This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the best sentence to describe two actions happening at the same time in the past. A) While my mom was cooking dinner, my dad set the table. B) My mom cooked dinner when my dad was setting the table. C) While my mom was cooking dinner, my dad was setting the table. D) My mom cooked dinner, and then my dad was setting the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While my mom was cooking dinner, my dad was setting the table. 2. ..... we booked our tickets, we had searched for the hotels. A) After. B) Before. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before. 3. Mike wanted to sit down because he ..... all day at work. A) Was standing. B) Had been standing. C) Stood. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been standing. 4. The farmers ..... the field when it began to pour. A) Had ploughed. B) Were ploughing. C) Had been ploughing. D) Ploughed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were ploughing. 5. Snow ..... (fall) lightly. Suddenly a reindeer appeared. A) Fell. B) Was falling. C) Fallen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was falling. 6. Christina and Jennie ..... in the restaurant when the accident happen. A) Waiting. B) Were waiting. C) Waited. D) Was waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were waiting. 7. The little girl ( is reading, are reading ) her new storybook. A) Is reading. B) Are reading. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is reading. 8. Abam ..... having online class when his sister had offline class in Junior A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 9. Grandpa Paul ..... in the park all yesterday evening. A) Were digging. B) Was digging. C) Is digging. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was digging. 10. Anne ..... studying in London last year. A) Weren't. B) Wasn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wasn't. 11. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in }$$^{"Past Continuous Tense" .}$I ..... (clean) my room when you called. A) Were cleaned. B) Was cleaning. C) Was cleaned. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was cleaning. 12. James ..... the car. A) Was repairing. B) Were repairing. C) Is repairing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was repairing. 13. The athletes ..... very hard for the sports all last week. A) Are practising. B) Was practising. C) Were practising. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were practising. 14. I ..... some mango juice when Maggie bumped into me! A) Drink. B) Was drinking. C) Were drinking. D) Drank. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was drinking. 15. Complete the sentence with the correct negative form:I looked for my dog, but he ..... in the backyard. A) Wasn't playing. B) Didn't playing. C) Weren't playing. D) Not was playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wasn't playing. 16. Which sentence correctly uses 'work' in past continuous? A) You were working. B) You are working. C) You was working. D) You works. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You were working. 17. The kids ..... (sleep) when I ..... (enter) their bedroom. A) Weren't sleeping / was entering. B) Weren't sleeping / entered. C) Wasn't sleeping / entered. D) Didn't sleep / was entering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weren't sleeping / entered. 18. The students ..... the room last week. A) Were cleaning. B) Was cleaning. C) Is cleaning. D) Are cleaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were cleaning. 19. Was your Mom cleaning the house last night? A) No, she wasn't. B) No, she isn't. C) No, she doesn't. D) No, she hasn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, she wasn't. 20. So I ..... to cycle around a little. A) Decide. B) Decided. C) Decides. D) Was deciding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decided. 21. What ..... last weekend? A) Was he. B) Was he doing. C) Was she do. D) Were you. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was he doing. 22. My grandma tried pizza for the first time while she ..... in Italy. A) Staying. B) Is staying. C) Was staying. D) Is stayed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was staying. 23. At 5 o'clock yesterday I ..... dinner. A) Had had. B) Was having. C) Had. D) Had been having. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was having. 24. Select the correct answerMy aunt Laxmi ..... T.V. yesterday when I arrived. A) Were watched. B) Were watching. C) Was watched. D) Was watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was watching. 25. I was doing my homework ..... My cat was sleeping. A) When. B) While. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While. 26. The past continuous tense is used to denoted ..... A) Long action in the present. B) Long action in the past. C) Short action in the past. D) Short action in the present. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Long action in the past. 27. She ..... in the kitchen. A) Was cooking. B) Are cooking. C) Were cooking. D) Is cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is cooking. 28. His heart ..... when he was told of the news. A) Was stirring. B) Were stiring. C) Was stiring. D) Are stiring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was stirring. 29. ..... you ..... football at 2 PM? A) Do, playing. B) Was, playing. C) Are, playing. D) Were, playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were, playing. 30. When he ..... home police car crashed into him. A) Return. B) Were returning. C) Returning. D) Was returning. 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