This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Simple Past Vs Past Progressive – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Simple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The victim wasn't paying attention, either. First of all, he didn't wait for the traffic light to change. He ..... against a red light when the car ..... him. A) Was crossing / was hitting. B) Crossed / hit. C) Was crossing / hit. D) Crossed / was hit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was crossing / hit. 2. While the children ..... (sing) their teacher ..... (play) the piano. A) Sang / was playing. B) Sang / played. C) Were singing / played. D) Were singing / was playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were singing / was playing. 3. The students ..... an english exam A) Took. B) Taked. C) Takes. D) Was taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Took. 4. Reporter:How is the victim doing?Officer:Well, when the ambulance ..... , he ..... from a head wound, but the doctors stopped the bleeding and they think he'll be OK. A) Arrived / was bleeding. B) Was arriving / bled. C) Arrived / bled. D) Was arriving / was bleeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrived / was bleeding. 5. Cynthia ..... at my joke, when the teacher walked in. A) Laughed. B) Is laughing. C) Was laughing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was laughing. 6. While she ..... (read) a novel, her sister ..... (turn on) the CD player. A) Was reading-turned on. B) Read-turned on. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was reading-turned on. 7. They ..... orange juice yesterday A) Took. B) Drank. C) Slept. D) Cut. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drank. 8. Miguel estaba estudiando A) Miguel were studying. B) Miguel will study. C) Miguel was studying. D) Miguel wasn't studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Miguel was studying. 9. They ..... when they ..... a rabbit. A) Was drive / see. B) Were driving / were sawing. C) Drived, saw. D) Were driving / saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were driving / saw. 10. Peter was talking to me ..... the teacher asked him a question. A) When. B) While. C) Then. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 11. Complete:Suddenly, he ..... (see) a dog in the street. A) Looked. B) Saw. C) Noticed. D) Observed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saw. 12. Chooose True or falsewe use When to connect a sentences in simple past A) True. B) False. C) I don't know. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. True or FalseWe use the simple past in the verb to write a sentences in Past Progressive A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Jennifer ..... (take) a photo of me while I ..... (not / look). A) Took / weren't looking. B) Takes / wasn't looking. C) Took / didn't look. D) Took / wasn't looking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Took / wasn't looking. 15. Emily ..... her bike when the accident. A) Was riding. B) Rode. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was riding. 16. At Apple Corporation, they ..... the most creative, visionary and committed employees because they want to have the best employees working for them. A) Hire. B) Fire. C) Like. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hire. 17. The teacher ..... angrybecause we were talking A) Was being. B) Was. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 18. Choose the correct sentencesThe correct sentences is: A) The students were talking when the teacher was arriving. B) The students talked when the teacher was arriving. C) The students were talking when the teacher arrived. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The students were talking when the teacher arrived. 19. Choose the correct past progressive form:'We (eat) dinner when the guests arrived.' A) Ate dinner. B) Eating. C) Was eating. D) Were eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were eating. 20. Which verb is in the past progressive tense? 'They were playing soccer.' A) Were played. B) Were playing. C) Were play. D) Playing soccer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were playing. 21. We were talking ..... she had to hang up because she received an important e-mail from her boss. A) When. B) While. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 22. Martin and Eve ..... (take) photos when a strange object ..... (appear) in the sky. A) Took / appeared. B) Were taking / was appearing. C) Took / was appearing. D) Were taking / appeared. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were taking / appeared. 23. Choose the best question for the sentence belowI was cooking in the meantime A) Was you cooking in the meantime?. B) Are you cooking in the meantime?. C) Were you cooking in the meantime?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were you cooking in the meantime?. 24. Where is the Eiffel Tower located? A) Paris, Italy. B) Paris, France. C) Madrid, France. D) Lyon, France. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paris, France. 25. Joseph ..... his homework A) Did not did. B) Did not do. C) Diden't do. D) Did didn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did not do. 26. My father ..... (read) a newspaper while his friends ..... (prepare) dinner. A) Read / was preparing. B) Was reading / were preparing. C) Was reading / prepared. D) Read / prepared. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was reading / were preparing. 27. Learn:is regular or irregular verb A) Regular. B) Irregular. C) Regular and Irregular. D) Neither option. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regular and Irregular. 28. Past Progressive is used for activities or events which ..... A) Began and finished at a specific time in the past. B) Were in progress at a particular time in the past. C) Started in the past but continue up to now. D) Are in progress close in time to another action in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were in progress at a particular time in the past. 29. What verb tense is used to describe the context of a past action? A) Imperfect past. B) Simple past. C) Future imperfect. D) Perfect past. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imperfect past. 30. While I ..... the exercise I ..... at my worksheet.(do/look) A) Did, was looking. B) Was doing, was looking. C) Look, did. D) None of the above. 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