This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 16 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We ..... cooking at 7 p.m yesterday. A) Were. B) Was. C) Will. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 2. While Tom (read), Amely (watch) a documentary on TV. A) Was reading / was watching. B) Read / watched. C) Was reading / were watching. D) Read / was watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was reading / was watching. 3. I ..... when you called me. A) Is shopping. B) Am shopping. C) Was shopping. D) Shop. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was shopping. 4. $^{We ..... (meet) some interesting people while we ..... (stay) in Paris.}$ A) Met, were staying. B) Meet, were staying. C) Was meeting, stayed. D) Were meeting, stayed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Met, were staying. 5. When the phone ..... I ..... TV. A) Ring, am. B) Rang. was watching. C) Ring, watch. D) Rang, were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rang. was watching. 6. Kakak saya sedang membaca novel kemarin malamBuatlah kedalam bentuk past continuous! A) My sister were reading a novel last night. B) My sister was reading a novel last night. C) My sister are reading a novel last night. D) My sister is reading a novel last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My sister was reading a novel last night. 7. Complete the sentence:While my dad ..... dinner, my sister was setting the table. A) Is cooking. B) Were cooking. C) Was cooking. D) Cooked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was cooking. 8. True or False:The sentence 'My friend and I was walking to school' uses the correct verb form. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Which sentence best combines these two ideas? Idea 1:We were playing outside. Idea 2:Our mom called us for dinner. A) We played outside and our mom was calling us. B) While we were playing outside, our mom was calling us. C) We were playing outside when our mom called us for dinner. D) We played outside when our mom called us for dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We were playing outside when our mom called us for dinner. 10. Complete the sentence:The students ..... quietly on their project when the bell rang. A) Worked. B) Was working. C) Are working. D) Were working. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were working. 11. Identify the sentence that correctly shows one action interrupting another. A) He was falling asleep when he listened to the podcast. B) He fell asleep while he was listening to the podcast. C) He was falling asleep while he was listening to the podcast. D) He fell asleep when he was listening to the podcast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He fell asleep while he was listening to the podcast. 12. I ..... (watch) the TV when my mother ..... (turn) it off. A) Was watching, was turning. B) Were watching, turnt. C) Watched, turned. D) Was watching, turned. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was watching, turned. 13. I ..... (come) home while my sister ..... (water) houseplants. A) Came, watered. B) Came, was watering. C) Was coming, watered. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Came, was watering. 14. Yesterday, I ..... to the restaurant with a client. A) Was going. B) Went. C) Am going. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went. 15. Peter, John, and Rebecca ..... (wait) for the bus at 7 o'clock yesterday morning. A) Were waited. B) Was waiting. C) Were waiting. D) Are waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were waiting. 16. She ..... (play) Tennis. A) Was play. B) Were playing. C) Were play. D) Was playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was playing. 17. They ..... TV when I arrived A) Were watching. B) Were watched. C) Watched. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were watching. 18. I ..... hiking tomorrow. A) Are going. B) Was going. C) Is going. D) Am going. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Am going. 19. While they ..... English, the light went off. A) Studying. B) Were studying. C) Was studying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were studying. 20. Choose the correct answer.Mia ..... at 7 o'clock last night. A) Sews. B) Were sewing. C) Was sewing. D) Sew. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was sewing. 21. Identify the tense:'He was studying while it was raining.' A) Present continuous tense. B) Past continuous tense. C) Past simple tense. D) Future continuous tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past continuous tense. 22. Create a sentence using 'when' and the past continuous tense. A) I read a book when the phone was ringing. B) I was reading a book when the phone ringed. C) I will read a book when the phone rings. D) I was reading a book when the phone rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was reading a book when the phone rang. 23. While my younger brother ..... (play) computer games, I ..... (do) my homework. A) Play, was doing. B) Was playing, was doing. C) Was playing, did. D) Played, did. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was playing, was doing. 24. True or False:The following sentence is punctuated correctly:'The power went out while we were watching the movie.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE:}$They ..... (roam) around the city when they saw a street performer. A) Were roaming. B) Were roamed. C) Was roaming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were roaming. 26. Your friend says, 'I was thinking about our science project.' What is the best question to ask to get this information? A) What did you thinking about?. B) What you thought about?. C) What were you thinking about?. D) What you were thinking about?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What were you thinking about?. 27. Pilihlah bentuk V$_{2 }$yang sesuai untuk kata berikut ini.sing A) Sang. B) Sung. C) Song. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sang. 28. I found my toy when I ..... my room. A) Was tidying. B) Tidied. C) Have tidied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was tidying. 29. The mice ..... under the dining table. A) Was squeaking. B) Are squeaking. C) Is squeaking. D) Were squeaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were squeaking. 30. Was she ..... (read) the newspaper in the living room? A) Read. B) Reading. C) Readed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reading. 31. Where ..... you ( go) ..... last summer? A) Was you going. B) Did you go. C) Did you went. D) Were you going. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did you go. 32. The elephants ..... eating dumplings now. A) Is. B) Were. C) Was. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are. 33. I can ..... with my nose A) Bite. B) See. C) Smell. D) Snap. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smell. 34. Joey and Vimala ..... as the boss came into the office. A) Working. B) Were working. C) Is working. D) Worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were working. 35. Betsy:I was looking for Tom and couldn't find him. Do you know where he was?Brian:Tom ..... (attend) a meeting. A) Was attending. B) Is attending. C) Attended. D) Was attend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was attending. 36. This morning, I ..... driving to work. A) Were. B) Am. C) Was. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 37. He ( dance) ..... with lan at present. A) Was dancing. B) Are dancing. C) Is dancing. D) Were dancing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is dancing. 38. True or False:In the sentence 'I was still doing my homework at 10 PM, ' the adverb 'still' is placed correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. I thought I knew her. I thought I ..... her before. A) Saw. B) Have seen. C) Had seen. D) Did see. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had seen. 40. Complete the sentence:At the sleepover last night, we were ..... a really funny movie. A) Watching. B) Watch. C) Watches. D) Watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watching. 41. The film ..... very good. I really ..... it. A) Were, enjoyed. B) Was, enjoyed. C) Was, enjoy. D) Is, enjoyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was, enjoyed. 42. While he ..... , the phone rang. A) Were sleeping. B) Slept. C) Sleeps. D) Was sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was sleeping. 43. I ..... TV at 2 pm yesterday. A) Didn't watch. B) Am not watching. C) Wasn't watching. D) Weren't watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wasn't watching. 44. My friend ..... me while I ..... the homework A) Phoned / was doing. B) Were phoning / were doing. C) Phoned / did. D) Was phoning / was doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phoned / was doing. 45. Q:What are you doing?A: ..... brushing Chelssa's hair. A) You are. B) I are. C) You am. D) I am. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I am. 46. Angela and I ..... along the corridor now. A) Are walking. B) Am walking. C) Were walking. D) Is walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are walking. 47. Complete the sentence:I ..... a shower when my mom called me. A) Was take. B) Were take. C) Were taking. D) Was taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was taking. 48. What was she ..... while her mother ..... lunch? A) Doing/ was making. B) Doing/ made. C) Did/ was making. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doing/ was making. 49. Identify the correct way to form a yes/no question in the past continuous. A) You was listening to the music?. B) Did you were listening to the music?. C) You were listening to the music?. D) Were you listening to the music?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were you listening to the music?. 50. I ..... dinner at 6 pm yesterday evening. A) Had. B) Was having. C) Have. D) Were having. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was having. 51. Our teacher ..... in the middle of the room right now. A) Stands. B) Is standing. C) Stood. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is standing. 52. Which option correctly turns this sentence into a negative statement:'He was listening to the music.' A) He wasn't listening to the music. B) He not was listening to the music. C) He was no listening to the music. D) He didn't listening to the music. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He wasn't listening to the music. 53. What is the function of the past continuous tense in the sentence:'He was studying when the phone rang'? A) To describe a habitual action. B) To describe a completed action. C) To describe an ongoing action interrupted by another action. D) To describe a future plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To describe an ongoing action interrupted by another action. 54. I ..... (walk) home when I met Dave. A) Walking. B) Was walking. C) Were walking. D) Am walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was walking. 55. What is the past continuous form of 'to run'? A) Was running / were running. B) Was run. C) Running. D) Ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was running / were running. 56. Complete the sentence:Yesterday, at six my mother ..... dinner. A) Was making. B) Made. C) Has made. D) Is making. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was making. 57. Justin and Jesse ( am stacking, are stacking ) the books neatly. A) Am stacking. B) Are stacking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are stacking. 58. The thief ..... (jump) out of the house, ..... (see) a police and ..... (run) away. A) Jumped, saw, ran. B) Was jumping, seeing, ran. C) Was jumping, seeing, running. D) Jumped, saw and was running. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jumped, saw, ran. 59. ..... at 3.00 yesterday afternoon? A) Did you sleep. B) Do you sleep. C) Was you sleeping. D) Were you sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were you sleeping. 60. At five o'clock this morning she ..... (do) her homework A) Were doing. B) Did. C) Was doing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was doing. ← 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