This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Simple Past Vs Past Progressive – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Simple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the correct form:'She ..... (run) when she suddenly fell' A) I ran. B) We will run. C) I will run. D) She was running. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was running. 2. When you arrived at the party, who ..... there? A) Was. B) Were. C) Be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 3. Reporter:What was the cause of the accident, officer?Officer:Well, it looks like there were many causes. First of all, when the accident ..... , the driver ..... much too fast. A) Occurred/was driving. B) Occured/was driving. C) Was occurred/drove. D) Was occurring/was driving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Occurred/was driving. 4. I was having lunch when James ..... A) Arrives. B) Arrive. C) Arriven. D) Arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arrived. 5. The computer ..... fine this morning when I left for work. A) Is working. B) Was working. C) Are working. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was working. 6. While she ..... , she ..... to someone on her car phone. A) Was driving / spoke. B) Was driving / was spoke. C) Drove / was speaking. D) Was driving / was speaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was driving / was speaking. 7. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: "He ..... for Mr.Marley to come home when he heard a car" A) Wait. B) Was waiting. C) Waited. D) Waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was waiting. 8. True or FalseIt's the same say:'' past progressive or Past Con tinuous A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Simple Past of sing, begin, drink A) Sang, bega, drank. B) Singing, beging, drinking. C) Singed, begined, drinked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sang, bega, drank. 10. We were playing tennis when John ..... his ankle. A) Hurts. B) Was hurting. C) Hurt. D) Hurted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hurt. 11. Valeria and Flavia ..... (walk) along the beach when they ..... (see) the accident. A) Walked-saw. B) Was walking-seew. C) Were walking-saw. D) Walked-seed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were walking-saw. 12. El Was y Were se utilizan en: A) Pasado continuo. B) Pasado simple. C) Presente simple. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pasado continuo. 13. He ..... a shower when the telephone rang. A) Were taking. B) Was taking. C) Took. D) Taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was taking. 14. Organize:my/when/was/father/I/arrived/painting A) I was arrived when my father painting. B) My father painting when I was arrived. C) When my father arrived was painting I. D) When I was painting my father arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When I was painting my father arrived. 15. Susan was practicing piano ..... it was raining outside A) When. B) While. C) Then. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While. 16. I (try) ..... to log on when the Wi-Fi ..... (stop) working. A) Was trying. B) Stopped. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was trying. 17. While we ..... in the park, there was an explosion. A) Were playing. B) Played. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were playing. 18. My girlfriend and I ..... a picnic when I started to rain A) Was having. B) Had. C) Were having. D) Having. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were having. 19. I saw the thief while he ..... into my neighbor's home. A) Got. B) Was getting. C) Gets. D) Gotten. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was getting. 20. When Jane ..... (wash) her hair, her neighbour ..... (come) in. A) Was washing / was coming. B) Washed / was coming. C) Was washing / came. D) Washed / came. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was washing / came. 21. It ..... when we left the house this morning. A) Wasn't raining. B) Didn't rain. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wasn't raining. 22. I was looking for my purse when I ..... my credit card. A) Drop. B) Drops. C) Dropped. D) Droop. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dropped. 23. I was so happy singing my favorite song ..... I didn't realize that my brother was recording a live video on Facebook. A) When. B) While. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 24. What are the 3 phonetic symbols that you use in the Simple Past A) /t/-/ed/-/yd/. B) /t/-/k/-/d/. C) /t/-/d/-/id/. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) /t/-/d/-/id/. 25. Sorry! I ..... answer, I ..... taking a shower when you called. A) Not answered, was. B) Didn't answered, was. C) Didn't answer, am. D) Didn't answer, was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Didn't answer, was. 26. The last time I ..... (see) him, he ..... (study) to be a doctor. A) Saw / was studying. B) Seen / was studying. C) Saw / studied. D) Was seeing / was studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saw / was studying. 27. We ..... (play) video games when my mum, ..... (say) 'Turn the volume down!' A) Were playing. B) Said. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were playing. 28. Cual es la estructura para oraciones afirmativas en pasado progresivo? A) Sujeto + verbo auxiliar (to be) + verbo en gerundio (ing) + complemento. B) Sujeto + verbo en gerundio (ing) + complemento. C) Verbo en gerundio (ing) + sujeto + verbo en gerundio (ing) +complemento. D) Sujeto + verbo auxiliar (to be) + complemento. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sujeto + verbo auxiliar (to be) + verbo en gerundio (ing) + complemento. 29. While the kids were playing football, Derek ..... the ball and then he broke the window.We have to run! A) Kicked. B) Kicking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kicked. 30. When he ..... the car, he ..... to push his friend out of the way, but it was too late. A) Noticed / tried. B) Noticed / was trying. C) Was noticed / was trying. D) Was noticing / tried. 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