This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Simple And Past Progressive – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Simple And Past Progressive Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the question: ..... ?My mother worked at the hospital A) Where did her work?. B) Where did your mother work?. C) Where did his mother work?. D) Did she work at the hospital?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where did your mother work?. 2. We ..... our school when he came in. A) Talked. B) Were talking. C) Were talked. D) Talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were talking. 3. I ..... a terrible dream last night. (have) A) Was having. B) Am having. C) Had. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had. 4. While the scientist ..... in his laboratory, a friend ..... to see him. (work / come) A) Worked/ came. B) Were working/ came. C) Was working/ came. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was working/ came. 5. What was my son doing when he found a coin? A) He was finding a coin. B) He found a coin. C) He was playing with toys. D) He played video games. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He found a coin. 6. You ..... sick yesterday A) Was. B) Wasn't. C) Were. D) Didn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 7. We ..... to the station but the train ..... in that moment . A) Ran, left. B) Ran, was leaving. C) Were running, left. D) Were running. was leaving. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were running. was leaving. 8. Choose the correct answer for each question:Did you dance yesterday? A) Yes. I was. B) No, I didn't. C) Yes, I do. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, I didn't. 9. My parents ..... at home the whole weekend A) Was. B) Weren't. C) Wasn't. D) Didn't be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weren't. 10. LOOK! THA FAUCET IS ON AND THEY ..... (WASTE) LOTS AND LOTS OF WATER. A) ARE WASTING. B) TO WASTE. C) WASTED. D) WASTES. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ARE WASTING. 11. An action that happened before and finished A) Simple present. B) Simple past. C) Past progressive. D) Verb to be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple past. 12. I ..... (not listen) to you when you ..... (ask) me the question. A) Didn't listen/were asking. B) Didn't listened/ were asking. C) Wasn't listening / asked. D) Wasn't listenning/ asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wasn't listening / asked. 13. What is the affirmative? She didn't study last night A) She studyed last night. B) She did studied last night. C) She studied last night. D) She studied last nigth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She studied last night. 14. Today ..... Shining. A) Don't. B) Doesn't. C) Isn't. D) Didn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Isn't. 15. Some pupils left the room while we (do) our tests. A) Did. B) Was doing. C) Were doing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were doing. 16. My boyfriend ..... when he ..... my mother. A) Was joggingmet. B) Were jogmeeting. C) Was jogging was meeting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was joggingmet. 17. Hi Diane! Do you remember me? We ..... at the baskeball match last Saturday while our children ..... A) Were meeting/ were playing. B) Played/ met. C) Met/ were playing. D) Were meeting / played. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Met/ were playing. 18. Choose the correct answer for each question:Are you choosing the correct answer? A) No, I don't. B) Yes, I did. C) Yes, I am. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes, I am. 19. WHEN SPANISH PEOPLE FIRST ..... IN THE COUNTRY, THEY ..... SURPRISED WITH THE TRIBE'S TRADITIONS. A) ARRIVED/WERE. B) ARRIVE/ WERE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ARRIVED/WERE. 20. Is this sentence correct? Your brother were at home last night A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 21. What is the negative? Lorena had an accident A) Lorena hadn't an accident. B) Lorena hasn't an accident. C) Lorena didn't have an accident. D) Lorena didn't an accident. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lorena didn't have an accident. 22. Why was the teacher angry? A) The teacher was being angry because we talked. B) The teacher was angry because we talked. C) The teacher was being angry because we were talking. D) The teacher was angry because we were talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher was being angry because we were talking. 23. What ..... you eat for lunch yesterday? A) Do. B) Did. C) Were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did. 24. (Past Progressive) Sofia ..... her homework when Henry called. A) Doing. B) Did. C) Was doing. D) Were doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was doing. 25. What is the NEGATIVE PAST SIMPLE form of HAVE A) Hasn't. B) Haven't. C) Didn't has. D) Didn't have. 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