This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Simple Vs Past Progressive – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We ..... (have) a great time at the concert. A) Will have a great time. B) Had a great time. C) Are having. D) Have a great time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had a great time. 2. My computer ..... yesterday. A) Broke down. B) Was breaking down. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broke down. 3. You ..... to Brazil while she ..... at the office. A) Was flying-were working. B) Were flying-was working. C) Traveled-was working. D) Were traveling-worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were flying-was working. 4. Who ..... behind the door when you opened it? A) Was standing. B) Stood. C) Were standing. D) Stand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was standing. 5. It ..... a rainy day of november A) Went. B) Gone. C) Go. D) Goes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went. 6. What were you doing at eight o'clock last night? A) I washed the dishes. B) I was washing the dishes. C) I'm washing the dishes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was washing the dishes. 7. It was a sunny afternoon and people ..... in the park. Then suddenly it ..... to rain. A) Were sitting / started. B) Sitting / started. C) Sat / was started. D) Sat / started. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were sitting / started. 8. She ..... a great skier when she was young. A) Is. B) Was. C) Were. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 9. I ..... when I received your message. A) Was driving. B) Were driving. C) Were drove. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was driving. 10. When I (get) ..... up yesterday, the sun (shine) ..... A) Got | was Shining. B) Was getting | shone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Got | was Shining. 11. They ..... (Work) on the software 10 minutes ago. A) Were working. B) Worked. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were working. 12. You weren't studying A) Past simple. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 13. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.Luke was cutting the vegetables ..... A) When I entered the kitchen. B) When I was seven years old. C) I was washing the car. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When I entered the kitchen. 14. The students were playing poker ..... the teacher came in. A) While. B) When. C) As. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 15. He ..... me all day and I finally ..... him. A) Was texting / phoned. B) Texted / was phoning. C) Was texting / was phoning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was texting / phoned. 16. Sam played basketball when he was at university. A) Past simple. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past simple. 17. What ..... you ..... at 2 o'clock this morning?I was asleep. A) Were doing. B) Did do. C) Did doing. D) Were do. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were doing. 18. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.When the train arrived ..... A) When the teacher called me. B) I was drinking tea. C) I buy the tickets. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was drinking tea. 19. Correct or incorrect? He was plant trees in the garden at 4 pm yesterday. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 20. Last summer, we ..... to Italy and explored some beautiful cities like Florence and Rome. A) Travelled. B) Were travelling. C) Was travelling. D) Travel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Travelled. 21. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.She was washing the dishes ..... A) When the doctor calls. B) When her mom was cooking dinner. C) When I got home. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When I got home. 22. He was having dinner ..... the phone rang. A) When. B) After. C) Before. D) While. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 23. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.When the phone rang ..... A) I was sleeping. B) I was cooking dinner. C) I went for a walk. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was sleeping. 24. They ..... (read) a book when they heard an explosion. A) Were reading. B) Was reading. C) Read. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were reading. 25. He was sitting in the garden when a wasp ..... him. A) Stung. B) Sting. C) Was stinging. D) Were stinging. 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