This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The dog ..... (not/ eat) yesterday morning. A) Weren't eating. B) Wasn't eating. C) Werent eating. D) Wasnt eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wasn't eating. 2. ..... he ..... breakfast with his kids at 7 this morning? A) Was eating. B) Are eating. C) Is eating. D) Did eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was eating. 3. When my father ..... in the garde, an old friend ..... by to see him A) Was working/ was passing. B) Was working/ passed. C) Working/ passing. D) Worked/ was passing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was working/ passed. 4. The boys ..... (play) football in the rain. A) Were playing. B) Is playing. C) Was playing. D) Playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were playing. 5. He ..... ( drink) coffee when I arrived A) Was drank coffee. B) Were drinking. C) Is drinking coffee. D) Was drinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was drinking. 6. They ..... very fast when the car hit the tree. A) Was driving. B) Were driving. C) Drove. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were driving. 7. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE:}$The children ..... (gather) flowers when the rain started. A) Were gathered. B) Were gathering. C) Was gathered. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were gathering. 8. A: ..... she sleeping when you came? B:No, she ..... A) Was / wasn't. B) Were / weren't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was / wasn't. 9. While Mr. Robert ..... (meet) with the clients, Mr. Rudi ..... (eat) in the corner A) Were meeting, was eating. B) Met, was eating. C) Was meeting, ate. D) Meets, eats. E) Will meet, eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was meeting, ate. 10. Soekarno ..... born on June 6, 1901 in Surabaya. A) Has. B) Will. C) Was. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 11. They ..... to Japan at this time last year. A) Didn't go. B) Don't go. C) Wasn't going. D) Weren't going. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weren't going. 12. True or False:The sentence 'They was playing basketball' is grammatically correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. It's Friday today and at the moment he ..... TV. A) Was watching. B) Watches. C) Watch. D) Is watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is watching. 14. Complete the sentence to show two actions happening at the same time:While I ..... my homework, my brother was playing video games. A) Was doing. B) Were doing. C) Did. D) Am doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was doing. 15. The ball ..... when the boy kicked it. A) Rolling. B) Is rolling. C) Was rolling. D) Rolls. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was rolling. 16. I was running ..... I saw a cat. A) When. B) While. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 17. The water ..... when I had the bath. A) Were running. B) Was running. C) Was runing. D) Are running. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was running. 18. What did you watch on TV while you ..... dinner yesterday? A) Was having. B) Were haveing. C) Was haveing. D) Were having. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were having. 19. As Rani ..... to school, she saw a kitten in a drain. A) Were walking. B) Walked. C) Walks. D) Was walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was walking. 20. At 9 am this morning, we ..... Chemistry in the lab. A) Study. B) Is studying. C) Studied. D) Were studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were studying. 21. For Question no 1-3.Write "when" or "while"Two boys were playing soccer ..... the teacher came to into the classroom. A) While. B) When. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 22. Yesterday afternoon, we ..... tennis. A) Was play. B) Weren't playing. C) Wasn't playing. D) Playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weren't playing. 23. Which is incorrect about-ing form? A) Play-playing. B) Sit-siting. C) Swim-swimming. D) Die-dying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sit-siting. 24. Fendi and his friends ..... to the teacher a minute ago. A) Were talking. B) Are talking. C) Was talking. D) Is talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were talking. 25. They ..... TV when Ms You came. A) Was watching. B) Watched. C) Were watched. D) Were watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were watching. 26. I could not sleep as the noise ..... on all night. A) Had been going. B) Was going. C) Is going. D) Had gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going. 27. My sister ..... TV. A) Was listening. B) Was speaking. C) Was reading. D) Was watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was watching. 28. The children ..... (play) in the playground at this time yesterday A) Played. B) Was playing. C) Were playing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were playing. 29. Imagine your teacher asks:'Were you paying attention during the lesson?' Which is the grammatically correct and complete short answer if you were? A) Yes, I were. B) Yes, I was paying. C) Yes, I did. D) Yes, I was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yes, I was. 30. Many people ..... when I ..... to the party. A) Were dancing; was arriving. B) Danced; arrived. C) Were dancing; arrived. D) Danced; was arriving. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were dancing; arrived. 31. Yesterday ..... a nice day. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 32. The bird flew in as he ..... the windows. A) Was closing. B) Had been closing. C) Closed. D) Had closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was closing. 33. How do you say 'Uncle (repair) his radio' in past continuous? A) Uncle is repairing his radio. B) Uncle was repairing his radio. C) Uncle repaired his radio. D) Uncle repairs his radio. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uncle was repairing his radio. 34. A writer wants to set a spooky scene for a story. Which sentence best uses the past continuous tense to create that feeling? A) A strange sound came from the attic. B) The old floorboards creaked loudly. C) An owl hooted outside the window. D) The wind was howling and the rain was beating against the glass. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The wind was howling and the rain was beating against the glass. 35. Complete the question based on the answer:' ..... you ..... when you realized you forgot your keys?' 'I was driving to school.' A) When / was going. B) Where / did go. C) What / did do. D) Where / were going. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Where / were going. 36. Complete the sentence:My brother was ..... for the test when I got home. A) Studying. B) Studing. C) Studyed. D) Studyying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Studying. 37. What (you/do) when I (call) you last night? A) Did you do / calling. B) Were you doing / called. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were you doing / called. 38. He ..... book when I called A) Am reading. B) Reads. C) Were reading. D) Was reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was reading. 39. Pilihlah bentuk V$_{2 }$yang sesuai untuk kata berikut ini.fly A) Flied. B) Flew. C) Flown. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flew. 40. While I was swimming in the river, I ..... (see) some frogs. A) Was seeing. B) Seen. C) Seed. D) Saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saw. 41. Abby and her sisters ..... listening to the radio at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 42. Which sentence best explains the main job of the past continuous tense? A) To talk about future plans that were made in the past. B) To state a general fact that is no longer true. C) To talk about finished events in the past, like 'I ate breakfast.'. D) To describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past. 43. While driving to work he realized that he ..... to take his USB drive with him. A) Forgot. B) Has forgotten. C) Had forgotten. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had forgotten. 44. Steve ..... (have) an accident yesterday. A) Was having. B) Have. C) Had. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had. 45. My friend ..... (not/call) me yesterday A) Was not calling. B) Were not calling. C) Didn't calling. D) Isn't calling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was not calling. 46. True or False:The sentence 'They were still watching the movie when the power went out' is grammatically correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 47. They ..... watching a film yesterday afternoon A) Don't. B) Weren't. C) Isn't. D) Wasn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weren't. 48. The kids ..... (not do) homework when their mom ..... (come) home. A) Were doing, came. B) Were not doing, came. C) Was not doing, came. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were not doing, came. 49. A: ..... you talking on the phone a few minutes ago?B:No, I ..... A) Were / wasn't. B) Was / wasn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were / wasn't. 50. We ..... at the club at 10 o'clock last night. A) Was dancing. B) Is dancing. C) Were dancing. D) Are dancing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were dancing. 51. Pilihlah bentuk V$_{2 }$yang sesuai untuk kata berikut ini.teach A) Teached. B) Teaching. C) Taught. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taught. 52. Lia didn't go out yesterday because it ..... all day. A) Is raining. B) Was raining. C) Were raining. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was raining. 53. As we ..... (walk)to school, we ..... (see) a big elephant. A) Were walking, were seeing. B) Walked, saw. C) Walked, were seeing. D) Were walking, saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were walking, saw. 54. Mr. Adam was ..... dinner at 6 o'clock yesterday evening. A) Had. B) Have. C) Having. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having. 55. I can ..... with my fingers A) Speak. B) Walk. C) Snap. D) Write. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Snap. 56. The sun ..... (shine) when I ..... (get) up this morning. A) Shine, got. B) Was shineing, got. C) Was shining, got. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was shining, got. 57. I was listening to the radio when I ..... someone knew. A) Heard. B) Was hearing. C) Were hearing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heard. 58. I just heard about the accident ..... been working all night? A) Had the driver. B) Had the driving. C) Have the driver. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had the driver. 59. 2] ..... James inventing a toy yesterday morning? A) Had. B) Were. C) Did. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 60. After a while, the sun ..... out again A) Was coming. B) Coming. C) Came. D) Comes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Came. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Continuous Tense Quiz 1Past Continuous Tense Quiz 2Past Continuous Tense Quiz 3Past Continuous Tense Quiz 4Past Continuous Tense Quiz 5Past Continuous Tense Quiz 6Past Continuous Tense Quiz 7Past Continuous Tense Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books