This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He ..... (read) when the light went out. A) Were reading. B) Was reading. C) Are reading. D) Is reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was reading. 2. While I ..... , I heard the dog barking suddenly. A) Have read the newspaper. B) Reads the newspaper. C) Was reading the newspaper. D) Read the newspaper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was reading the newspaper. 3. Kenji ..... playing a game in Roblox when his mom asked him to eat. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 4. It is ten past six, artinya ..... A) Sekarang pukul 10 lebih 6 menit. B) Sekarang pukul 10 kurang 6 menit. C) Sekarang pukul 6 kurang 10 menit. D) Sekarang pukul 6 lebih 10 menit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sekarang pukul 6 lebih 10 menit. 5. I was reading an English poem to some guests when my stomach ..... (make) a loud noise. A) Make. B) Is making. C) Made. D) Was making. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Made. 6. I ..... (eat) a sandwich while my parents ..... (drink) coffee. A) Ate / were drinking. B) Was eating / were drinking. C) Eat / drink. D) Ate / was drinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was eating / were drinking. 7. She ..... (listen) to music when I called. A) Were listening. B) Is listening. C) Was listening. D) Are listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was listening. 8. We ( write) ..... these letters while our friends ( make) ..... cakes A) Were writing / made. B) Wrote / made. C) Was writing / made. D) Were writing / were making. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were writing / were making. 9. Micheal got a flu while she ..... to Chiang Mai. A) Traveled. B) Is traveling. C) Will travel. D) Was traveling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was traveling. 10. When my aunt came, ..... was cooking in the kitchen . A) My Friend. B) My Friends. C) My Friend and I. D) My Friends and I. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My Friend. 11. While I was away, they ..... their works? A) Weren't checking. B) Wasn't checking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weren't checking. 12. Adrian ..... while his brother ..... A) Played / study. B) Were played / was studying. C) Was playing / was studying. D) Were playing / studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was playing / was studying. 13. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE:}$She ..... (scribble) notes in her diary when her friend arrived. A) Were scribbling. B) Was scribbled. C) Was scribbling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was scribbling. 14. I ..... coffee at this time yesterday A) Am drinking. B) Were drinking. C) Is drinking. D) Was drinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was drinking. 15. In a story, a writer says, 'The birds were chirping, the kids were laughing, and the sun was shining.' What is the main function of the past continuous tense here? A) To list a sequence of completed events. B) To describe the background setting and atmosphere. C) To show actions that interrupted each other. D) To ask what happened in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To describe the background setting and atmosphere. 16. We ..... doing our revision with our classmates. A) Is. B) Was. C) Am. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 17. When I ..... (walk) into the room, everyone ..... (work). A) Walked / were working. B) Was walking / worked. C) Walked / worked. D) Walked / was working. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Walked / was working. 18. Mom was cooking while dad ..... in the garden A) Worked. B) Was working. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was working. 19. They ..... a model aeroplane this morning. A) Were making. B) Is making. C) Are making. D) Is making. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were making. 20. True or False:The sentence 'While I was riding my bike, I saw a friend' is punctuated correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. Charly ..... in Paris when his father died. A) Studies. B) Was studying. C) Has studied. D) Is studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was studying. 22. Me ..... Faisal ..... Going to the campus last day A) With, were. B) And, where. C) And, were. D) And was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And, were. 23. Nino:Hey Sofie, ..... (you/think) about me yesterday?Sofie:No, i wasn't. A) Were you thinking. B) Are you thinking. C) You were thinking. D) You are thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were you thinking. 24. I ..... when the lights went out. A) Was reading. B) Were reading. C) Am reading. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was reading. 25. My friends ..... (ride) a bike and I was running. A) Rode. B) Was rideing. C) Was riding. D) Were riding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were riding. 26. You ..... (watch)TV yesterday night. A) Was watch. B) Were watch. C) Were watching. D) Was watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were watching. 27. Emma ..... (wash) the dishes when the telephone ..... (ring). A) Washed / rang. B) Was washing / rang. C) Was washed / rang. D) Washed / was ringing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was washing / rang. 28. Identify the sentence that is in the past continuous tense. A) They play soccer when it started to rain. B) They were playing soccer when it started to rain. C) They will play soccer when it started to rain. D) They have played soccer when it started to rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were playing soccer when it started to rain. 29. My brother ..... in Ireland when he met his girlfriend. A) Were study. B) Was studying. C) Study. D) Was study. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was studying. 30. Which is the correct way to ask a question and give a short answer about yesterday afternoon? A) Did you studying? Yes, I did. B) Were you studying? Yes, I were. C) You were studying? Yes, I was. D) Were you studying? Yes, I was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were you studying? Yes, I was. ← 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 7Past Continuous Tense Quiz 8Past Continuous Tense Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books