This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Yesterday at the picnic, I ..... (drink) some mango juice when Maggie bumped into me! A) Drinking. B) Was drinking. C) Drank. D) Drink. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was drinking. 2. I ..... cycling at the park which was a stone's throw from my house. A) Was. B) Am. C) Is. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 3. She ..... her popcorn while she was watching the movie. A) Dropped. B) Dropped. C) Dropped. D) Drop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dropped. 4. We are ..... because we see a big dog. (shake) A) Shakes. B) Shakeing. C) Shaking. D) Shakying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shaking. 5. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE:}$The kids ..... (chase) each other in the garden when the teacher arrived. A) Was chasing. B) Was chased. C) Were chasing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were chasing. 6. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE:}$She ..... (twist) her ankle while jogging. A) Were twisting. B) Were twisted. C) Was twisting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was twisting. 7. Was Andra ..... (drive) when you ..... (call) him? A) Driving, were calling. B) Drove, called. C) Driving, called. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Driving, called. 8. Fill in the blank:'They were watching TV when the lights ..... (go) out.' A) Went. B) Is going. C) Will go. D) Was going. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went. 9. Which time expression is used with the past continuous tense to indicate a specific time in the past? A) Before. B) After. C) At. D) During. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 10. My dad found some money while he ..... his suitcase. A) Packing. B) Are packing. C) Was packing. D) Package. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was packing. 11. At 6.20 am today, my father ..... driving to send me to school. A) Was. B) Am. C) Were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 12. What were they doing this time yesterday?they ..... ( work) ..... on the computer. A) Were working. B) Is working. C) Are working. D) Was working. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were working. 13. The referee blew the whistle while he ..... the ball. A) Are kicking. B) Kicking. C) Was kicking. D) Were kicking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was kicking. 14. Yesterday ..... Sunday, Nam got up at six. A) Went. B) Is. C) Was. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 15. Pilihlah bentuk V$_{2 }$yang sesuai untuk kata berikut ini.sit A) Sat. B) Sitted. C) Sit. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sat. 16. Read this sentence:'As I was searching for my keys, I found a ten-dollar bill in my pocket.' What is the main function of the past continuous phrase 'was searching'? A) To describe an ongoing background action that was interrupted by a discovery. B) To ask a question about a past event. C) To express a habit that is no longer true. D) To show a completed action in the distant past. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To describe an ongoing background action that was interrupted by a discovery. 17. When the phone ..... , I was cleaning my room. A) Was ringing. B) Rang. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rang. 18. Complete the sentence to show an interrupted action:We ..... the game on TV when the pizza delivery arrived. A) Was watching. B) Are watching. C) Were watching. D) Watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were watching. 19. ..... you still working at 7pm last night? A) Were. B) Was. C) Is. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 20. The boys ..... mangoes when the watchman saw them. A) Are stealing. B) Were stealing. C) Is stealing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were stealing. 21. While the boys ..... football, it started to rain. A) Was playing. B) Were playing. C) Played. D) Play. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were playing. 22. It is half past eleven A) 12.00. B) 12.30. C) 6.30. D) 11.30. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6.30. 23. Who ..... eating hamburgers in the library now? A) Is. B) Am. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 24. The Scouts ( were camping, are camping ) in the jungle. A) Were camping. B) Are camping. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are camping. 25. Pilihlah bentuk V$_{2 }$yang sesuai untuk kata berikut ini.receive A) Received. B) Receiving. C) Receivied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Received. 26. Sophia ..... for the bus. A) Was waiting. B) Has waiting. C) Were waiting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was waiting. 27. Grandpa ..... some old coins when he was working in the garden. A) Was finding. B) Found. C) Did find. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Found. 28. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE:}$He ..... (mumble) in his sleep when I heard a strange sound. A) Was mumbling. B) Was mumble. C) Were mumbled. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was mumbling. 29. The firecrackers ..... when the police came. A) Were exploding. B) Was exploding. C) Were explodeing. D) Exploding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were exploding. 30. Peter:Why didn't Araya pass test last year?Army:I think she ..... hard all last yeas. A) Didn't study. B) Isn't studying. C) Wasn't studying. D) Doesn't study. 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