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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I was watching through the window ..... A) When a car crashed. B) While a car crashed. C) While a car was crashing. D) When a car was crashing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When a car crashed. 2. Complete the sentence:My phone rang ..... I was trying to finish my science project. A) When. B) During. C) While. D) Then. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While. 3. We ..... at the breakfast table when the doorbell ..... A) Sitting / rang. B) Sat/was ringing. C) Were sitting / rang. D) Was sitting/were ringing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were sitting / rang. 4. Complete the sentence with the verbs in the Past Continuous Tense form.Yesterday my sister and I went to thepark. While I ..... a book on a bench, she ..... with her friends. A) Was reading; was playing. B) Reading; playing. C) Is reading; was playing. D) Were reading; was playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was reading; was playing. 5. They ..... writing the lesson A) Were. B) Is. C) Was. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 6. Was she writing a letter at 8 pm last Monday?No, ..... A) She doesn't. B) She wasn't. C) She didn't. D) She isn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She wasn't. 7. I tried to tell her the truth, but she wasn't ..... A) To listen. B) Listening. C) Listens. D) Listened. E) Listen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Listening. 8. The children ..... hide and seek now. A) Are playing. B) Am playing. C) Playing. D) Is playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are playing. 9. They ..... (watch) TV when she called . A) Was watching. B) Are watching. C) Were watching. D) Were watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were watching. 10. The past perfect continuous tense emphasizes ..... A) That one event was interrupted by another event in the past. B) The duration of one event in the past, before another event interrupted it. C) That an event has finished. D) Habitual activities in the present. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The duration of one event in the past, before another event interrupted it. 11. When the police ..... (arrive), the thief ..... (run) away. A) Were arriving, ran. B) Was arriving, ran. C) Arrived, was runing. D) Arrived, was running. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arrived, was running. 12. She ..... English at this time yesterday. A) Is studying. B) Were studying. C) Was studying. D) Studies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was studying. 13. I ..... when my father heard the announcement about me on the radio A) Were sleeping. B) Was sleeping. C) Am sleeping. D) Have been sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was sleeping. 14. The wind ..... fiercely. A) Is blowing. B) Was blowing. C) Were blowing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was blowing. 15. Henry and his brothers ( are doing, were doing ) their homework in the studyroom. A) Are doing. B) Were doing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are doing. 16. Me ..... Rizki ..... Going to the campus last day A) With, were. B) And, where. C) And, were. D) And was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And, were. 17. She ..... swimming when I saw her. A) Were. B) Was. C) Did. D) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 18. Pilihlah bentuk V$_{2 }$yang sesuai untuk kata berikut ini.spot A) Spoted. B) Spot. C) Spotted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spotted. 19. ..... I saw her, she was wearing a really nice purple dress. A) While. B) When. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 20. Last night at 1 a.m. I ..... still ..... at the party. A) Was, running. B) Was, dancing. C) Was, wearing. D) Was, praying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was, dancing. 21. What ..... Andy and Helen ..... when you broke the glass? A) Were / doing. B) Was / doing. C) Did / did. D) Are / doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were / doing. 22. I ..... him yesterday in front of the cinema. A) Saw. B) Had seen. C) Have seen. D) See. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saw. 23. They ..... (not jump) on the rocks but, they ..... (climb) the rocks. A) Were not jumping/were climbing. B) Was not jumping/was climbing. C) Were not jumping/was climbing. D) Was not jumping/were climbing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were not jumping/were climbing. 24. When you called yesterday at 8:00, I ..... the floor. A) Mopped. B) Were mopping. C) Was mopping. D) Mop. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was mopping. 25. Complete the sentence:They ..... a model aeroplane this morning. A) Were making. B) Are making. C) Make. D) Made. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were making. 26. As my mother ..... the onion, she accidentally cut her finger. A) Were slicing. B) Was slicing. C) Sliced. D) Slices. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was slicing. 27. Which sentence has a grammatical error in its past continuous structure? A) I was getting ready for school. B) She was trying to finish her project. C) They weren't paying attention. D) Was you listening to the teacher?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was you listening to the teacher?. 28. My father and I ..... dinner at eight o'clock last night. A) Was having. B) Had. C) Were having. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were having. 29. This time last week we ..... on the beach. Now look at the weather! A) Sat. B) Was sitting. C) Were sitting. D) Sitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were sitting. 30. She was reading a book when I ..... (get) home. A) Was getting. B) Getting. C) Were getting. D) Got. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Got. 31. Your friend asks, 'Were you using my tablet earlier?' Which is the grammatically correct negative short answer? A) No, I didn't. B) No, I not was. C) No, I wasn't. D) No, I weren't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No, I wasn't. 32. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE:}$He ..... (wander) in the forest when he lost his way. A) Was wandering. B) Was wandered. C) Were wandering. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was wandering. 33. Yesterday, my uncle ..... (tell) us a story while he ..... (drive) us to school. A) Was telling, drove. B) Told, was driving. C) Was telling, was driving. D) Told, drove. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was telling, was driving. 34. Read the sentence:'Last night, I watched a movie.' Why is 'watched' used here instead of 'was watching'? A) The sentence describes a single, completed action, not one in progress. B) 'Watched' is an irregular verb. C) The sentence is negative. D) The action was a habit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sentence describes a single, completed action, not one in progress. 35. Complete the sentence:We ..... soccer in the park when the ball flew over the fence. A) Was playing. B) Played. C) Were playing. D) Play. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were playing. 36. The boys ( are cleaning, were cleaning ) the classroom windows when one of them fell off the chair. A) Are cleaning. B) Were cleaning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were cleaning. 37. Sammy was ..... pizza when his friends came A) Eat. B) Ate. C) Eats. D) Eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eating. 38. Jeremy and Billy ..... arguing about about something when I walked into the room. Kata yang tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat tersebut adalah A) Is. B) Were. C) Was. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 39. My brother ( learn) ..... English when I came home. A) Are learning. B) Learn. C) Learns. D) Was learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was learning. 40. Asyifa and her brother ..... going to Junior 2 days ago. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 41. Alex did not ..... last weekend A) Working. B) Work. C) Works. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Work. 42. Fina was ..... to me when her mother called A) Talked. B) Talking. C) Talk. D) Talks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Talking. 43. I ..... downstairs when I heard the doorbell." A) Was going. B) Go. C) Went. D) Were going. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going. 44. The monkeys ..... picking the juicy rambutans when the villagers reached the orchard. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 45. Which of the following sentences is in the past continuous tense? A) She was reading a book when I called her. B) She reads a book every night. C) She will read a book tomorrow. D) She has read a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was reading a book when I called her. 46. ..... you still working at 7 p.m. last night? A) Was. B) Were. C) Are. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 47. While I ..... to school I ..... my friend. A) Were walking, saw. B) Was walking, see. C) Were walking, see. D) Was walking, saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was walking, saw. 48. Which sentence shows the correct basic structure of the past continuous tense? A) They were watch the game. B) She was watch the game. C) They was watching the game. D) She was watching the game. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was watching the game. 49. Pilihlah bentuk V$_{2 }$yang sesuai untuk kata berikut ini.check A) Checkd. B) Checked. C) Check. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Checked. 50. Everyone ..... when the earthquake ..... the small town A) Slept; was hitting. B) Was sleeping; was hitting. C) Was sleeping; hit. D) Slept; hit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was sleeping; hit. 51. True or False:The sentence 'While we were runing to catch the bus, my hat fell off' is grammatically correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 52. Choose the best words to complete the sentence:As I ..... down the hall, I ..... the principal. A) Was walking, was seeing. B) Walked, saw. C) Walked, was seeing. D) Was walking, saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was walking, saw. 53. Mother is ..... a letter. (type) A) Typeing. B) Types. C) Type. D) Typing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Typing. 54. I ..... reading a book yesterday morning. Complete with the correct 'be' of the Past Continous. A) Am. B) Was. C) Is. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 55. Ryan and I ..... his foot. A) Were playing tennis when Ryan broke. B) Played tennis when Ryan broke. C) Played tennis when Ryan was broking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were playing tennis when Ryan broke. 56. She ..... to her husband while the children were crying. A) Speaking. B) Were speaking. C) Was speaking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was speaking. 57. How do you use time expressions with Past Continuous? A) Common time expressions include 'yesterday, ' 'at that time, ' and 'when.'. B) Time expressions are not used with Past Continuous. C) You can only use 'now' with Past Continuous. D) Past Continuous does not require any time expressions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Common time expressions include 'yesterday, ' 'at that time, ' and 'when.'. 58. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE:}$We ..... (shovel) snow when our neighbor offered to help. A) Were shoveled. B) Was shoveling. C) Were shoveling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were shoveling. 59. The dog ..... when I slept. A) Barked. B) Is barking. C) Were barking. D) Was barking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was barking. 60. The children ..... playing football when their teacher came A) Is. B) Are. C) Was. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. ← 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