This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Simple Past Tense And Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Simple Past Tense And Past Continuous Tense Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My little brother ..... a new motorcycle yesterday A) Had. B) Have. C) Having. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had. 2. He ..... a paper boat yesterday. A) Make. B) Made. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Made. 3. The difference between Past Simple and Past Continuous is ..... A) Past Simple = past completed action, Past Continuous = past ongoing action. B) Past Simple = past decision, Past Continuous = past plan. C) Both show ongoing actions. D) Both are used for past and future tenses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Simple = past completed action, Past Continuous = past ongoing action. 4. Juliana and Andrew ..... (not eat) the cakes yesterday. A) Were not eating. B) Did not eat. C) Had not eaten. D) Had not been eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did not eat. 5. Choose the sentence which is closer in meaning to the original.The boys were playing football while it was raining. A) The boys were playing football until it started to rain. B) The boys played football in the rain. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The boys played football in the rain. 6. Which sentence shows the Past Continuous Tense? A) I studied English last night. B) I was studying English when you called. C) I study English every night. D) I have studied English for years. E) I will study English tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was studying English when you called. 7. Yesterday at 6 a.m, the children ..... in the bed. A) Are stay. B) Stayed. C) Staying. D) Were staying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were staying. 8. The nurse ..... the patient all by herself. A) Was treating. B) Treat. C) Treating. D) Was treated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was treating. 9. The new security guard ..... (smile and greet) the boss yesterday morning. A) Was smiling and was greeting. B) Has been smiling; has been greeting. C) Smiled; greeted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smiled; greeted. 10. The negative form of Simple Past Tense is ..... A) S + doesn't + V-infinitive. B) S + didn't + V-infinitive. C) S + haven't + V3. D) S + don't + V1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) S + didn't + V-infinitive. 11. Choose the correct answer.My elder sister ..... from school in 2020. A) Graduates. B) Graduate. C) Was graduating. D) Graduated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Graduated. 12. The roses are ..... than the jasmines A) The most beautiful. B) The beautifulest. C) Beautifuler. D) More beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) More beautiful. 13. My father ..... home at 9 o'clock last night. A) Is driving. B) Was drive. C) Was driving. D) Drove. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was driving. 14. The pattern for positive Simple Past Tense is ..... A) S + has/have + V3. B) S + am/is/are + V-ing. C) S + V2 + O/C. D) S + will + V1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) S + V2 + O/C. 15. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSEChoose the correct answer to fill in the blank ..... he working until 2 a.m. yesterday? A) Will. B) Was. C) Is. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 16. My friend ..... ill yesterday. A) Was. B) Am. C) Is. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 17. My brother and me didn't ..... the kitchen. we ..... television. A) Clean-watch. B) Cleaned-watched. C) Clean-watched. D) Cleaned-watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clean-watched. 18. The dog ..... growling because it ..... hungry. A) Were, were. B) Is, was. C) Was, was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was, was. 19. Sandra ..... at the bus station. A) Weren't. B) Was. C) Wasn't. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wasn't. 20. SIMPLE PAST TENSEChoose the sentence with correct simple past tense form. A) We were watching a movie last weekend. B) We watched a movie last weekend. C) We will be watching a movie last weekend. D) We are watching a movie last weekend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We watched a movie last weekend. 21. The mechanics ..... (work) so hard the entire night to make the tank moves today as the battle continues on. A) Worked. B) Was working. C) Were working. D) Works. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were working. 22. They ..... (clean) the guest rooms twice before the president ..... (visit) the new hotel yesterday night A) Had been cleaning; visited. B) Had cleaned; visited. C) Cleaned; visited. D) Cleaned; had visited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had cleaned; visited. 23. While my sister ..... a novel, she heard a strange noise. A) Was reading. B) Reading. C) Is reading. D) Read. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was reading. 24. The question form of Simple Past Tense is ..... A) Was + S + V1 + O/C?. B) Do + S + V1 + O/C?. C) Does + S + V1 + O/C?. D) Did + S + V-infinitive + O/C?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did + S + V-infinitive + O/C?. 25. I ..... English with a native speaker. A) Spoke. B) Speaks. C) Speak. D) Speaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spoke. 26. Fill in the blank! (Past Continuous) They ..... TV when I called them. A) Was watching. B) Watch. C) Watching. D) Watched. E) Were watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Were watching. 27. Andy ..... his tennis racket. A) Lose. B) Lost. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lost. 28. Choose the correct answer.They ..... the party many hours before we arrived. A) Leave. B) Had left. C) Left. D) Were leaving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had left. 29. Which time expression is often used with Past Continuous Tense? A) Since, for, already. B) Tomorrow, next week. C) Always, every day. D) Yesterday at 5 p.m., while, when. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yesterday at 5 p.m., while, when. 30. The word "build" in past tense become ..... A) Builded. B) Built. C) Build. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Built. 31. They ..... TV when I called them. A) Were watching. B) Was watching. C) Watch. D) Watching. E) Watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were watching. 32. Which of the following verbs is "irregular verbs" in past tense? A) Study-studied. B) Put. C) Love-loved. D) Bring-brought. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bring-brought. 33. When we say "I was reading a book when my mom called, " it means ..... A) Both actions happened at the same time, one is interrupting the other. B) The reading happened after the call. C) Both finished actions. D) A future plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both actions happened at the same time, one is interrupting the other. 34. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSEChoose the sentence with correct past continuous tense form. A) He was waiting for her at the school canteen an hour ago. B) He will wait for her at the school canteen an hour ago. C) He waited for her at the school canteen an hour ago. D) He is wait for her at the school canteen an hour ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was waiting for her at the school canteen an hour ago. 35. Choose the sentence which is closer in meaning to the original.My aunt bought me a lovely gift after she had spent the summer holiday with us. A) When the summer holiday was over, my aunt bought me a lovely gift. B) While my aunt was spending the summer holiday with us, she bought us a lovely gift. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the summer holiday was over, my aunt bought me a lovely gift. 36. The Engineers ..... (build) the new bridge as the government teams ..... (work) hard to purchase the nearby lands from the tenants last year A) Was building; was working. B) Were building; were working. C) Was building; worked. D) Built; worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were building; were working. 37. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSEChoose the correct answer to fill in the blank.They ..... playing football when I arrived. A) Were. B) Are. C) Will. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 38. The function of Past Continuous Tense is to express ..... A) An ongoing action in the past. B) A habitual action. C) A future intention. D) A completed past action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An ongoing action in the past. 39. What is the Simple Past Tense used for? A) To describe something always true. B) To describe future plans. C) To describe actions finished in the past. D) To describe something happening now. E) To describe habits in the present. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To describe actions finished in the past. 40. It ..... to rain at the end of the event. A) Were starting. B) Started. C) Start. D) Have started. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Started. 41. Choose the sentence which is closer in meaning to the original.I was writing an e-mail when our computer broke down. A) Our computer broke down before I wrote an e-mail. B) I had started writing an e-mail and then our computer broke down. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I had started writing an e-mail and then our computer broke down. 42. The sun ..... strongly all day yesterday. A) Shine. B) Shining. C) Is shine. D) Was shining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was shining. 43. Change the sentence into passive voice! "My mother bought a new dress yesterday." A) A new dress was being bought by my mother yesterday. B) A new dress was bought by my mother yesterday. C) A new dress were bought by my mother yesterday. D) A new dress has been bought by my mother yesterday. E) A new dress is bought by my mother yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A new dress was bought by my mother yesterday. 44. The book was being read by Louis (change into active voice) A) Louis read the book. B) Louis was reading the book. C) Louis is reading the book. D) Louis read the book. E) Louis has read the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Louis was reading the book. 45. They ..... come to my house yesterday. A) Didn't. B) Don't. C) Can't. D) Doesn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didn't. 46. Choose the correct answer.At this time yesterday, I ..... an essay. A) Were writing. B) Wrote. C) Write. D) Was writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was writing. 47. SIMPLE PAST TENSEChoose the correct answer to replace the word in bracket with simple past tense. Remember to mind your spelling.I was very tired so I (sleep) ..... early yesterday. A) Asleep. B) Slept. C) Sleeping. D) Will sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slept. 48. Choose the correct answer.The football season ..... a month ago. A) Begun. B) Was beginning. C) Began. D) Were beginning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Began. 49. They ..... when someone knocked at the door. A) Were watching. B) Watch. C) Watched. D) Watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were watching. 50. Choose the correct answer.The children ..... football in the yard while their parents ..... them. A) Were playing-were watching. B) Played-watched. C) Was playing-watched. D) Played-were watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were playing-were watching. 51. The function of Simple Past Tense is to express ..... A) An action that is still happening now. B) An action that will happen in the future. C) An action that started in the past and continues now. D) A finished or completed action in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A finished or completed action in the past. 52. It ..... when I walked home. A) Was raining. B) Raining. C) Is raning. D) Rained. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was raining. 53. Choose the correct answer.Lee heard a knock at the front door so he ..... to answer it. A) Was going. B) Had gone. C) Were going. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Went. 54. Translate into English "Dion memenangkan kontes pidato di sekolahnya dua hari yang lalu)" A) Dion won the speech contest in his school two days ago. B) Dion winning the speech contest in his school two days ago. C) Dion win the speech contest in his school two days ago. D) Dion wins the speech contest in his school two days ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dion won the speech contest in his school two days ago. 55. Choose the correct answer.By the time we got to the cinema, the film ..... already ..... A) Did-start. B) Had-started. C) Was-start. D) Were-starting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had-started. 56. We ..... in the public library last evening. A) Are. B) Were. C) Was. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 57. It was almost 6 A.M. Andi was hurriedly packing up his things. He had to catch up the 7 A.M train to Surabaya. At 6, 30 A.M a taxi was coming to pick him up. He asked the driver to rush because his train was at 7 A.M. The traffic was very crowded. When he arrived at the station, the time showed 7.15 A.M. The train had already left.Andi arrived at the train station ..... the train had already left. A) But. B) And. C) So. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 58. They ..... (make) all the candies yesterday night A) Had made. B) Had been making. C) Were making. D) Made. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Made. 59. They ..... (finish) the report before the teacher ..... (ask) for it last week. A) Had been finishing; asked. B) Finished; had been asking. C) Finished; had asked. D) Had finished; asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had finished; asked. 60. I ..... swim in the lake this morning. It ..... too cold since yesterday. A) Didn't-didn't. B) Was-didn't. C) Didn't-was. D) Was-did. 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