This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Vs Past Simple – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Vs Past Simple Quiz 6 (11 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He ..... when he hit my car. A) Was texting. B) Texted. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was texting. 2. My father was dancing when he ..... and fall in the floor A) Slipped. B) Was slipping. C) Were slipping. D) Slipping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slipped. 3. We ..... a delicious dinner at a Mexican restaurant last night A) Eat. B) Had eaten. C) Ate. D) Eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ate. 4. Amelia was listening to music ..... the phone rang. A) When. B) While. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 5. Sally ..... dinner last night when someone ..... on the door A) Was eating, knocked. B) Eating, knocking. C) Ate, was knocking. D) Was eating, was knocking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was eating, knocked. 6. Which verb form is incorrect in the following sentence?Last weekend, Alana went to the park to meet some friends when her dog escaped, and was chasing a cat. A) Went. B) To meet. C) Escaped. D) Was chasing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was chasing. 7. I ..... TV while I ..... popcorn. A) Was watching-was eating. B) Watched-ate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was watching-was eating. 8. I ..... attention when I hit another car. A) Wasn't paying. B) Didn't pay. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wasn't paying. 9. Yesterday my Mum, Dad and I ..... to Covent Garden. A) Went. B) Were going. C) Was going. D) Have gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went. 10. He ..... a loud bang while he ..... to his friend. A) Heard / talked. B) Heard / was talking. C) Was hearing / was talking. D) Was hearing / talked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heard / was talking. 11. Last weekend, I ..... A) Do nothing. B) Was doing nothing. C) Did nothing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did nothing. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Progressive Vs Past Simple Quiz 1Past Progressive Vs Past Simple Quiz 2Past Progressive Vs Past Simple Quiz 3Past Progressive Vs Past Simple Quiz 4Past Progressive Vs Past Simple Quiz 5Form And Use The Past Progressive Verb Tense QuizPast, Present, Future Perfect Tense QuizPast And Past Perfect Tense QuizPast Continuous Tense QuizPast Future Perfect Continuous Tense QuizPast Perfect Continuous Tense QuizPast Perfect Continuous QuizPast Perfect Tense Verb Form QuizPast Perfect Tense QuizPast Perfect Vs Past Continuous QuizPast Perfect QuizPast Progressive Tense Esl QuizPast Progressive Tense With Pictures QuizPast Progressive Tense QuizPast Progressive Verb Tense QuizPast Simple And Past Progressive QuizPast Simple Vs Past Progressive QuizPast Tense And Past Progressive Tense QuizPast Tense For Hypothetical Situations QuizPast Tenses With Hypothetical Meaning QuizSimple Past Past Perfect And Past Perfect Continuous Tense QuizSimple Past Tense And Past Continuous Tense QuizSimple Past Tense QuizSimple Past Vs Past Perfect QuizSimple Past Vs Past Progressive QuizSimple Past QuizThe Simple Past Tense Irregular Verbs QuizUnderstanding Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books