This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Simple Past Vs Past Progressive – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Simple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the simple past tense in the sentence:'We visited our grandparents last weekend.' A) Visiting. B) Visited our grandparents. C) Visited. D) Visit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Visited. 2. It is an action that happened in the past A) Simple Present. B) Simple Future. C) Past Perfect. D) Simple Past. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simple Past. 3. Tu no estabas escuchando a la profesora A) You wasn't listening to the teacher. B) You weren't listened to the teacher. C) You weren't listening to the teacher. D) You weren't listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You weren't listening to the teacher. 4. What auxiliary verb is used in simple past sentences? A) Am, is, are. B) Was, were. C) Do, does. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 5. Oleksandr was training very hard all year. A) Simple past. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 6. I was ..... a TikTok when a lady looked at me so strange. A) Making. B) Create. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Making. 7. They ..... a new laptop A) Bought. B) Brought. C) Buying. D) Was buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bought. 8. Peter ..... (get) up, ..... (eat) breakfast and ..... (go) to work. A) Was getting / was eating / was going. B) Got / was eating / went. C) Got / ate / was going. D) Got / ate / went. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Got / ate / went. 9. Will ..... to the teacher A) Diden't speak. B) Didn't speak. C) Didn't spoke. D) Did speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Didn't speak. 10. Earlier this week, I ..... a cooking class at the local community centre. A) Was taking. B) Took. C) Am taking. D) Have taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Took. 11. The stupid ad interrupted the amazing video ..... my friend and I were watching a video on YouTube. A) While. B) Suddenly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 12. The mixer ..... down when I was cooking dinner. A) Broke. B) Was breaking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broke. 13. My sister ..... the dishes when someone ..... the door. A) Were washing / knocking. B) Was wash / knocked. C) Was washing / knocked. D) Was washing / was knocking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was washing / knocked. 14. My friend and I were playing basketball ..... my sister was drawing a landscape. A) While. B) When. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 15. The friend wasn't paying attention, either. He ..... an ice cream cone while he ..... the street. A) Ate / crossed. B) Was eating / crossed. C) Ate / was crossing. D) Was eating / was crossing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was eating / was crossing. 16. What is the past of the verb "try" A) Tryid. B) Tried. C) Tryed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tried. 17. I ..... for my science test last night. A) Was studying. B) Study. C) Is studying. D) Studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Studied. 18. They ..... for the exam when the teacher ..... the door. A) Was studing / opens. B) Was studying / opened. C) Were studying / opened. D) Were studing / opens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were studying / opened. 19. Cual de las siguientes oraciones es gramaticalmente correcta? A) I weren't sleeping, I was working!. B) I wasn't sleepping, I was working!. C) I wasn't sleeping, I was working!. D) I wasn't sleeping, I were working!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I wasn't sleeping, I was working!. 20. Which sentence uses the simple past tense? 'I am studying for the test.' or 'I studied for the test.' A) I am studying for the test. B) I had studied for the test. C) I studied for the test. D) I will study for the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I studied for the test. 21. The girls ..... outside A) Was. B) Being. C) Were. D) Goes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 22. I ..... a bath, when my dog walked in and started barking. A) Took. B) Was taking. C) Is taking. D) Take. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was taking. 23. I ..... (switch off ) the computer because it ..... (make) a strange noise. A) Switched off. B) Was making. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Switched off. 24. We were paying too much for the "Disney+" suscrption when my friend ..... in a solution. A) Thinking. B) Thought. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thought. 25. When and while are used ..... A) To separate Simple Past and Past Progressive sentences. B) Not to link Simple Past and Past Progressive sentences. C) To link Simple Past and Past Progressive sentences. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To link Simple Past and Past Progressive sentences. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesSimple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 1Simple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 2Simple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 3Simple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 4Simple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 6Simple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 7Simple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 8Simple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books