This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Simple Past Tense And Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Simple Past Tense And Past Continuous Tense Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My little brother ..... a new motorcycle yesterday A) Had. B) Has. C) Have. D) Having. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had. 2. He ..... a paper boat yesterday. A) Make. B) Made. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Made. 3. The difference between Past Simple and Past Continuous is ..... A) Past Simple = past completed action, Past Continuous = past ongoing action. B) Past Simple = past decision, Past Continuous = past plan. C) Both show ongoing actions. D) Both are used for past and future tenses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Simple = past completed action, Past Continuous = past ongoing action. 4. Juliana and Andrew ..... (not eat) the cakes yesterday. A) Were not eating. B) Had not eaten. C) Did not eat. D) Had not been eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did not eat. 5. Choose the sentence which is closer in meaning to the original.The boys were playing football while it was raining. A) The boys were playing football until it started to rain. B) The boys played football in the rain. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The boys played football in the rain. 6. Which sentence shows the Past Continuous Tense? A) I studied English last night. B) I was studying English when you called. C) I study English every night. D) I have studied English for years. E) I will study English tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was studying English when you called. 7. Yesterday at 6 a.m, the children ..... in the bed. A) Are stay. B) Staying. C) Were staying. D) Stayed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were staying. 8. The nurse ..... the patient all by herself. A) Treat. B) Treating. C) Was treated. D) Was treating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was treating. 9. The new security guard ..... (smile and greet) the boss yesterday morning. A) Was smiling and was greeting. B) Has been smiling; has been greeting. C) Smiled; greeted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smiled; greeted. 10. The negative form of Simple Past Tense is ..... A) S + don't + V1. B) S + didn't + V-infinitive. C) S + doesn't + V-infinitive. D) S + haven't + V3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) S + didn't + V-infinitive. 11. Choose the correct answer.My elder sister ..... from school in 2020. A) Was graduating. B) Graduated. C) Graduates. D) Graduate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Graduated. 12. The roses are ..... than the jasmines A) Beautifuler. B) The beautifulest. C) More beautiful. D) The most beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More beautiful. 13. Which of the following sentences is in Past Continuous Tense? A) She studied math last night. B) They had studied math before. C) She was studying math at 8 p.m. yesterday. D) She studies math every night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She was studying math at 8 p.m. yesterday. 14. My father ..... home at 9 o'clock last night. A) Was drive. B) Is driving. C) Was driving. D) Drove. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was driving. 15. The pattern for positive Simple Past Tense is ..... A) S + has/have + V3. B) S + am/is/are + V-ing. C) S + V2 + O/C. D) S + will + V1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) S + V2 + O/C. 16. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSEChoose the correct answer to fill in the blank ..... he working until 2 a.m. yesterday? A) Is. B) Was. C) Will. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 17. My friend ..... ill yesterday. A) Is. B) Am. C) Was. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 18. My brother and me didn't ..... the kitchen. we ..... television. A) Clean-watch. B) Cleaned-watch. C) Cleaned-watched. D) Clean-watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clean-watched. 19. The dog ..... growling because it ..... hungry. A) Were, were. B) Is, was. C) Was, was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was, was. 20. Sandra ..... at the bus station. A) Was. B) Wasn't. C) Were. D) Weren't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wasn't. 21. SIMPLE PAST TENSEChoose the sentence with correct simple past tense form. A) We watched a movie last weekend. B) We are watching a movie last weekend. C) We will be watching a movie last weekend. D) We were watching a movie last weekend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We watched a movie last weekend. 22. The mechanics ..... (work) so hard the entire night to make the tank moves today as the battle continues on. A) Was working. B) Were working. C) Worked. D) Works. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were working. 23. They ..... (clean) the guest rooms twice before the president ..... (visit) the new hotel yesterday night A) Cleaned; had visited. B) Had cleaned; visited. C) Had been cleaning; visited. D) Cleaned; visited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had cleaned; visited. 24. While my sister ..... a novel, she heard a strange noise. A) Reading. B) Read. C) Is reading. D) Was reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was reading. 25. The question form of Simple Past Tense is ..... A) Did + S + V-infinitive + O/C?. B) Does + S + V1 + O/C?. C) Do + S + V1 + O/C?. D) Was + S + V1 + O/C?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did + S + V-infinitive + O/C?. 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