing / was doing. 4. My mum ..... from 9 to 10 yesterday evening. A) Was cooking. B) Has cooked. C) Cooks. D) Cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was cooking. 5. ..... 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. 6. ..... 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. 7. I ..... volleyball with Mary, when you called me. A) Played. B) Were playing. C) Play. D) Was playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was playing. 8. ..... Bill was riding his bike, he as listening to some music. A) As. B) While. C) Because. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While. 9. I ..... (Sell) my old computer while Mark ..... (buy) me a new one A) Was selling / was buying. B) Sold / bought. C) Sold / was buying. D) Was selling / bought. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was selling / was buying. 10. 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. 11. He ..... in this school two years ago. A) Work. B) Were working. C) Was working. D) Worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Worked. 12. 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. 13. At 8 PM yesterday, we ..... a Zoom meeting, and it lasted for over an hour A) Have. B) Was having. C) Were having. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were having. 14. 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. 15. I (work) on my project while my friends (play) video games. A) I (working) on my project while my friends (play) video games. B) I (worked) on my project while my friends (played) video games. C) I (working) on my project while my friends (playing) video games. D) I (work) on my project while my friends (plays) video games. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I (working) on my project while my friends (playing) video games. 16. 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. 17. When I ..... home my dog ..... under the table. A) Got, was sleeping. B) Got, slept. C) Was getting, slept. D) Was getting, was sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Got, was sleeping. 18. 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. 19. Look at the picture and choose the best option ..... when the doorbell rang. A) The cat was sleeping. B) My dad was cooking. C) The dog was barking. D) The man was running. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dog was barking. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. He ..... , when she arrived. A) Slept. B) Was sleeping. C) Were sleeping. D) Sleeps. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was sleeping. 24. She (dance) at the party when he (ask) her to leave. A) Was dancing, asked. B) Danced, asked. C) Dancing, asked. D) Was dancing, asking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was dancing, asked. 25. ..... you eat yesterday morning? A) Was. B) Did. C) Do. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did. 26. ..... for the whole afternoon yesterday? Poor you! A) Are you studying. B) Did you study. C) Were you studying. D) Studied you. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were you studying. 27. 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. 28. A:Why ..... this morning? B:She ..... her finger while she ..... the salad. A) Was she crying / cut / was preparing. B) Did she cry / was cutting / prepared. C) Did she cry / cut / prepared. D) Was she crying/ was cutting/ was preparing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was she crying / cut / was preparing. 29. Complete the following blank spaces with the correct alternatives:The boys ..... because it ..... A) Didn't play / was raining. B) Played / were raining. C) Played / were raining. D) Wasn't playing / were raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didn't play / was raining. 30. We ..... (watch) a movie when the power went out. A) Were watch. B) Watching a movie. C) Watched a movie. D) Were watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were watching. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 1Past 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 7Past Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 8Past Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books