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 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Simple Past Tense And Past Continuous Tense Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. They ..... (make) all the candies yesterday night A) Had been making. B) Were making. C) Made. D) Had made. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Made. 2. They ..... (finish) the report before the teacher ..... (ask) for it last week. A) Finished; had been asking. B) Had finished; asked. C) Finished; had asked. D) Had been finishing; asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had finished; asked. 3. I ..... swim in the lake this morning. It ..... too cold since yesterday. A) Didn't-didn't. B) Was-didn't. C) Was-did. D) Didn't-was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Didn't-was. 4. Encik Shahmir ..... waiting for you. Where ..... you? A) Were, was. B) Was, were. C) Is, are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was, were. 5. He ..... in the room when the light bulb fused. A) Are. B) Was. C) Is. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 6. The pattern for positive Past Continuous Tense is ..... A) S + will + be + V-ing. B) S + was/were + V-ing. C) S + had + V3. D) S + V2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) S + was/were + V-ing. 7. We ..... to aceh two weeks ago A) Gone. B) Going. C) Go. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Went. 8. Giraffe is the tallest animal, I saw in Ragunan zoo. It is a male. It is about six meter tall. It has big brown eyes. It has brown spots on its skin. It also has two short horns on its head. Its tail is long with thick hair on the top of the tail. It likes eating leaves of tree.The purpose of the text above is ..... A) To describe about giraffe. B) To tell about tall animal. C) To describe Ragunan zoo. D) To tell about tall animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To describe about giraffe. 9. They all ..... out of the burning building. A) Rushes. B) Rushed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rushed. 10. The boys ..... all the way to school because a dog was chasing them. A) Ran. B) Runs. C) Run. D) Running. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ran. 11. Which sentence shows the Simple Past Tense? A) She reads a book every day. B) She is reading a book now. C) She read a book yesterday. D) She will read a book tomorrow. E) She has read many books. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She read a book yesterday. 12. Choose the sentence which is closer in meaning to the original.I had already seen the film but I decided to watch it again last night. A) I watched the film last night for the first time. B) Last night wasn't the first time that I had seen the film. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Last night wasn't the first time that I had seen the film. 13. Where ..... you? I ..... for you. A) Were, was looking. B) Is, look. C) Are, am looking. D) Was, was looking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were, was looking. 14. They ..... (a) ..... (play) computer games when I ..... (b) ..... (do) homework. A) Were playing was doing. B) Played did. C) Played was doing. D) Were playing did. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were playing was doing. 15. The firefighters ..... (evacuate) the building after the police ..... (find) an active bomb on the basement last Sunday. A) Had evacuated; found. B) Evacuated; had been finding. C) Had been evacuating; found. D) Evacuated; had found. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evacuated; had found. 16. Which sentence is NOT in Simple Past Tense? A) He played football yesterday. B) They were studying at 8 p.m. C) She cooked dinner last night. D) I visited my uncle two days ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were studying at 8 p.m. 17. My father ..... his car keys last night. He ..... home by bus. A) Loses-went. B) Lost-go. C) Loses-goes. D) Lost-went. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lost-went. 18. Shinta ..... (sew) a new sweater as dad ..... (come) home from work bringing the delicious KFC last night. A) Were sewing; was coming. B) Sewed; was coming. C) Sewed; came. D) Was sewing; came. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was sewing; came. 19. They ..... the Internet when the power ..... off. A) Were surfing, was cut. B) Were surfing, is cut. C) Was surfing, was cut. D) Are surfing, was cut. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were surfing, was cut. 20. Mr. Jo ..... (graduate) University before he ..... (get) his first job last summer. A) Graduated; got. B) Graduated; had been getting. C) Had been graduating; got. D) Had graduated; got. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had graduated; got. 21. She ..... to Rose when I came in. A) Talked. B) Talks. C) Talking. D) Was talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was talking. 22. Which of the following words often signal Simple Past Tense? A) Tomorrow, next week. B) Now, at present. C) Yesterday, last night, ago. D) Always, usually. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yesterday, last night, ago. 23. Sally ..... a heart on the beach sand last week. A) Drawing. B) Drew. C) Draws. D) Draw. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drew. 24. Sorry, I didn't go to the meeting. I ..... my mother cook in the kitchen. She was very busy preparing for my sister's birthday party. A) Helped. B) Will help. C) Am helping. D) Help. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helped. 25. When I was a child, I ..... to school on foot. A) Went. B) Going. C) Gone. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went. 26. They were watching a movie at 8p.m. (Change into passive voice!) A) A movie were being watched by them at 8p.m. B) A movie was being watched by them at 8p.m. C) A movie were being watched by them at 8p.m. D) A movie is being watched by them at 8p.m. E) A movie has been watched by them at 8 p.m. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A movie was being watched by them at 8p.m. 27. The negative form of Past Continuous is ..... A) S + didn't + V1. B) S + don't + V1. C) S + doesn't + V-ing. D) S + wasn't/weren't + V-ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) S + wasn't/weren't + V-ing. 28. Which of the following verb in Past Continuous Tense? A) Was eating. B) Am waiting. C) Is singing. D) Are watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was eating. 29. They ..... food for the party at this time last Friday. A) Were preparing. B) Prepare. C) Prepared. D) Are preparing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were preparing. 30. I ..... in this sofa with him yesterday. A) Sits. B) Set. C) Sat. D) Sitting. 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