This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 30 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The wind ..... fiercely. A) Is blowing. B) Was blowing. C) Were blowing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was blowing. 2. Henry and his brothers ( are doing, were doing ) their homework in the studyroom. A) Are doing. B) Were doing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are doing. 3. Me ..... Rizki ..... 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. 4. She ..... swimming when I saw her. A) Was. B) Were. C) Did. D) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 5. Pilihlah bentuk V$_{2 }$yang sesuai untuk kata berikut ini.spot A) Spoted. B) Spot. C) Spotted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spotted. 6. ..... I saw her, she was wearing a really nice purple dress. A) While. B) When. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 7. Last night at 1 a.m. I ..... still ..... at the party. A) Was, running. B) Was, praying. C) Was, dancing. D) Was, wearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was, dancing. 8. What ..... Andy and Helen ..... when you broke the glass? A) Are / doing. B) Was / doing. C) Were / doing. D) Did / did. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were / doing. 9. I ..... him yesterday in front of the cinema. A) See. B) Have seen. C) Saw. D) Had seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saw. 10. They ..... (not jump) on the rocks but, they ..... (climb) the rocks. A) Was not jumping/was climbing. B) Was not jumping/were climbing. C) Were not jumping/was climbing. D) Were not jumping/were climbing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were not jumping/were climbing. 11. When you called yesterday at 8:00, I ..... the floor. A) Mopped. B) Mop. C) Was mopping. D) Were mopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was mopping. 12. Complete the sentence:They ..... a model aeroplane this morning. A) Were making. B) Are making. C) Made. D) Make. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were making. 13. As my mother ..... the onion, she accidentally cut her finger. A) Was slicing. B) Were slicing. C) Sliced. D) Slices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was slicing. 14. Which sentence has a grammatical error in its past continuous structure? A) They weren't paying attention. B) Was you listening to the teacher?. C) She was trying to finish her project. D) I was getting ready for school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was you listening to the teacher?. 15. My father and I ..... dinner at eight o'clock last night. A) Had. B) Was having. C) Were having. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were having. 16. This time last week we ..... on the beach. Now look at the weather! A) Sitting. B) Was sitting. C) Were sitting. D) Sat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were sitting. 17. She was reading a book when I ..... (get) home. A) Getting. B) Was getting. C) Got. D) Were getting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Got. 18. Your friend asks, 'Were you using my tablet earlier?' Which is the grammatically correct negative short answer? A) No, I wasn't. B) No, I not was. C) No, I didn't. D) No, I weren't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, I wasn't. 19. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE:}$He ..... (wander) in the forest when he lost his way. A) Was wandering. B) Was wandered. C) Were wandering. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was wandering. 20. Yesterday, my uncle ..... (tell) us a story while he ..... (drive) us to school. A) Told, was driving. B) Told, drove. C) Was telling, was driving. D) Was telling, drove. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was telling, was driving. 21. Read the sentence:'Last night, I watched a movie.' Why is 'watched' used here instead of 'was watching'? A) The action was a habit. B) The sentence describes a single, completed action, not one in progress. C) 'Watched' is an irregular verb. D) The sentence is negative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sentence describes a single, completed action, not one in progress. 22. Fendi and his friend ..... to the teacher a minute ago. A) Were talking. B) Are talking. C) Was talking. D) Is talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were talking. 23. Complete the sentence:We ..... soccer in the park when the ball flew over the fence. A) Played. B) Was playing. C) Play. D) Were playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were playing. 24. The boys ( are cleaning, were cleaning ) the classroom windows when one of them fell off the chair. A) Are cleaning. B) Were cleaning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were cleaning. 25. Sammy was ..... pizza when his friends came A) Eating. B) Eat. C) Eats. D) Ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eating. 26. Jeremy and Billy ..... arguing about about something when I walked into the room. Kata yang tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat tersebut adalah A) Were. B) Was. C) Are. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 27. My brother ( learn) ..... English when I came home. A) Learn. B) Learns. C) Was learning. D) Are learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was learning. 28. Asyifa and her brother ..... going to Junior 2 days ago. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 29. Alex did not ..... last weekend A) Working. B) Work. C) Works. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Work. 30. Fina was ..... to me when her mother called A) Talk. B) Talking. C) Talked. D) Talks. 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