This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Were you ..... your new necklace last night? A) Wearing. B) Using. C) Wear. D) Use. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wearing. 2. What is the Past Continuous Tense? A) A tense that describes habitual actions in the past. B) A tense that describes actions that were ongoing in the past. It is formed using 'was' or 'were' + the verb ending in-ing. C) A tense that describes actions completed in the past. D) A tense that describes future actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A tense that describes actions that were ongoing in the past. It is formed using 'was' or 'were' + the verb ending in-ing. 3. You ( listen) ..... to music at 6 p.m yesterday? A) Did you listen. B) Are you listening. C) Do you listen. D) Were you listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were you listening. 4. The birds ..... around the garden. (fly) A) Was flying. B) Were flying. C) Was fliing. D) Were fliing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were flying. 5. An old friend ..... by to see him when my father ..... in the garden A) Passing / working. B) Passed / was working. C) Was passing / was working. D) Was passing / worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was passing / worked. 6. ..... is used for an action that happened continuously in the past before another past action. A) Past Perfect. B) Present Perfect Continuous. C) Past Perfect Continuous. D) Past Continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past Perfect Continuous. 7. Mum ..... dinner at 5.00 yesterday afternoon while Dad ..... the car. A) Cooks, washes. B) Was cooking, washed. C) Was cooking, was washing. D) Cooked, washed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was cooking, was washing. 8. Choose the-ing form of the following verbs:ache; stop; swim; come; tie A) Aching; stopping; swimming; coming; tying. B) Aching; stopping; swimming; comeing; tying. C) Aching; stoping; swimming; coming; tieing. D) Aching; stopping; swimming; coming; tieing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aching; stopping; swimming; coming; tying. 9. While the ice-cream ..... , she was reading a book. A) Was melting. B) Were melting. C) Melting. D) Is melting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was melting. 10. Imagine you're writing a story. Which sentence best uses the past continuous tense to set the scene? A) The wind howled and the rain beat against the window. B) The wind was howling and the rain was beating against the window. C) The wind howled and the rain was beating against the window. D) The wind was howling and the rain beat against the window. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The wind was howling and the rain was beating against the window. 11. Paul and Lia were fighting ..... 9 o'clock this morning. A) In. B) On. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 12. While the Corona was spreading, My Friends and I ..... teaching ..... the students from home. A) Are-our. B) Am-my. C) Were-our. D) Was-my. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were-our. 13. Deno dan Zahra sedang bermain bulu tangkis kemarin. (+) A) Deno dan Zahra were playing badminton yesterday. B) Deno dan Zahra are playing badminton yesterday. C) Deno dan Zahra were playing badminton last night. D) Deno dan Zahra was playing badminton yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deno dan Zahra were playing badminton yesterday. 14. The baby (sleep) ..... for ten hours every night. A) Is sleeping. B) Sleeping. C) Sleeps. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sleeps. 15. It is Seven O'clock A) 17.00. B) 5.00. C) 7.00. D) 7.30. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7.00. 16. By the time he retired, Mr. Smith ..... to most parts of the world. A) Travelled. B) Has been travelling. C) Had travelled. D) Has travelled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had travelled. 17. 10] ..... in the garden? A) Was Tom read. B) Did Tom reading. C) Was Tom reading. D) Tom reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was Tom reading. 18. They ( were revising, are revising ) their lesson when the teacher walked into the classroom. A) Were revising. B) Are revising. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were revising. 19. What is the past continuous form of 'cry' for the child? A) The child cries. B) The child were crying. C) The child is crying. D) The child was crying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The child was crying. 20. My brother and I ..... (do) our homework while mom ..... (cook) dinner. A) Were doing, was cooking. B) Did, was cooking. C) Were do, cooked. D) Was doing, cooked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were doing, was cooking. 21. Sally ..... (read) to the children while Kevin was washing up. A) Were reading. B) Are reading. C) Is reading. D) Was reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was reading. 22. I was sleeping. Jaki to czas? A) Past Perfect. B) Past Continuous. C) Past Simple. D) Present Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Continuous. 23. They ..... in London for few days. A) Were staying. B) Was staying. C) Is staying. D) Are staying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are staying. 24. May I have ..... salt? A) An. B) Some. C) A. D) Any. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Some. 25. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE:}$I ..... (iron) my clothes when the phone rang. A) Was ironed. B) Had ironed. C) Was ironing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was ironing. 26. The teacher ..... (arrive) while Suzie and Tim ..... (play) a computer game. A) Was arriving/ played. B) Arrived/played. C) Arrived/ was playing. D) Arrived/ were playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arrived/ were playing. 27. They ..... TV when I came. A) Were watched. B) Watched. C) Was watching. D) Were watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were watching. 28. Can I have ..... sugar? A) Some. B) Any. C) A. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Some. 29. Din group 3 student ..... sleeping when the lecture came A) Was. B) Wasn't. C) Weren't. D) Isn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weren't. 30. They ..... about me when I ..... their conversation. A) Were talking; interrupted. B) Were talking; was interrupting. C) Talked; interrupted. D) Talked; was interrupting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were talking; interrupted. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Continuous Tense Quiz 1Past Continuous Tense Quiz 3Past Continuous Tense Quiz 4Past Continuous Tense Quiz 5Past Continuous Tense Quiz 6Past Continuous Tense Quiz 7Past Continuous Tense Quiz 8Past Continuous Tense Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books