This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It is twenty to six A) 6.20. B) 6.30. C) 20.06. D) 6.40. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6.40. 2. A: ..... you listening to the teacher?B:Yes, I ..... A) Was / were. B) Were / was. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were / was. 3. When I ..... the washing-up, I ..... the plate A) Did/ broke. B) Am doing/ break. C) Was doing/ broke. D) Was doing/ break. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was doing/ broke. 4. Tutik tidak sedang mendengarkan musik kemarin. (-) A) Tutik was listening to music yesterday. B) Tutik is listening to music yesterday. C) Was Tutik listening to music yesterday?. D) Tutik wasn't listening to music yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tutik wasn't listening to music yesterday. 5. Janet ..... for the play. A) Were rehearsing. B) Is rehearsing. C) Was rehearsing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was rehearsing. 6. Lisa ..... some clothes when we saw her. A) Is shopping. B) Shopped. C) Was shopping. D) Were shopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was shopping. 7. At 6 p.m, I ..... my homework. A) Doing. B) Were do. C) Were doing. D) Was doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was doing. 8. Choose the sentence that correctly shows a longer action being interrupted by a shorter one. A) I walked home when I saw my friend. B) I walked home when I was seeing my friend. C) I was walking home when I was seeing my friend. D) I was walking home when I saw my friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was walking home when I saw my friend. 9. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in }$$^{"Past Continuous Tense" .}$They ..... (build) a sandcastle on the beach. A) Were building. B) Builded. C) Was building. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were building. 10. My parents ..... care of my cousin since 2008 A) Were taking. B) Were taked. C) Was taking. D) Was takes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were taking. 11. I ..... (send) him an email with the file when you ..... (receive) the confirmation. A) Sent, received. B) Was sending, was receiving. C) Was sending, received. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was sending, received. 12. The boys ..... their lesson. A) Was learning. B) Were learning. C) Are learning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were learning. 13. Complete the sentence:At 7 p.m. last night, my parents and I ..... dinner. A) Was eating. B) Were eating. C) Eat. D) Is eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were eating. 14. When BUnda Gita ..... a newspaper, he found an interesting story on it A) Reading. B) Was reading. C) Is reading. D) Read. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was reading. 15. He ..... his homework when it ..... to rain. A) Did/ was starting. B) Was doing/ started. C) Do/start. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was doing/ started. 16. True or False:The following sentence has a grammatical error. 'While my mom was driving, my sister and I was looking out the window.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. The pupils ..... (have) their test in the hall at 8 o'clock this morning. A) Are having. B) Were having. C) Was having. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were having. 18. Complete the sentence with the verb in the Past Continuous Tense form.A:What was that noise last night?B:I think someone ..... on our neighbour's door. A) Knocks. B) Is knocking. C) Was knocking. D) Knocked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was knocking. 19. Mom was cooking when I ..... A) Arrived. B) Was arriving. C) Arrive. D) Were arriving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrived. 20. The maid ..... the past newspapers when I reached home. A) Sold. B) Was selling. C) Is selling. D) Has sold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was selling. 21. My baby brother ..... loudly so I couldn't do my homework. A) Was cried. B) Cried. C) Was crying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was crying. 22. The kangaroo jumped high in rage ..... the man was sitting down on the grass. A) What. B) When. C) While. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While. 23. Choose the correct answer.While my uncle ..... his van, it ..... to rain. A) Washing, began. B) Was washing, began. C) Washed, begins. D) Was washing, was beginning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was washing, began. 24. I ..... for my English test when my mother came home from work. A) Were studying. B) Was studying. C) Study. D) Has studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was studying. 25. I ..... dinner when the visitors arrived. A) Am cooking. B) Was cooking. C) Were cooking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was cooking. 26. While I ..... (wash) my car, my sister was shouting at the top of her voice. A) Washing. B) Is washing. C) Was washing. D) Was wash. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was washing. 27. I ..... to the party yesterday. A) Go. B) Gone. C) Went. D) Goes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Went. 28. At 11 o'clock last night, they ..... chasing a robber. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 29. They ..... the fire alarm in your office last week A) Hearing. B) Were hearing. C) Were. D) Was hearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were hearing. 30. True or False:The question 'What they were discussing so loudly?' is grammatically correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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