This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Simple Vs Past Progressive – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Jon and Bill were washing the car when they ..... their friend Alex A) Were seeing. B) Saw. C) Has see. D) Seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saw. 2. We were walking down the street when I ..... (see) a beautiful dog. A) Saw. B) Seen. C) Was seeing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saw. 3. They danced last night A) Past simple. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past simple. 4. While we ..... to the news, the phone ..... A) Were listening, rang. B) Listened, rang. C) Were listening, the phone was ringing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were listening, rang. 5. The dog ..... last night. A) Was barking. B) Barked. C) Was bark. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barked. 6. Sandra was washing the dishes ..... a plate fell off the shelf. A) WHILE. B) WHEN. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WHEN. 7. Rose was driving very fast when the policeman ..... her A) Was stopping. B) Were stopping. C) Stoped. D) Stopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stopped. 8. Three years ago, we were living in my home town. A) Past simple. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 9. What ..... you do when you saw the accident yesterday morning? A) Are. B) Were. C) Did. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did. 10. Yesterday afternoon, I ..... for a walk in the park because the weather was really nice. A) Was going. B) Were going. C) Go. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Went. 11. We were cleaning the house all morning. A) Past simple. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 12. She (dance) at the party when he (ask) her to dance. A) She was dancing at the party when he asks her to dance. B) She danced at the party when he asked her to dance. C) She is dancing at the party when he asked her to dance. D) She was dancing at the party when he asked her to dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was dancing at the party when he asked her to dance. 13. I (watch) TV when he (arrive). A) Watched, arrived. B) Was watching, was arriving. C) Watches, arrives. D) Was watching, arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was watching, arrived. 14. Alison ..... for the keys when Tim ..... them last night. A) Looked, found. B) Was looking, was finding. C) Was looking, found. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was looking, found. 15. Ben ..... us while we ..... in the yard. A) Seed/were playing. B) Saw/was playing. C) Was seeing/were playing. D) Saw/were playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was seeing/were playing. 16. ..... I was speaking, they were thinking of something else! A) WHILE. B) WHEN. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) WHILE. 17. Susan and Sam ..... it ..... to rain a week ago. A) Played, started. B) Were playing, was starting. C) Were playing, started. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were playing, started. 18. They ..... (go) to the cinema to see The Avengers. A) Went. B) Were going. C) Goed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went. 19. The cat (sleep) peacefully when the dog (bark) loudly. A) The cat sleep peacefully when the dog bark loudly. B) The cat sleep peacefully when the dog barks loudly. C) The cat sleeps peacefully when the dog bark loudly. D) The cat sleeps peacefully when the dog barks loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The cat sleeps peacefully when the dog barks loudly. 20. She ..... all night for the exam while I ..... A) Study, sleep. B) Was studying, was sleeping. C) Studied, was sleeping. D) Studies, sleeps. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was studying, was sleeping. 21. He ..... (not finish) his homework last night. A) Was not finishing. B) Has not finished. C) Did not finish. D) Hadn't written. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did not finish. 22. ..... was your teacher last year? A) What. B) How. C) Where. D) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Who. 23. Mary ..... a movie when she heard a strange noise. A) Watched. B) Was watching. C) Were watching. D) Watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was watching. 24. Ann ..... (wait) for me when I ..... (arrive). A) Was waiting / arrived. B) Is waiting / arrives. C) Was waiting / arrive. D) Waits / arriving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was waiting / arrived. 25. He ..... his foot while he ..... football on Saturday. A) Was breaking, played. B) Broke, was playing. C) Broke, played. D) Was breaking, was playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Broke, was playing. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 1Past Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 2Past Simple Vs Past Progressive Quiz 3Past 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 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books