This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 25 (36 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He (be) in the shower when the telephone (ring). A) He was being taking a shower when the telephone was ringing. B) He was in a shower when the telephone was ringing. C) He was in a shower when the telephone rang. D) He was being in a shower when the telephone rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was in a shower when the telephone rang. 2. What were they wearing last time you met them? A) They wore black dresses. B) They were wearing black dresses. C) No, they weren't. D) Yes, they were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were wearing black dresses. 3. I ..... the house when I got home. It looked great. A) Cleaned. B) Had cleaned. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cleaned. 4. What were students doing at 10 am ..... ? A) Yesterday. B) Tonight. C) Next week. D) Next two days. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yesterday. 5. When we arrived, the match ..... We got there just in time and saw the whole match! A) Started. B) Had started. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Started. 6. I ..... (read) in bed last night when I ..... (hear) a strange noise. A) Read / heard. B) Read / was hearing. C) Was reading / heard. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was reading / heard. 7. I ..... past the shop this morning. A) Walk. B) Walked. C) Walks. D) Was walked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walked. 8. Izzah was ..... the floor. A) Sweeping. B) Swept. C) Sweep. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sweeping. 9. Annisa ..... talking to her friends when I interrupted her. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 10. Choose the sentence that correctly uses the past continuous tense. A) I will wait for the bus tomorrow. B) I wait for the bus every morning. C) I had been waiting for the bus for 20 minutes before it arrived. D) I was waiting for the bus when it started to rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was waiting for the bus when it started to rain. 11. Choose the correct sentence:A:Dhaniyah and Iyazi were going to the supermarket.B:Dhaniyah and Iyazi were go to the supermarket. A) Sentence A is correct. Sentence B is wrong. B) Sentence A is wrong. Sentence B is correct. C) Sentence A and B are correct. D) Sentence A and B are wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence A is correct. Sentence B is wrong. 12. Which sentence contains a verb that should NOT normally be used in the past continuous tense? A) He was thinking about the problem. B) She was knowing the answer. C) I was feeling sick yesterday. D) They were having a party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was knowing the answer. 13. They ..... the test at this time yesterday. A) Were writing. B) Wrote. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were writing. 14. When I left the house, two dogs ..... on the street. A) Was walking. B) Were walking. C) Were walk. D) Was walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were walking. 15. Choose the correct sentence.A:Last week, Danish was playing at the beach.B:Last week, Danish was played at the beach. A) Sentence A is wrong. Sentence B is correct. B) Sentence A is correct. Sentence B is wrong. C) Sentence A and B are correct. D) Sentence A and B are wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence A is correct. Sentence B is wrong. 16. He ..... to the radio while he ..... breakfast. A) Listens eats. B) Was listening was eating. C) Is listening is eating. D) Listened ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was listening was eating. 17. He ..... (not/listen) to music when I called him A) Listens. B) Did not listen. C) Is not listening. D) Was not listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was not listening. 18. She ..... in the kitchen just now, when the telephone rang. A) Are cooking. B) Was cooking. C) Is cooking. D) Were cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was cooking. 19. We didn't go out because it ..... A) Was raining. B) Raining. C) Rains. D) Is raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is raining. 20. He was cooking dinner when Tina went out. True or False? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. Who ..... for when I met you at the pier? A) Were you waiting. B) Did you waiting. C) You were waiting. D) Was you waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were you waiting. 22. The children ..... sleeping soundly when the thief broke into the house. A) Were. B) Are. C) Is. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 23. What did he do at the studio at 3 o'clock yesterday? A) He draws a picture. B) He is drawing a picture. C) He drew a picture. D) He was drawing a picture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He drew a picture. 24. She ..... playing Vollyball in the school yard last week. A) Is. B) Were. C) Was. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 25. We ..... some old coins while we were exploring a cave. A) Was finding. B) Were found. C) Were finding. D) Found. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Found. 26. Luckily, we ..... skiing when the snowstorm started. We were already back at the hotel. A) Stopped. B) Had stopped. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had stopped. 27. I ..... Science last night A) Studies. B) Were studying. C) Was studying. D) Study. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was studying. 28. When we went to London, we ..... in a lovely hotel. A) Was staying. B) Stayed. C) Was stayed. D) Were staying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stayed. 29. The accident ..... (happen) when she ..... (have) a driving lesson. A) Was happening / was having. B) Happened / had. C) Happened / was having. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Happened / was having. 30. Last Sunday, Ariana was ..... her family. A) Visiting. B) Visited. C) Visit. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visiting. 31. She ..... a book when I saw her. A) Was reading. B) Is reading. C) Read. D) Reads. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was reading. 32. The girls ..... in the airport when the airplane landed. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 33. The phone rang while I (have) ..... breakfast. A) Were having. B) Was have. C) Were have. D) Was having. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was having. 34. They ..... football. A) Were playing. B) Play. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were playing. 35. Zayn and Justin ..... in the kitchen. A) Was cooking. B) Were cooking. C) Is cooking. D) Are cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are cooking. 36. We ..... (sleep) when the bomb ..... (explode). A) Slept / exploded. B) Were sleeping / exploded. C) Slept / was exploding. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were sleeping / exploded. ← PreviousRelated 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