This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Simple Past Vs Past Progressive – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Simple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... were talking loudly when the teacher came into the room. A) I. B) She. C) We. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We. 2. When they ..... we were waiting for the bus. A) Arrived. B) Were arriving. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrived. 3. He was dancing at a party when he ..... his girlfriend. A) Was meeting. B) Met. C) Meets. D) Meet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Met. 4. John was looking at the birds in the tree. A) Simple past. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 5. My son ..... a coin when he was walking A) Found. B) Was finding. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Found. 6. Mary ..... a book in the library while his friend ..... outside. A) Was reading / was playing. B) Was reading / played. C) Read / was playing. D) Read / played. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was reading / was playing. 7. Carlos was playing videogames ..... his Xbox console overheated. A) While. B) When. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 8. What happens when the verb ends in "e" in the Past Progressive? A) Add another "e". B) Delete "e" and add "i". C) Delete "e" and add "ed". D) Delete "e" and add "ing". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Delete "e" and add "ing". 9. As the Simple Past and Past Progressive are used in the same sentence, the ..... is a shorter action that interrupts a longer ..... action. A) Simple Past-Past Progressive. B) Event-Continuous. C) When-While. D) Past Progressive-Simple Past. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Past-Past Progressive. 10. He was playing soccer ..... he broke his leg. A) When. B) While. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 11. When the phone ..... , I was watching TV. A) Rang. B) Was ringig. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rang. 12. He ..... (run) and he suddenly ..... (feel) pain in his leg. A) Runned/felt. B) Was running/felt. C) Run/felt. D) Ran/feel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was running/felt. 13. My dad ..... my mom to a party last night. A) Invited. B) Was inviting. C) Invite. D) Invites. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Invited. 14. I ..... a walk to the grocery store last night. Then, I ..... my sister for a lift back home! A) Was taking/ was asking. B) Took/ was asking. C) Took/ asked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Took/ asked. 15. Past form of:Listen A) Lisen. B) Loose. C) Listent. D) Listened. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Listened. 16. When I ..... , I hurt myself. A) Was cooking. B) Cooked. C) Cook. D) Were cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was cooking. 17. Harry ..... (play) computer games when he ..... (hear) a strange noise. A) Played / heard. B) Was playing / hear. C) Was playing / was hearing. D) Was playing / heard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was playing / heard. 18. Who ..... to when I arrived? A) Were you talking. B) Did you talk. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were you talking. 19. I was drinink tea ..... my sister was doing her homework. A) When. B) While. C) Then. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While. 20. Choose the correct simple past form:'He (go) to the party last night.' A) Going. B) Goed. C) Went. D) Goes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Went. 21. I ..... him when he was eating the cakes. A) Was seeing. B) Saw. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saw. 22. The boys ..... because it was raining A) Weren't playing. B) Didn't play. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Didn't play. 23. They ..... (break) a pot while they ..... (water) the flowers. A) Was breaking / was watering. B) Broke / were watering. C) Broke / watered. D) Was breaking / watered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Broke / were watering. 24. Fill in the blank with the correct past progressive form:'They (watch) a movie when the power went out.' A) Were watching. B) Are watching. C) Was watching. D) Watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were watching. 25. When she ..... the pedestrian, she immediately ..... on her brakes, but it was too late. A) Saw / was stepping. B) Saw / steped. C) Was seeing / was spepping. D) Saw / stepped. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saw / stepped. 26. When I ..... the exercise I ..... at the pictures.(do, break) A) Was doing, I broke. B) Were doing, I was breaking. C) Did, was breaking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was doing, I broke. 27. ..... I saw her, I was shopping for clothes. A) Since. B) What. C) When. D) While. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When. 28. Which sentence uses the simple past tense? 'I am happy.' or 'I was happy.' A) I have been happy. B) I will be happy. C) I was happy. D) I am happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I was happy. 29. What verb tense is used for completed actions? A) Simple perfect past. B) Imperfect past. C) Simple conditional. D) Simple future. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple perfect past. 30. What is the Past Progressive? A) An action that started in the past and continuous to the present. B) An action that started and finished in the past. C) An action in progress in the past. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An action in progress in the past. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesSimple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 1Simple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 3Simple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 4Simple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 5Simple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 6Simple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 7Simple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 8Form And Use The Past Progressive Verb Tense Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books