This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Simple Vs Past Progressive – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Philip was washing the car ..... the fire started. A) When. B) While. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 2. She ..... the phone while she ..... in her bedroom. A) Didn't answer-was sleeping. B) Wasn't answering-was sleeping. C) Didn't answer-slept. D) Was answering-weren't sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didn't answer-was sleeping. 3. We were ..... to music while they were playing football. A) Listen. B) Listened. C) Listens. D) Listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Listening. 4. We ..... to the park after school last week. A) Were went. B) Gone. C) Were going. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Went. 5. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.When I called my friend ..... A) She was sleeping. B) He was cooking dinner. C) I went for a walk. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was cooking dinner. 6. When my mom ..... I was taking a shower A) Was calling. B) Called. C) Calling. D) Were calling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Called. 7. Look at the picture and choose the best option.When I arrived at the party, ..... A) They were dancing. B) They were sleeping. C) They were cooking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were dancing. 8. It ..... a strange coin. we ..... walking A) Were-were continue. B) Was-was not continue. C) Be-wasn't continue. D) Was-weren't continue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was-weren't continue. 9. ..... the report when the electricity went off? A) Did you write. B) Are you writing. C) Were you writing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were you writing. 10. Bill ..... when his teacher ..... a question. A) Was sleeping, was asking. B) Slept, asked. C) Was sleeping, asked. D) Slept, was asking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was sleeping, asked. 11. He (cook) dinner when she (come) home. A) Cooked, came. B) Cooks, coming. C) Was cooking, came. D) Was cooking, comes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was cooking, came. 12. While the mailman ..... some letters a dog ..... him. A) Was delivering, was attacking. B) Delivered, attacked. C) Delivered, was attacking. D) Was delivering, attacked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was delivering, attacked. 13. Jon and Bill were washing the car when they (see) ..... their friend Alex A) Were seeing. B) Saw. C) Did see. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saw. 14. ..... a strange object outside. It ..... a lot of noise. A) There was / was making. B) There were being / maked. C) There're / was making. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There was / was making. 15. When I ..... at the office my boss ..... for me. A) Arrived, was waiting. B) Arrived, waited. C) Was arriving, was waiting. D) Was arriving, waited. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrived, was waiting. 16. ..... Jane was taking a bath, the phone rang three times A) WHEN. B) WHILE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WHILE. 17. My parents called me yesterday. A) Past simple. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past simple. 18. Complete: ..... time did the concert begin?It began at 8:30 A) Who. B) Where. C) What. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What. 19. Ray and Rob ..... the car when their father called them. A) Were wash. B) Washed. C) Was washing. D) Were washing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were washing. 20. I ..... my primary school teacher while I was shopping. A) Meet. B) Met. C) Was meeting. D) Was met. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Met. 21. I ..... with my girlfriend when the band ..... our favorite song. A) Dance / play. B) Danced / was playing. C) Was dance / played. D) Was dancing / played. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was dancing / played. 22. We ..... this A) Did. B) Do. C) Doing. D) Diding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did. 23. She ..... (not like) the food at the restaurant. A) Is not liking. B) Does not like. C) Did not like. D) Doesn't like. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did not like. 24. We ..... what ..... , so we ..... walking A) Didn't know-happened-was continue. B) Don't know-happened-were continue. C) Didn't know-happened-were continue. D) Didn't knew-happened-were continue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Didn't know-happened-were continue. 25. It was raining heavily while I ..... for the bus. A) Was waiting. B) Were waiting. C) Waited. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was waiting. 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