This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Lisa ..... some clothes when we saw her. A) Is shopping. B) Were shopping. C) Shopped. D) Was shopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was shopping. 2. At 6 p.m, I ..... my homework. A) Was doing. B) Were doing. C) Were do. D) Doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was doing. 3. Choose the sentence that correctly shows a longer action being interrupted by a shorter one. A) I was walking home when I was seeing my friend. B) I walked home when I was seeing my friend. C) I walked home when I saw my friend. D) I was walking home when I saw my friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was walking home when I saw my friend. 4. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in }$$^{"Past Continuous Tense" .}$They ..... (build) a sandcastle on the beach. A) Were building. B) Builded. C) Was building. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were building. 5. My parents ..... care of my cousin since 2008 A) Was taking. B) Were taked. C) Was takes. D) Were taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were taking. 6. I ..... (send) him an email with the file when you ..... (receive) the confirmation. A) Sent, received. B) Was sending, was receiving. C) Was sending, received. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was sending, received. 7. The boys ..... their lesson. A) Was learning. B) Were learning. C) Are learning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were learning. 8. Complete the sentence:At 7 p.m. last night, my parents and I ..... dinner. A) Eat. B) Were eating. C) Was eating. D) Is eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were eating. 9. When BUnda Gita ..... a newspaper, he found an interesting story on it A) Is reading. B) Was reading. C) Read. D) Reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was reading. 10. He ..... his homework when it ..... to rain. A) Did/ was starting. B) Was doing/ started. C) Do/start. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was doing/ started. 11. True or False:The following sentence has a grammatical error. 'While my mom was driving, my sister and I was looking out the window.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. The pupils ..... (have) their test in the hall at 8 o'clock this morning. A) Are having. B) Were having. C) Was having. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were having. 13. Complete the sentence with the verb in the Past Continuous Tense form.A:What was that noise last night?B:I think someone ..... on our neighbour's door. A) Knocked. B) Is knocking. C) Was knocking. D) Knocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was knocking. 14. Mom was cooking when I ..... A) Arrived. B) Arrive. C) Was arriving. D) Were arriving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrived. 15. The maid ..... the past newspapers when I reached home. A) Has sold. B) Sold. C) Is selling. D) Was selling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was selling. 16. My baby brother ..... loudly so I couldn't do my homework. A) Was cried. B) Cried. C) Was crying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was crying. 17. The kangaroo jumped high in rage ..... the man was sitting down on the grass. A) What. B) When. C) While. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While. 18. Choose the correct answer.While my uncle ..... his van, it ..... to rain. A) Washing, began. B) Was washing, was beginning. C) Washed, begins. D) Was washing, began. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was washing, began. 19. I ..... for my English test when my mother came home from work. A) Has studied. B) Study. C) Was studying. D) Were studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was studying. 20. I ..... dinner when the visitors arrived. A) Am cooking. B) Was cooking. C) Were cooking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was cooking. 21. While I ..... (wash) my car, my sister was shouting at the top of her voice. A) Was wash. B) Washing. C) Was washing. D) Is washing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was washing. 22. At 11 o'clock last night, they ..... chasing a robber. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 23. They ..... the fire alarm in your office last week A) Hearing. B) Were hearing. C) Were. D) Was hearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were hearing. 24. True or False:The question 'What they were discussing so loudly?' is grammatically correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. Brad feels sad for his friends ..... him. A) Was ignoring. B) Are ignoring. C) Were ignoring. D) Is ignoring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are ignoring. 26. He ..... playing football this morning. A) Is. B) Was. C) Are. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 27. You ..... in the bedroom all night yesterday A) Is sleeping. B) Were sleeping. C) Are sleeping. D) Was sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were sleeping. 28. Luckily a farmer noticed me and told me to come in. A) Noticed/ told. B) Notices/ tell. C) Notices/ told. D) Noticed/ telling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noticed/ told. 29. We ..... dinner when you called round. A) Didn't have. B) Weren't having. C) Didn't be having. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weren't having. 30. Jenny ..... for me when I ..... A) Wait / arrive. B) Was waitting / arrived. C) Waited / arrived. D) Was wait / arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was waitting / arrived. 31. Mother was cooking dinner ..... father arrived. A) Were. B) While. C) When. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When. 32. Aku tidak sedang tidur pagi tadi. (-) A) I weren't sleeping this morning. B) I was sleeping this morning. C) I were sleeping this morning. D) I wasn't sleeping this morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I wasn't sleeping this morning. 33. We ..... (cross) the street when the traffic lights ..... (turn) red. A) Was crossing, turned. B) Was crossed, turned. C) Were crossing, turned. D) Crossed, was turning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were crossing, turned. 34. Complete the sentence:My brother ..... a comic book when I walked in. A) Were reading. B) Read. C) Is reading. D) Was reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was reading. 35. I ..... (watch) a DVD when my cat ..... (jump) on me A) Watched / was jumped. B) Watched / jump. C) Was watching / jumped. D) Was watched / jumped. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was watching / jumped. 36. Complete this sentence to show two actions happening at the same time:My sister was listening to music while she ..... her homework. A) Did. B) Does. C) Were doing. D) Was doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was doing. 37. James ..... (play) bingo when the lights ..... (go) out. A) Were playing, went. B) Was playing, went. C) Were playing, were going. D) Played, went. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was playing, went. 38. Bunda Zeni was ..... an article when her baby boy cried A) Writing. B) Writen. C) Write. D) Wrote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Writing. 39. Complete the sentence with the verbs in the Past Continuous Tense form. Yesterday my sister and I went to thepark. While I ..... a book on a bench, she ..... with her friends. A) Were reading; was playing. B) Read;play. C) Reading; playing. D) Was reading; was playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was reading; was playing. 40. Was she coming home last night?The sentence above belongs to ..... A) Interrogative sentence. B) Negative sentence. C) Positive sentence. D) Imperative sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interrogative sentence. 41. As the fox ..... attacking the sheep, the farmer came. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 42. We ..... dinner last night when we heard a loud explosion. A) Were having. B) Are having. C) Had been having. D) Had had. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were having. 43. True or False:To form the past continuous tense, you use the verb 'be' in the past (was/were) and add '-ing' to the main verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 44. While mom was cooking dinner, someone ..... at the door. A) Knocked. B) Were knocking. C) Was knocking. D) Knocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knocked. 45. The burglars ..... robbing my house at 11 o'clock last night. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 46. What you ( do ) ..... at 9 p.m yesterday? A) Were you doing. B) Are you doing. C) Is you doing. D) Was you doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were you doing. 47. The businessman ..... at the company on Sunday morning. A) Didn't work. B) Don't work. C) Wasn't working. D) Isn't working. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wasn't working. 48. Saw/ a falling star / We / fishing / were / in a lake / when / going A) When we fishing in a lake, we saw stars. B) We saw a falling star when we were fishing in a lake. C) Fishing in a lake, we saw a falling star. D) We saw a falling star in a lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We saw a falling star when we were fishing in a lake. 49. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in }$$^{"Past Continuous Tense" .}$$^{}$The children ..... (play) outside when it got dark. A) Was playing. B) Is played. C) Were playing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were playing. 50. Shin Yee ..... from one room to the next room because she was so excited to be in her new house . A) Is running. B) Running. C) Were running. D) Was running. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was running. 51. Why / the cars / run / late (Past Continuous) A) Why the cars were running late?. B) Why did the cars run late?. C) Why were the cars running late?. D) Why the cars did run late?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Why were the cars running late?. 52. You ..... (not)working very hard yesterday A) Wasn't. B) Weren't. C) Was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weren't. 53. What were you doing? A) I helps my dad. B) I were helping my dad. C) I help my dad. D) I was helping my dad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was helping my dad. 54. Jing Heng's parents are in his room. They ..... him to take part in sports. A) Are encouraging. B) Is encouraging. C) Was encouraging. D) Were encouraging. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are encouraging. 55. 6] When the teacher ..... , I ..... A) Was arriving / was sleeping. B) Arrived / slept. C) Arrived / was sleeping. D) Was arriving / slept. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arrived / was sleeping. 56. When her train got to the station, we ..... (wait)on the platform A) Wait. B) Were waiting. C) Waited. D) Waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were waiting. 57. If your mom asks, 'Were you and your sister arguing?', what is the correct short answer to say no? A) No, we weren't. B) No, we wasn't. C) No, we didn't. D) No, we aren't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, we weren't. 58. Questions no 4-7Complete these sentences. I ..... (wait) for my friends when the bus ..... (arrive) A) Waited, was arrive. B) Were waiting, arriving. C) Was waiting, arrived. D) Was wait, was arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was waiting, arrived. 59. We ..... (study) for the test. A) Are studying. B) Were studying. C) Was studying. D) Is studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were studying. 60. Jo and John were singing, but we ..... A) Were dancing. B) Danced. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were dancing. ← 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books