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 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Simple Past Tense And Past Continuous Tense Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which time expression is often used with Past Continuous Tense? A) Yesterday at 5 p.m., while, when. B) Tomorrow, next week. C) Since, for, already. D) Always, every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yesterday at 5 p.m., while, when. 2. The word "build" in past tense become ..... A) Builded. B) Built. C) Build. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Built. 3. They ..... TV when I called them. A) Was watching. B) Watched. C) Were watching. D) Watching. E) Watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were watching. 4. Which of the following verbs is "irregular verbs" in past tense? A) Love-loved. B) Study-studied. C) Bring-brought. D) Put. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bring-brought. 5. 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. 6. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSEChoose the sentence with correct past continuous tense form. A) He waited for her at the school canteen an hour ago. B) He was waiting for her at the school canteen an hour ago. C) He will wait 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: B) He was waiting for her at the school canteen an hour ago. 7. 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. 8. The Engineers ..... (build) the new bridge as the government teams ..... (work) hard to purchase the nearby lands from the tenants last year A) Were building; were working. B) Was building; worked. C) Built; worked. D) Was building; was working. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were building; were working. 9. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSEChoose the correct answer to fill in the blank.They ..... playing football when I arrived. A) Were. B) Was. C) Are. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 10. The function of Past Continuous Tense is to express ..... A) A future intention. B) A completed past action. C) A habitual action. D) An ongoing action in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An ongoing action in the past. 11. What is the Simple Past Tense used for? A) To describe actions finished in the past. B) To describe something happening now. C) To describe habits in the present. D) To describe something always true. E) To describe future plans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To describe actions finished in the past. 12. It ..... to rain at the end of the event. A) Have started. B) Were starting. C) Started. D) Start. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Started. 13. 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. 14. The sun ..... strongly all day yesterday. A) Shining. B) Shine. C) Is shine. D) Was shining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was shining. 15. We ..... each other two years ago. A) Be loving. B) Love. C) Are loved. D) Loved. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Loved. 16. Change the sentence into passive voice! "My mother bought a new dress yesterday." A) A new dress is 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 was being bought by my mother yesterday. E) A new dress has been bought by my mother yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A new dress was bought by my mother yesterday. 17. The book was being read by Louis (change into active voice) A) Louis read the book. B) Louis has read the book. C) Louis is reading the book. D) Louis was reading the book. E) Louis read the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Louis was reading the book. 18. They ..... come to my house yesterday. A) Doesn't. B) Can't. C) Didn't. D) Don't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Didn't. 19. Choose the correct answer.At this time yesterday, I ..... an essay. A) Were writing. B) Was writing. C) Wrote. D) Write. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was writing. 20. 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) Slept. B) Asleep. C) Sleeping. D) Will sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slept. 21. Choose the correct answer.The football season ..... a month ago. A) Begun. B) Was beginning. C) Were beginning. D) Began. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Began. 22. They ..... when someone knocked at the door. A) Watching. B) Watched. C) Watch. D) Were watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were watching. 23. Choose the correct answer.The children ..... football in the yard while their parents ..... them. A) Played-were watching. B) Played-watched. C) Were playing-were watching. D) Was playing-watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were playing-were watching. 24. 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. 25. It ..... when I walked home. A) Was raining. B) Is raning. C) Rained. D) Raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was raining. 26. Choose the correct answer.Lee heard a knock at the front door so he ..... to answer it. A) Was going. B) Had gone. C) Went. D) Were going. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Went. 27. 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 wins the speech contest in his school two days ago. C) Dion win the speech contest in his school two days ago. D) Dion winning 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. 28. Choose the correct answer.By the time we got to the cinema, the film ..... already ..... A) Was-start. B) Did-start. C) Had-started. D) Were-starting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had-started. 29. We ..... in the public library last evening. A) Are. B) Were. C) Is. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 30. 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. 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