This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 24 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Ask a question using the past continuous tense. A) What were you doing at 8 o'clock last night?. B) What will you do at 8 o'clock tomorrow?. C) What have you done at 8 o'clock yesterday?. D) What are you doing at 8 o'clock tonight?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What were you doing at 8 o'clock last night?. 2. What ..... you ..... when the accident happened? A) Are, doing. B) Are, do. C) Were, doing. D) Was, do. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were, doing. 3. Some crocodiles ..... towards Pak Pandir. He did not notice them. A) Were swimming. B) Is swimming. C) Are swimming. D) Was swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were swimming. 4. Yesterday midnight, I ..... noodle when the dog barked loudly. A) Is, eating. B) Were, eating. C) Was, eating. D) Am, eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was, eating. 5. Dicky:I called you last night but there was no answer. Where were you?Vira:Sorry. I ..... when you called me last night. A) Sleep. B) Was sleeping. C) Slept. D) Am sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slept. 6. Were the stedents ..... cleaning the class yesterday afternoon? A) Students. B) The boy. C) Waty. D) The girl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Students. 7. Choose the sentences that are grammatically correct. You may choose more than 1 option. A) Kenny using to play the violin for the orchestra before he was changing to the cello. B) Kenny was using to play the violin for the orchestra before he changed to the cello. C) Kenny used to play the violin for the orchestra before he was changing to the cello. D) Kenny used to play the violin for the orchestra before he changed to the cello. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kenny used to play the violin for the orchestra before he changed to the cello. 8. We ..... (was watching/were watching/watched) TV when the doorbell rang A) Was watching. B) Watched. C) Were watching. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were watching. 9. Who ..... the new rule to you the whole lesson yesterday? A) Was explaining. B) Explained. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was explaining. 10. While he ..... (play) football, it started to rain A) Was playing. B) Played. C) Plays. D) Is playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was playing. 11. When Tom ..... on the door, mum was cooking in the kitchen. A) Knocks. B) Was knocking. C) Were knocking. D) Knocked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Knocked. 12. The people on the plane ..... when it almost crashed. A) Were sleeping. B) Was sleeping. C) Were sleep. D) Was sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were sleeping. 13. Choose the correct sentence.A:Awwal is reading a book last Saturday.B:Awwal was reading a book last Saturday. A) Sentence A is correct. Sentence B is wrong. B) Sentence B is correct. Sentence A is wrong. C) Both sentences are correct. D) Both sentences are wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence B is correct. Sentence A is wrong. 14. I ..... in Australia next year. A) Were studying. B) Were studying. C) Am studying. D) Is studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Am studying. 15. ..... ( he/live) in Paris at the time? A) Was he liveing in Paris at the time?. B) Was he living in Paris at the time?. C) Were he living in Paris at the time?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was he living in Paris at the time?. 16. While she ..... (sing), I ..... (play) the piano. A) Sang / played. B) Was singing / was playing. C) Was singing / played. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was singing / was playing. 17. We ..... dinner when the guests arrived. A) Have. B) Were having. C) Had. D) Are having. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were having. 18. ..... (you / climb) up the mountain when you (see) the snake? A) Was you climbing, saw. B) Were you climbing, saw. C) Were you climbing, seing. D) Was you climb, saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were you climbing, saw. 19. The cats ..... at the end of the corridor. A) Is fighting. B) Was fighting. C) Are fighting. D) Were fighting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were fighting. 20. The children ..... hide and seek in the park when the it rained A) Played. B) Were playing. C) Is playing. D) Plays. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were playing. 21. Ronaldo ..... the plants. A) Is watering. B) Was watering. C) Has been watered. D) Was watered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is watering. 22. He ..... his car when the phone rang. A) Washed. B) Was washed. C) Washing. D) Was washing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was washing. 23. He ..... while she was sitting. A) Were standing. B) Was standing. C) Was stand. D) Standing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was standing. 24. Complete the sentence with the correct option: ..... the boy ..... his vegetables? A) Was/ ate. B) Were/ ate. C) Were/ eating. D) Was / eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was / eating. 25. I ..... at the blackboard at that moment. A) Was looking. B) Look. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was looking. 26. When we came in, the children ..... their desks. A) Were cleaning. B) Cleaned. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were cleaning. 27. I ..... to the station when I ..... John. A) Were walking / met. B) Was walking / met. C) Walked / met. D) Was walking / was meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was walking / met. 28. While Kate ..... (drink) some milk, she ..... (drop) the glass. A) Drank, were dropping. B) Drank, was dropping. C) Was drinking, dropped. D) Were drinking, dropped. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was drinking, dropped. 29. ..... it ..... when you left the house? A) Is raining. B) Was raining. C) Does rain. D) Did rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was raining. 30. Lucy ..... on the beach at six o'clock yesterday. A) Sat. B) Was sitting. C) Sitting. D) Were sitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was sitting. 31. It ..... (start) to rain when we ..... (sit) on the bench. A) Started / sit. B) Was starting / sat. C) Started / were sitting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Started / were sitting. 32. It was by sheer accident that I ..... into him. A) Were bumping. B) Bump. C) Bumped. D) Bumping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bumped. 33. What time ..... (she/leave) A) She left. B) She is leaving. C) Was she leaving. D) Did she leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was she leaving. 34. The students ..... taking notes while the teacher ..... talking. A) Were, were. B) Was, was. C) Was, were. D) Were, was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were, was. 35. What were they doing when the phone rang? A) They were studying. B) They studied. C) They are studying. D) They study. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were studying. 36. Why ..... you listening when the manager told you what to do? A) Was. B) Aren't. C) Wasn't. D) Weren't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weren't. 37. At 9 o'clock the pupils ..... an English test. A) Were having. B) Have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were having. 38. ..... Miss Anna ..... some applicants yesterday at 9 AM? A) Was, interviewing. B) Is, interviewing. C) Has, interviewed. D) Were, being interviewed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was, interviewing. 39. The baby ..... when she ..... the scream A) Did not cry / heard. B) Was not crying / heard. C) Was not crying / was hearing. D) Did not crying / heard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was not crying / heard. 40. Ramli ..... a clerk two years ago. A) Is. B) Was. C) Were. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 41. True or False:To correct the sentence 'They talking during the entire movie, ' you just need to add the word 'were' before 'playing.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 42. A policeman caught a robber who ..... trying to get into our house yesterday night. A) Was. B) Were. C) Is. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 43. My friends ..... a good time at the gathering, yesterday night. A) Was having. B) Was have. C) Were have. D) Were having. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were having. 44. Sara ..... at college when she had a baby. A) Was study. B) Is study. C) Was studying. D) Is studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was studying. 45. The children ..... out side A) Was playing. B) Were playing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were playing. 46. ..... you still ..... at 9 pm last night? A) Is-studying. B) Were-studying. C) Do-study. D) Are-studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were-studying. 47. Zenzen:Were you laughing at me when i talked to Mr. Dann?Anna: ..... what will Anna say if her answer is NO? A) No, I wont laugh. B) No, I didn't laugh. C) No, I was not Laughing at you. D) No, I don't laugh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No, I was not Laughing at you. 48. What was he doing at the studio at 3 o'clock this afternoon? A) He drew a picture. B) He draws a picture. C) He was drawing a picture. D) He is drawing a picture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was drawing a picture. 49. The mice ..... (eat) some cheese when the owner of the house ..... (come) home yesterday. A) Was eating, come. B) Was eating, came. C) Were eating, came. D) Were eating, come. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were eating, came. 50. You ..... on the paper. You ..... a letter. A) Weren't folding, were painting. B) Weren't drawing, were writing. C) Were drinking, weren't stamping. D) Were writing, were eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weren't drawing, were writing. 51. The boy ..... playing while his mother ..... cooking. A) Was, was. B) Were, were. C) Were, was. D) Was, were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was, was. 52. Present Continuous Tense digunakan untuk ..... A) Menyatakan kejadian atau kegiatan yang terjadi secara berulang-ulang atau menjadi rutinitas. B) Menyatakan kejadian atau kegiatan yang sedang berlangsung/ terjadi pada masa sekarang. C) Menyatakan kejadian atau kegiatan yang sedang berlangsung/ terjadi pada masa lampau. D) Menyatakan kejadian atau kegiatan yang terjadi pada masa lampau. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Menyatakan kejadian atau kegiatan yang sedang berlangsung/ terjadi pada masa sekarang. 53. When they ..... the floor, I ..... on the sofa. A) Were mopping, am relaxed. B) Were mopped, was relaxed. C) Were mopping, was relaxing. D) Is mopping, am relaxing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were mopping, was relaxing. 54. I ..... reading a book, when my sister called me. A) Was. B) WereTagsgrammarsimple past continuous tensetenses. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 55. He (take) a shower when the telephone (ring). A) He was taking a shower when the telephone rang. B) He took a shower when the telephone was ringing. C) He took a shower when the telephone rang. D) He was taking a shower when the telephone was ringing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was taking a shower when the telephone rang. 56. The girls ..... preparing their project. A) Weren't. B) Not were. C) Not was. D) Wasn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wasn't. 57. ..... they ..... on the beach when they heard a scream? A) Was rest. B) Did rest. C) Were rest. D) Were resting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were resting. 58. Ben ..... in the pool at 5 o'clock. A) Was swimming. B) Swam. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was swimming. 59. What are students doing ..... ? A) Last two days. B) This morning. C) Yesterday. D) At the moment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At the moment. 60. Complete the sentence with the verb that best fits the time marker:At 8 p.m. last night, I ..... a movie with my family. A) Was watching. B) Watched. C) Am watching. D) Watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was watching. ← 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