This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Simple Vs Past Progressive – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I (watch) TV when he (arrive). A) Was watching, was arriving. B) Was watching, arrived. C) Watched, arrived. D) Watches, arrives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was watching, arrived. 2. Alison ..... for the keys when Tim ..... them last night. A) Looked, found. B) Was looking, was finding. C) Was looking, found. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was looking, found. 3. Ben ..... us while we ..... in the yard. A) Was seeing/were playing. B) Saw/were playing. C) Saw/was playing. D) Seed/were playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was seeing/were playing. 4. ..... I was speaking, they were thinking of something else! A) WHILE. B) WHEN. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) WHILE. 5. Susan and Sam ..... it ..... to rain a week ago. A) Played, started. B) Were playing, was starting. C) Were playing, started. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were playing, started. 6. They ..... (go) to the cinema to see The Avengers. A) Went. B) Were going. C) Goed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went. 7. The cat (sleep) peacefully when the dog (bark) loudly. A) The cat sleeps peacefully when the dog barks loudly. B) The cat sleeps peacefully when the dog bark loudly. C) The cat sleep peacefully when the dog barks loudly. D) The cat sleep peacefully when the dog bark loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cat sleeps peacefully when the dog barks loudly. 8. She ..... all night for the exam while I ..... A) Studies, sleeps. B) Studied, was sleeping. C) Was studying, was sleeping. D) Study, sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was studying, was sleeping. 9. He ..... (not finish) his homework last night. A) Was not finishing. B) Did not finish. C) Has not finished. D) Hadn't written. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did not finish. 10. ..... was your teacher last year? A) Where. B) Who. C) How. D) What. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who. 11. Mary ..... a movie when she heard a strange noise. A) Were watching. B) Watched. C) Was watching. D) Watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was watching. 12. Ann ..... (wait) for me when I ..... (arrive). A) Was waiting / arrived. B) Waits / arriving. C) Was waiting / arrive. D) Is waiting / arrives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was waiting / arrived. 13. He ..... his foot while he ..... football on Saturday. A) Broke, was playing. B) Broke, played. C) Was breaking, was playing. D) Was breaking, played. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broke, was playing. 14. First, I ..... breakfast and then I ..... a shower. A) Was having/was taking. B) Had/was taking. C) Had/took. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had/took. 15. .... you eating when I phoned you last night? A) Are. B) Were. C) Did. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 16. What is the correct structure for past progressive? A) Subject + will + verb + complement. B) Subject + have + been + verb-ing. C) Was /were + verb-ing. D) Subject + going to + verb + complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was /were + verb-ing. 17. You went to Anne's party!!Did you have a good time?Yes, I ..... A) Have. B) Was. C) Did. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did. 18. They ..... dinner when we arrived. A) Having. B) Had. C) Have. D) Were having. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were having. 19. While people were talking to each other, he ..... his book. A) Reads. B) Read. C) Is reading. D) Was reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was reading. 20. I ..... the vase while I ..... the bookshelf. A) Broke / was cleaning. B) Broke / cleaned. C) Was breaking / was cleaning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broke / was cleaning. 21. Tom and John were surfing over the waves while I ..... at the hotel, A) Was relaxing. B) Relaxed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was relaxing. 22. Meg ..... T.V. while her brother was doing his homework. A) Watched. B) Have watched. C) Was watching. D) Watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was watching. 23. Liz ..... windows when I ..... her A) Cleaned/saw. B) Was cleaning/was seeing. C) Were cleaning/saw. D) Was cleaning/saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was cleaning/saw. 24. When ..... you ..... that story? A) Were hearing. B) Was hearing. C) Did hear. D) Heard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did hear. 25. At 3 o'clock yesterday the boys ..... and sandy ..... A) Played, dance. B) Were playing, was dancing. C) Playing, danced. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were playing, was dancing. 26. I ..... to music while she ..... a car. A) Was listening-drove. B) Listened-drove. C) Was listening-was driving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was listening-was driving. 27. When the police ..... (arrive) at the party, the music ..... (play) very loud and everybody ..... (shout). A) Arrived/was playing/shouted. B) Was arriving/played/was shouting. C) Arrived/was playing/was shouting. D) Arrived/played/was shouting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arrived/was playing/was shouting. 28. WHEN their mother ..... , they ..... cleaning up the house A) Arrived-were. B) Were-arrived. C) Was-arrived. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrived-were. 29. When Mr. Thomas ..... , David was solving crossword puzzles, wasn't he? A) Was calling. B) Called. C) Call. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Called. 30. Did you ..... a lot of photos when you were in Moscow last year? A) Use to take. B) Take. C) Used to take. D) Took. 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