This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Simple Past Vs Past Progressive – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Simple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which verb is in the past progressive tense? 'They were playing soccer.' A) Were playing. B) Playing soccer. C) Were play. D) Were played. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were playing. 2. We were talking ..... she had to hang up because she received an important e-mail from her boss. A) When. B) While. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 3. Martin and Eve ..... (take) photos when a strange object ..... (appear) in the sky. A) Took / appeared. B) Took / was appearing. C) Were taking / appeared. D) Were taking / was appearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were taking / appeared. 4. Choose the best question for the sentence belowI was cooking in the meantime A) Was you cooking in the meantime?. B) Are you cooking in the meantime?. C) Were you cooking in the meantime?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were you cooking in the meantime?. 5. Where is the Eiffel Tower located? A) Paris, France. B) Lyon, France. C) Madrid, France. D) Paris, Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paris, France. 6. Joseph ..... his homework A) Did not do. B) Did not did. C) Did didn't. D) Diden't do. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did not do. 7. My father ..... (read) a newspaper while his friends ..... (prepare) dinner. A) Was reading / were preparing. B) Read / prepared. C) Read / was preparing. D) Was reading / prepared. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was reading / were preparing. 8. Learn:is regular or irregular verb A) Regular. B) Irregular. C) Regular and Irregular. D) Neither option. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regular and Irregular. 9. Past Progressive is used for activities or events which ..... A) Began and finished at a specific time in the past. B) Were in progress at a particular time in the past. C) Started in the past but continue up to now. D) Are in progress close in time to another action in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were in progress at a particular time in the past. 10. What verb tense is used to describe the context of a past action? A) Simple past. B) Imperfect past. C) Perfect past. D) Future imperfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imperfect past. 11. While I ..... the exercise I ..... at my worksheet.(do/look) A) Did, was looking. B) Was doing, was looking. C) Look, did. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was doing, was looking. 12. My dad ..... (listen) to classical music when I ..... (arrive) home from school. A) Was listening. B) Arrived. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was listening. 13. Complete:When I was a child, I always ..... (play) in the park. A) Played. B) Play. C) Played. D) Will play. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Played. 14. Which of the following is past progressive? 'She was cooking dinner.' or 'She cooked dinner.' A) She is cooking dinner. B) She was cooking dinner. C) She will cook dinner. D) She has cooked dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was cooking dinner. 15. When you ..... (see) Paul, he ..... (wear) a black jacket? A) Saw. B) Was wearing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saw. 16. Katherine was eating ice cream to celebrate all day. A) Simple past. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 17. Kate ..... in the party A) Danced. B) Dancing. C) Dancet. D) Were dancing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Danced. 18. My husband were working while I ..... a lasagna A) Was cooking. B) Cooked. C) Were cooking. D) Cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was cooking. 19. We ..... the bus. A) Missing. B) Miss. C) Missed. D) Was missing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Missed. 20. I dropped my mobile phone when I ..... to school. A) Was walking. B) Walked. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was walking. 21. Ellen ..... listening when the teacher spoke to her. A) Weren't. B) Was. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 22. When we ..... (leave) school yesterday, it ..... (pour) with rain. A) Left. B) Was pouring. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left. 23. I met an old friend ..... I was walking by. A) When. B) While. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While. 24. Which language is spoken in Canada? A) Canadian. B) English. C) Mexican. D) Italian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) English. 25. Rayshelle and Ryan ..... when their father called them A) Were doing. B) Was doing. C) Did. D) Doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were doing. ← 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 5Simple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 6Simple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 7Simple Past Vs Past Progressive Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books