This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Vs Past Simple – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Vs Past Simple Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It ..... yesterday at 5 pm A) Was raining. B) Rained. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was raining. 2. Patty ..... down while she was dancing. A) Was falling. B) Fell. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fell. 3. ..... I was playing computer games, Jim hit his arm. A) While. B) When. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 4. I was sleeping when ..... A) Somebody rang the bell. B) Somebody was ringing the bell. C) The bell was ringing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somebody rang the bell. 5. My roommate's parents ..... him last night while we ..... TV A) Called, were watching. B) Called, are watching. C) Was calling, watched. D) Called watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Called, were watching. 6. What happened ..... they were camping? A) When. B) While. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While. 7. Uncle Daniel was lying on the sand when he ..... asleep. A) Fall. B) Falling. C) Fell. D) Falls. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fell. 8. He ..... (talk) on the phone when I ..... (arrive) A) Was talking-was arriving. B) Talked-arrived. C) Talked-was arriving. D) Was talking-arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was talking-arrived. 9. Which is the incorrect word in the sentence below?Jerry was at his office this morning while Josephine called him to tell him his mother had and accident. A) Was. B) While. C) Called. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While. 10. They were eating dinner, discussing their plans, and having a good time. A) Interrupted. B) Simultaneous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simultaneous. 11. He ..... a lot of friendly people while he ..... in California. A) Met / was working. B) Was meeting / was working. C) Was meeting / worked. D) Met/ worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Met / was working. 12. I travelled to Britain last year. A) Past Simple. B) Past Progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Simple. 13. I ..... your call because I was working. A) Missed. B) Was missing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Missed. 14. I was watching Youtube, ..... my mother arrived. A) While. B) When. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 15. The lights went out while she was ..... in the kitchen. A) Cooks. B) Cooking. C) Cooked. D) Cooks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cooking. 16. Yesterday, he ..... A) Were running. B) Was running. C) Was runin. D) Were runing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was running. 17. When I ..... the door, it ..... A) Opened / rained. B) Was opening /was raining. C) Opened / was raining. D) Was opening / rained. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Opened / was raining. 18. I dropped a cup while I ..... the dishes A) Washed. B) Am washing. C) Was washing. D) Washes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was washing. 19. We ..... an accident two years ago. A) Were having. B) Had. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had. 20. While I was walking home, I ..... a new shop in the high street. A) Noticed. B) Was noticing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noticed. 21. It was snowing when I ..... (leave) home this morning A) Was leaving. B) Left. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left. 22. He was horseback riding ..... he broke his leg. A) When. B) While. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 23. ..... to class yesterday? A) Do you go. B) Did you go. C) Are you go. D) Did you went. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did you go. 24. This time last year I ..... at university. A) Studied. B) Was studying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was studying. 25. While I was washing the dishes, I suddenly ..... a brilliant idea. A) Had. B) Was having. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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