This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Simple Vs Past Progressive – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I ..... when my telephone ..... A) Was ironing | was ringing. B) Was ironing | rang. C) Ironed | was ringing. D) Ironed | rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was ironing | rang. 2. Fred ..... his leg when he ..... soccer A) Break / play. B) Broken / played. C) Broke / was playing. D) Were playing / broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Broke / was playing. 3. We (walk) in the park when we (see) a shooting star. A) Walked, see. B) Were walking, saw. C) Walking, seeing. D) Was walking, seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were walking, saw. 4. Complete the following blank spaces with the correct alternatives:When they ..... we ..... for the bus. A) Come / waited. B) Came / was waited. C) Were coming / waited. D) Came / were waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Came / were waiting. 5. When the fire alarm ..... off, the cat ..... out of the window. A) Was getting | was jumping. B) Was getting | jumped. C) Got | was jumping. D) Got | jumped. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Got | jumped. 6. My brother ..... so unfriendly. A) Didn't use to be. B) Didn't used to be. C) Didn't use to was. D) Didn't use be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didn't use to be. 7. I ..... (do) my homework yesterday. A) Did. B) Done. C) Doed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did. 8. The students were disturbing while Georgie was talking A) Past Simpel. B) Past Progressive. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Progressive. 9. We ..... in this restaurant two days ago. A) Ate. B) Eaten. C) Eating. D) Eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ate. 10. A:What ..... when he fell in the lake? B:I ..... on the phone. A) Did you do / talked. B) Did you do/ was talking. C) Were you doing/ talked. D) Were you doing / was talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were you doing / was talking. 11. I was watching a series ..... I was doing homework. A) When. B) While. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While. 12. He ..... (meet) a new girl in the moorning. A) Met. B) Meet. C) Meeted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Met. 13. They (play) football when it (start) raining. A) They were playing / started. B) They play / started. C) They are playing / started. D) They played / started. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were playing / started. 14. While he ..... an e-mail, the phone rang. A) Wrote. B) Was writing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was writing. 15. I (have) ..... dinner when I suddenly (hear) ..... a loud bang. A) Had | was hearing. B) Was having | heard. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was having | heard. 16. Susan ..... history when I ..... home. A) Studied-came. B) Was studying-came. C) Studied-was coming. D) Was studying-was coming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was studying-came. 17. The car (make) ..... strange noises all the way home. A) Made. B) Was making. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was making. 18. Nathalie ..... in the hospital when I met her A) Worked. B) Was working. C) Works. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was working. 19. Where are my friend ..... I most need them? A) WHILE. B) WHEN. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WHEN. 20. Gil ..... when she ..... her leg. A) Was skiing, broke. B) Skied, broke. C) Skied, was breaking. D) Was skiing, was breaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was skiing, broke. 21. I didn't ..... a laptop. I ..... a tablet. A) Buy / bought. B) To buy / buyed. C) Bought / bought. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buy / bought. 22. What ..... doing at seven last night? A) Did you. B) Were you. C) You were. D) Do you. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were you. 23. Complete: ..... are you today? A) HOW. B) WHAT. C) WHO. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) HOW. 24. At this time last year, I ..... (attend) an English course. A) Attends. B) Attending. C) Attend. D) Was attending. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was attending. 25. He ..... (sleep) when the alarm went off. A) Sleeps. B) Was sleeping. C) Was sleep. D) Is sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was sleeping. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 1Past Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 2Past Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 4Past Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 5Past Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 6Past Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 7Past Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 8Past Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books