This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Simple And Past Progressive – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Simple And Past Progressive Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. They ..... (live) in Germany when they ..... (be) young. A) Were living / were. B) Lived / were. C) Lived / were being. D) Were living / was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lived / were. 2. Why weren't the boys playing? A) The boys didn't play because it rained. B) The boys weren't playing because it rained. C) The boys didn't play because it was sunny. D) The boys weren't playing because it was sunny. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The boys didn't play because it rained. 3. What is the past simple form of the verb 'eat'? A) Eat. B) Eaten. C) Eated. D) Ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ate. 4. When my sister ..... the camera, ..... it.I A) Was use broken. B) Were usingbreak. C) Wasn't usingbroke. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wasn't usingbroke. 5. I didn't see a play yesterday. A) Past Simple. B) Past Progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Simple. 6. I used my time well while I (wait) ..... for my plane-I wrote some emails. A) Was waiting. B) Were waiting. C) Waiting. D) Waited. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was waiting. 7. When you ..... over the cliff, what ..... next? A) Felt/ was happening. B) Fell/ happened. C) Were falling/ happened. D) Felt/ happened. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fell/ happened. 8. Susan ..... lunch when someone ..... the doorbell. (have, ring) A) Prepared-was ringing. B) Was prepareing-rang. C) Was preparing-ringed. D) Was preparing-rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was preparing-rang. 9. Omar ..... to the mall a week ago. A) Goed. B) Go. C) Wented. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Went. 10. Simple past of come A) Camed. B) Come. C) Came. D) Coming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Came. 11. The TV was on, but nobody ..... it. A) Wathes. B) Watched. C) Was watching. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was watching. 12. I ..... in Rome for ten years while I ..... a child. A) Lived, was. B) Was living, was. C) Lived, had been. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lived, was. 13. Who was that nice girl you ..... to when I ..... by the pub? A) Talked/walked. B) Were talking/walked. C) Talked/ was walking. D) Were talking/ was walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were talking/walked. 14. What is the negative? Leonardo did his homework A) Leonardo didn't his homework. B) Leonardo did not his homework. C) Leonardo didn't make his homework. D) Leonardo didn't do his homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leonardo didn't do his homework. 15. Which of the following sentences is the CORRECT Simple Present form? A) I likes chocolate more than vanilla. B) We woke up everyday at 5:00 am to jog. C) She takes the train to the city for work each day. D) He was enjoying his pasta at lunch time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She takes the train to the city for work each day. 16. What did I see when he ate the cakes? A) I was seeing him when he ate the cakes. B) I saw him when he ate the cakes. C) I was seeing him when he was eating the cakes. D) I saw him when he was eating the cakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I saw him when he ate the cakes. 17. My father ..... a novel while I ..... TV. A) Was read / was watching. B) Were reading / was watching. C) Read / watched. D) Was reading / was watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was reading / was watching. 18. She ..... (tidy) her room an hour ago. A) Tidyd. B) Tidied. C) Tidyed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tidied. 19. Last year, I was studying for the exams. A) Past Simple. B) Past Progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Progressive. 20. I met James ..... I was talking to John. A) While. B) When. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 21. Last year, I didn't travel to Korea. A) Past Simple. B) Past Progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Simple. 22. Did you have dinner last night? A) Past Simple. B) Past Progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Simple. 23. 1 I ..... to the radio when I ..... this fantastic song. A) Listening-was hearing. B) Heard / listened. C) Was listening-heard. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was listening-heard. 24. I was walking when you ..... A) Called. B) Calling. C) Call. D) Cal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Called. 25. Last night i ..... up at 4 o'clock and unfortunately I ..... fall sleep again A) Wokecouldn't. B) Wakewasn't. C) Wakescan't. D) None of the above. 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