This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Simple Past Vs Past Progressive – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Simple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where did you go last weekend? A) I go out. B) No, I didn't. C) I went to the supermarket. D) Yes, I did. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I went to the supermarket. 2. Marta cooked the cake ..... she ate it. A) When. B) While. C) Then. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Then. 3. Choose the best option for the Simple Past A) About 4 years ago, I decided to travel to France. B) About 4 years ago, I was deciding to travel to France. C) I was deciding to travel to France about 4 years ago. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About 4 years ago, I decided to travel to France. 4. Which of the following is past progressive? 'I was walking to school.' or 'I walked to school.' A) I was walking to school. B) I am walking to school. C) I have walked to school. D) I will walk to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was walking to school. 5. You ..... Karla when you ..... studying medicine. A) Met, were. B) Met, was. C) Meet, was. D) Didn't meet, was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Met, were. 6. My girlfriend ..... her birthday dinner at my home when her dad ..... to congratulate her last night. A) Was having-has came. B) Had-came. C) Had been having-came. D) Was having-came. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was having-came. 7. Choose the correct option She ..... a book when the phone ..... A) Is reading-ringing. B) Was reading-rung. C) Was reading-rang. D) Is reading-rings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was reading-rang. 8. Yesterday I ..... to the library, next I had a swim, later I met Julie for coffee. A) Went. B) Was going. C) Was. D) Gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went. 9. Simple Past is used for activities or events that ..... A) Began in the past but continue to the present. B) Are unfinished which started in the past and are relevant to the present. C) Began and finished at a specific time in the past. D) Finished at a time in the past which is not mentioned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Began and finished at a specific time in the past. 10. Identify the simple past tense in the sentence:'She walked to the store.' A) Walking. B) Walked. C) Walked to the store. D) Walks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walked. 11. Identify the simple past tense in the sentence:'We visited our grandparents last weekend.' A) Visiting. B) Visited our grandparents. C) Visited. D) Visit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Visited. 12. It is an action that happened in the past A) Simple Past. B) Simple Present. C) Past Perfect. D) Simple Future. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Past. 13. Tu no estabas escuchando a la profesora A) You weren't listened to the teacher. B) You weren't listening to the teacher. C) You wasn't listening to the teacher. D) You weren't listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You weren't listening to the teacher. 14. What auxiliary verb is used in simple past sentences? A) Am, is, are. B) Was, were. C) Do, does. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 15. Oleksandr was training very hard all year. A) Simple past. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 16. I was ..... a TikTok when a lady looked at me so strange. A) Making. B) Create. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Making. 17. They ..... a new laptop A) Was buy. B) Bought. C) Brought. D) Buying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bought. 18. Peter ..... (get) up, ..... (eat) breakfast and ..... (go) to work. A) Got / was eating / went. B) Was getting / was eating / was going. C) Got / ate / went. D) Got / ate / was going. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Got / ate / went. 19. Will ..... to the teacher A) Didn't spoke. B) Didn't speak. C) Diden't speak. D) Did speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Didn't speak. 20. Earlier this week, I ..... a cooking class at the local community centre. A) Was taking. B) Am taking. C) Have taken. D) Took. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Took. 21. The stupid ad interrupted the amazing video ..... my friend and I were watching a video on YouTube. A) While. B) Suddenly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 22. The mixer ..... down when I was cooking dinner. A) Broke. B) Was breaking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broke. 23. My sister ..... the dishes when someone ..... the door. A) Was washing / knocked. B) Were washing / knocking. C) Was washing / was knocking. D) Was wash / knocked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was washing / knocked. 24. My friend and I were playing basketball ..... my sister was drawing a landscape. A) While. B) When. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 25. The friend wasn't paying attention, either. He ..... an ice cream cone while he ..... the street. A) Was eating / was crossing. B) Ate / was crossing. C) Was eating / crossed. D) Ate / crossed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was eating / was crossing. 26. What is the past of the verb "try" A) Tryid. B) Tried. C) Tryed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tried. 27. I ..... for my science test last night. A) Is studying. B) Study. C) Studied. D) Was studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Studied. 28. They ..... for the exam when the teacher ..... the door. A) Were studying / opened. B) Was studing / opens. C) Were studing / opens. D) Was studying / opened. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were studying / opened. 29. Cual de las siguientes oraciones es gramaticalmente correcta? A) I weren't sleeping, I was working!. B) I wasn't sleeping, I was working!. C) I wasn't sleeping, I were working!. D) I wasn't sleepping, I was working!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I wasn't sleeping, I was working!. 30. Which sentence uses the simple past tense? 'I am studying for the test.' or 'I studied for the test.' A) I am studying for the test. B) I will study for the test. C) I studied for the test. D) I had studied for the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I studied for the test. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesSimple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 1Simple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 2Simple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 3Simple 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