This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 22 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct sentence:A:Ali was not studying last Tuesday.B:Ali was not studied last Tuesday.C:Ali was not study last Tuesday. A) Sentence A is correct. Sentence B and C are wrong. B) Sentence B is correct. Sentence A and C are wrong. C) Sentence C is correct. Sentence A and B are wrong. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence A is correct. Sentence B and C are wrong. 2. Fill in the blank:We ..... in the park when we saw the dog. A) Are walking. B) Were walking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were walking. 3. We ..... reading books in the library when the storm happened. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 4. They ..... (played/were playing/play) football when it started to rain A) Played. B) Were playing. C) Play. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were playing. 5. Complete the sentence to show an interrupted action:My mom ..... dinner when the doorbell rang. A) Was making. B) Were making. C) Is making. D) Made. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was making. 6. When I ..... (walk) in the park yesterday, I ..... (see) a beautiful little kitten under the bench. A) Walked / saw. B) Was walking / saw. C) Walked / was seeing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was walking / saw. 7. She was studying for her exam while he was playing video games. True or False? A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 8. While she ..... (studies/was studying/studied), the lights went off A) Studies. B) Was studying. C) Studied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was studying. 9. He ..... (was running/run/running) when he tripped over a rock A) Was running. B) Run. C) Running. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was running. 10. Select the sentence that demonstrates the past continuous tense. A) He was cooking dinner when his guests arrived. B) He will cook dinner tomorrow. C) He cooks dinner every night. D) He had cooked dinner before his guests arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was cooking dinner when his guests arrived. 11. Mike had an accident while he ..... to work. A) Cycled. B) Was cycling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was cycling. 12. Your friend asks, 'Were you and Sarah practicing for the play yesterday?' What is the correct way to give a short, affirmative answer? A) Yes, we were practicing. B) Yes, we did. C) Yes, we was. D) Yes, we were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yes, we were. 13. While Jane heard the good news, she jumped for joy. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 14. Complete the sentence. The dogs ..... with their balls at the park. A) Was playing. B) Were play. C) Were playing. D) Was play. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were playing. 15. Past continuous tense digunakan untuk ..... A) Menyatakan kegiatan/ aktivitas yang terjadi secara berulang-ulang atau menjadi rutinitas. B) Menyatakan kegiatan/ aktivitas yang terjadi pada masa lampau. C) Menyatakan kegiatan/ aktivitas yang sedang berlangsung/ terjadi pada masa sekarang. D) Menyatakan kegiatan/ aktivitas yang sedang berlangsung/ terjadi pada masa lampau. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Menyatakan kegiatan/ aktivitas yang sedang berlangsung/ terjadi pada masa lampau. 16. Last night, my friend and I ..... at the mall. A) Were shopping. B) Was shopping. C) Was shopped. D) Were shopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were shopping. 17. We ..... (go) to see if Harry was OK when he ..... (hurt) his leg. A) Were going, hurted. B) Was going, hurted. C) Went, hurted. D) Went, was hurting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going, hurted. 18. My mother saw you last night when you ..... in the mall. A) Am shopping. B) Is shopping. C) Were shopped. D) Were shopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were shopping. 19. They ..... (meet) when they ..... (work) in Paris. A) Were meeting, were working. B) Were meeting, worked. C) Was meeting, was working. D) Was meeting, worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were meeting, worked. 20. I ..... (study) for my Exam all night long A) Studied. B) Study. C) Was studying. D) Am studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was studying. 21. Mike ..... to visit his friend when he was prevented by an urgent call. A) Planned. B) Planning. C) Plans. D) Was planning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was planning. 22. I ..... to my music player A) Were listening. B) Was listening. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was listening. 23. Elizabeth ..... when she ..... the plate. A) Was running / dropped. B) Was running / was dropping. C) Ran / was dropping. D) Ran / dropped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was running / dropped. 24. Was Jim driving when the car ..... ? A) Crashed. B) Crash. C) Were crashing. D) Was crashing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crashed. 25. I ..... TV and my mum ..... A) Was watching / cooked. B) Watched / was cooking. C) Was watching / were cooking. D) Was watching / was cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was watching / was cooking. 26. The referee suspended the match because it ..... too hard to play. A) Was raining. B) Rained. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was raining. 27. Complete the sentence:The soccer players ..... for the big game all last week. A) Practiced. B) Was practicing. C) Are practicing. D) Were practicing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were practicing. 28. Susie (watch) a film when she (hear) the noise. A) Susie watched a film when she was hearing the noise. B) Susie watched a film when she heard the noise. C) Susie was watching a film when she heard the noise. D) Susie was watching a film when she was hearing the noise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Susie was watching a film when she heard the noise. 29. I am not talking to the police ..... A) Yesterday. B) Last night. C) This morning. D) At the moment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At the moment. 30. While day ..... (walk), they Saw a beautiful bird A) Were walking. B) Are walking. C) Walk. D) Walked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were walking. 31. Analyze this sentence:'I was finishing my project ..... my computer suddenly crashed.' Which word best connects the two clauses and why? A) When, because it introduces a short, interrupting action. B) While, because both actions were long. C) When, because it shows two actions happening at the same time. D) While, because it introduces the main action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When, because it introduces a short, interrupting action. 32. The doctor was ..... the medicine to the patient yesterday morning. A) Gives. B) Give. C) Giving. D) Gave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Giving. 33. He ..... to Chile during the coming vacation. A) Was travelling. B) Is travelling. C) Are travelling. D) Am travelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is travelling. 34. I ..... when my sister called me last night. A) Taught. B) Was teaching. C) Teaching. D) Teach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was teaching. 35. Choose the correct sentence that shows an action completed before another past action. A) They play soccer every weekend. B) They were playing soccer when it started to rain. C) They had played soccer before it started to rain. D) They are playing soccer now. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They had played soccer before it started to rain. 36. ..... Kelly ..... to your house last night? A) Is, coming. B) Were, coming. C) Was, coming. D) Am, coming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was, coming. 37. They ..... a lot of calories in that marathon. A) Born. B) Burnt. C) Burning. D) Burns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burnt. 38. I started writing the essay last two weeks and by Friday last week, I ..... it. A) Did. B) Had done. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had done. 39. Daniel ..... playing badminton when I visited him. A) Are. B) Were. C) Is. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 40. The baby was ..... while the mother was ..... a video. A) Laugh, record. B) Laughed, recorded. C) Laughing, recorded. D) Laughing, recording. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Laughing, recording. 41. I (a) walking home at 6 o'clock last night. A) Is. B) Were. C) Are. D) A. was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. was. 42. The cat ..... (chase) the bird across the garden when it ..... (fall) off the wall. A) Is chasing, falling. B) Was chasing, fell. C) Was chasing, fall. D) Were chasing, fallen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was chasing, fell. 43. Turn the Present Continous sentence into a Past Continuous sentence:"He is singing" A) His was singing. B) He was singing. C) He are singing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was singing. 44. Ann ..... cleaning her room A) Are. B) Were. C) Did. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 45. When you (arrive) at the party, who (be) there? A) When you arrived at the party, who was being there?. B) When you were arriving at the party, who was there?. C) When you arrived at the party, who was there?. D) When you were arriving at the party, who was being there?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When you arrived at the party, who was there?. 46. Turn the Past Continous sentence into a Past Continuous Interrogative sentence:"Steve was going to the conference" A) Was Steve going to the conference?. B) Was Susan going to the concert?. C) Were Steve going to the concert?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was Steve going to the conference?. 47. Joanne ..... her baby and reading at the same time. A) Fed. B) Was feeding. C) Feeds. D) Is fed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was feeding. 48. ..... you ..... the movie when I called you? A) Were, watching. B) Is, watching. C) Was, watching. D) Are, watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were, watching. 49. When I visited London last year, I ..... to Big Ben and watched some festivals. A) Went. B) Had gone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went. 50. They ..... always ..... late for classes. A) Are, coming. B) Is, coming. C) Was, came. D) Am, came. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are, coming. 51. Turn the Past Continous sentence into a Past Continuous Interrogative sentence:"She was doing her homework" A) Was she doing his homework?. B) Were she doing her homework?. C) Was she doing her homework?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was she doing her homework?. 52. My father came in as my mother ..... A) Cooks. B) Cooking. C) Is cooking. D) Was cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was cooking. 53. I ..... my car for a whole day. A) Was driving. B) Have driven. C) Drive. D) Drives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was driving. 54. Choose the correct sentences:A:Ramadani and Nutrianah were not going to school.B:Ramadani and Nutrianah was not going to school.C:Ramadani and Nutrianah were not gone to school.D:Ramadani and Nutrianah was going to school. A) D. B) A. C) C. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. 55. My brother fell asleep while he ..... A) Were drove. B) Was driving. C) Were driving. D) Was drive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was driving. 56. We (play) tennis when John (hurt) his ankle. A) We were playing tennis when John hurt his ankle. B) We played tennis when John hurt his ankle. C) We played tennis when John were hurting his ankle. D) We were playing tennis when John were hurting his ankle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We were playing tennis when John hurt his ankle. 57. The artists ..... clay pots. They ..... statues. A) Weren't making, were carving. B) Were baking, weren't cooking. C) Were standing, weren't molding. D) Weren't drawing, weren't playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weren't making, were carving. 58. Was Paul running fast when he fell and hurt his knee? A) No, he weren't. B) No, he didn't . C) No, he wasn't. D) No, he was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No, he wasn't. 59. *Pilihlah mana yang benar dari kalimat berikut:The students ( were playing / played) basketball when the teacher saw them. A) Were playing. B) Played. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were playing. 60. Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form in the past continuous tense:Hafiz didn't go out yesterday because it ..... all day. A) Raining. B) Were raining. C) Was raining. D) Is raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was raining. ← 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