This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The workmen ..... the car yesterday. A) Was repairing. B) Repairing. C) Were repairing. D) Repairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were repairing. 2. Chong Meng and Ira are ..... the bell now. A) Rang. B) Ring. C) Ringing. D) Rings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ringing. 3. ..... when her father left the house this morning A) She wash clothes. B) She is washing clothes. C) She will wash clothes. D) She washes clothes. E) She was washing clothes. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) She was washing clothes. 4. They ..... eating breakfast at eight o'clock yesterday. A) Was. B) Am. C) Were. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 5. Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form in the past continuous tense:They ..... a model aero plane this morning. A) Are making. B) Making. C) Were making. D) Was making. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were making. 6. Wendy ..... (eat) her lunch when her phone ..... (ring). A) Was eating/ rang. B) Eating/ rang. C) Ate/ was ringing. D) Ate/ rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was eating/ rang. 7. They ..... for over an hour before Saurabh arrived. A) Were talking. B) Have been talking. C) Had been talking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been talking. 8. My mom ..... me while I ..... dinner. (telephone/eat) A) Was telephoning/ ate. B) Was telephoning/ was eating. C) Telephoned/ was eating. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Telephoned/ was eating. 9. Yesterday I ..... to the library, next I ..... a swim, later I ..... Julie for coffee. A) Went/ had/ met. B) Went/ was having/ was meeting. C) Was going/ had/ met. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went/ had/ met. 10. Which sentence is not in Past Continuous Tense? A) I was packing the papers. B) The chef was preparing the salad. C) The vegetable store was getting cleaned up. D) The ant is running. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The ant is running. 11. When I ..... up this morning, it was snowing. A) Wake. B) Woke. C) Woken. D) Wakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Woke. 12. What is the structure of a negative sentence in Past Continuous Tense? A) Is/are not + verb(-ing). B) Was/were + verb-ed. C) Was/were not + verb(-ing). D) Did not + verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was/were not + verb(-ing). 13. Miss Shirley ( was eating, were eating ) her dinner when there was a blackout. A) Was eating. B) Were eating. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was eating. 14. Which sentence is in the past continuous tense:'She plays soccer' or 'She was playing soccer'? A) She is playing soccer. B) She played soccer. C) She was playing soccer. D) She plays soccer every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She was playing soccer. 15. He ..... (miss) the train because he was talking with some friends A) Mist. B) Missed. C) Were missing. D) Was missing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Missed. 16. Julie ..... (sleep) at three o' clock. A) Was being slept. B) Was sleeping. C) Sleep. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was sleeping. 17. Most of the time we ..... in the park. A) Was sitting. B) Were sitting. C) Were sat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were sitting. 18. He ..... (paint) a picture. A) Were paint. B) Was painting. C) Was paint. D) Were paint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was painting. 19. Complete the sentence:My friends and I ..... video games all afternoon yesterday. A) Are playing. B) Was playing. C) Played. D) Were playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were playing. 20. When I saw you in the store last night, you ..... your new hat. A) Don't wearing. B) Haven't been wearing. C) Weren't wearing. D) Didn't wearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weren't wearing. 21. Which sentence correctly uses the basic form of the past continuous tense? A) They were play soccer. B) She was reading a comic book. C) I was walk the dog. D) He were listening to music. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was reading a comic book. 22. We were ..... around the park A) Running. B) Climb. C) Is eating. D) Doesn't run. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running. 23. Complete the sentence to show two actions happening at the same time:While I ..... my room, my sister ..... to her favorite songs. A) Cleaned, was listening. B) Cleaned, listened. C) Was cleaning, was listening. D) Was cleaning, listened. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was cleaning, was listening. 24. We ..... Permission to ate fried banana with free cost yesterday A) Are asking. B) Was asking. C) Were asking. D) Are asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were asking. 25. Mr. Joko ..... home when the rain began A) Is going to walk. B) Walks. C) Was walking. D) Is walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was walking. 26. To set the scene for a spooky story, complete the sentence:The wind ..... and the rain ..... against the window. A) Was howling / was beating. B) Howled / beat. C) Howls / beats. D) Was howling / beat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was howling / was beating. 27. They ..... rice when he asked them a question A) Cooked. B) Was cooking. C) Cook. D) Were cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were cooking. 28. The cats ..... (sleep) when the rain ..... (start). A) Was sleeping/ started. B) Were sleeping/ started. C) Sleeping/ starting. D) Slept/ was starting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were sleeping/ started. 29. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in }$$^{"Past Continuous Tense" .}$$^{}$We ..... (walk) in the park when it started to rain. A) Was walking. B) Was walked. C) Were walking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were walking. 30. While she was talking to her boss, her mobile phone ..... (ring). A) Was ringing. B) Rang. C) Were ringing. D) Ringed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rang. ← 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