This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Simple And Past Progressive – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Simple And Past Progressive Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. (Past Progressive)I was walking near the cemetery when suddenly I ..... voices A) Was hearing. B) Heard. C) Were hearing. D) Was heard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heard. 2. I was walking when I saw an eagle A) Past Simple. B) Past Progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Progressive. 3. ..... Judy and Liz at last month's meeting? A) Was. B) Were. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 4. I am afraid of travelling ..... ferry. A) In. B) On. C) By. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By. 5. While it ..... heavily outside, I ..... in my car. (rain-sit) A) Rained-sat. B) Was raining-sat. C) Rained-was sitting. D) Was raining-sitted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was raining-sat. 6. While my son was playing videogames, I was sleeping in his bedroom. A) Past Simple. B) Past Progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Progressive. 7. Which of the following is a correct question in past simple? A) Do you finish your homework?. B) Will you finish your homework?. C) Did you finish your homework?. D) Are you finishing your homework?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did you finish your homework?. 8. The kids ..... in the garden when it suddenly started to rain. A) Played. B) Playing. C) Were playing. D) Was playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were playing. 9. I ..... tired so I ..... to sleep A) Wasn't-went. B) Was-did. C) Were-went. D) Was-went. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was-went. 10. To discuss events that began and completed in the past, which tense do we use? A) Simple Present. B) Simple Past. C) Past Progressive. D) Present Progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple Past. 11. ..... it snow in winter? A) Do. B) Does. C) Did. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does. 12. I was reading a book ..... I heard a voice A) While. B) When. C) And. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 13. When her train ..... (get) to the station, we ..... (wait) on the platform. A) Got / were waiting. B) Was getting / were waiting. C) Got / waited. D) Was getting / waited. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Got / were waiting. 14. Which of the following is the correct use of 'were' in past progressive? A) They was playing football. B) They were play football. C) They were played football. D) They were playing football. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were playing football. 15. He ..... (be) so annoying! He ..... (always leave) his things everywhere. A) Was / always left. B) Was / always leaves. C) Was / was always leaving. D) Is / was always leaving. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was / was always leaving. 16. My mom ..... last night A) Didn't work. B) Doesn't work. C) Didn't worked. D) Wasn't worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didn't work. 17. I ..... in Spain when I ..... my passport. (travel / lose) A) Was traveling/ lost. B) Traveled/ losed. C) Were traveling/ losing. D) Traveling/ lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was traveling/ lost. 18. Choose the correct verb tenses to complete the sentences. Just as I ..... (get) into the bath, all the lights ..... (go) off. A) Got, went. B) Was getting, was going. C) Got, was going. D) Was getting, went. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was getting, went. 19. You were walking in the mountain A) Simple past. B) Past progressive. C) Verb to be in the past. D) Present continous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 20. We ..... (have) a party when I ..... (take) this photo. A) Had/took. B) Had/ was taking. C) Were having/ was taking. D) Were having/took. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were having/took. 21. What was happening when the mixer broke down? A) I was cooking dinner. B) I cooked dinner. C) I was cleaning the house. D) I cleaned the house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was cooking dinner. 22. WHERE DO YOU COME FROM? YOU SEEM TIRED. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 23. 'Did you meet James yesterday?' 'Yes, I ..... him.' A) Met. B) Was meeting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Met. 24. When and where ..... you born? A) Was. B) Were. C) Did. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 25. Where did she ..... her boyfriend? A) Saw. B) Seen. C) Sees. D) See. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) See. 26. When I ..... (arrive) at the party, everyone ..... (dance). A) Arrived, was dancing. B) Arrived, danced. C) Was arriving, dancing. D) Was arriving, was dancing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrived, was dancing. 27. ..... a plate while I ..... Mum in the kitchen. (break-help) A) Broke-was helping. B) Was breaking-helped. C) Broke-helped. D) Breaked-helped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broke-was helping. 28. I'M TRYING TO CALL THE HOTEL RECEPTION, IT'S RINGING. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 29. I ..... in Medellin last week A) Went. B) Were. C) Did. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 30. (Past Progressive) Your dog ..... with a ball when you arrived. A) Was playing. B) Were playing. C) Plays. D) Play. 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