This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 31 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I ..... downstairs when I heard the doorbell." A) Was going. B) Were going. C) Went. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going. 2. The monkeys ..... picking the juicy rambutans when the villagers reached the orchard. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 3. Which of the following sentences is in the past continuous tense? A) She was reading a book when I called her. B) She reads a book every night. C) She will read a book tomorrow. D) She has read a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was reading a book when I called her. 4. While I ..... to school I ..... my friend. A) Was walking, saw. B) Was walking, see. C) Were walking, saw. D) Were walking, see. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was walking, saw. 5. Which sentence shows the correct basic structure of the past continuous tense? A) She was watch the game. B) They was watching the game. C) She was watching the game. D) They were watch the game. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She was watching the game. 6. Pilihlah bentuk V$_{2 }$yang sesuai untuk kata berikut ini.check A) Checkd. B) Checked. C) Check. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Checked. 7. Everyone ..... when the earthquake ..... the small town A) Slept; hit. B) Was sleeping; was hitting. C) Was sleeping; hit. D) Slept; was hitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was sleeping; hit. 8. True or False:The sentence 'While we were runing to catch the bus, my hat fell off' is grammatically correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Choose the best words to complete the sentence:As I ..... down the hall, I ..... the principal. A) Walked, saw. B) Was walking, was seeing. C) Walked, was seeing. D) Was walking, saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was walking, saw. 10. Mother is ..... a letter. (type) A) Typing. B) Typeing. C) Types. D) Type. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Typing. 11. I ..... reading a book yesterday morning. Complete with the correct 'be' of the Past Continous. A) Was. B) Am. C) Were. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 12. Ryan and I ..... his foot. A) Were playing tennis when Ryan broke. B) Played tennis when Ryan broke. C) Played tennis when Ryan was broking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were playing tennis when Ryan broke. 13. She ..... to her husband while the children were crying. A) Speaking. B) Were speaking. C) Was speaking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was speaking. 14. How do you use time expressions with Past Continuous? A) Common time expressions include 'yesterday, ' 'at that time, ' and 'when.'. B) Time expressions are not used with Past Continuous. C) You can only use 'now' with Past Continuous. D) Past Continuous does not require any time expressions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Common time expressions include 'yesterday, ' 'at that time, ' and 'when.'. 15. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE:}$We ..... (shovel) snow when our neighbor offered to help. A) Were shoveled. B) Was shoveling. C) Were shoveling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were shoveling. 16. The dog ..... when I slept. A) Barked. B) Is barking. C) Was barking. D) Were barking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was barking. 17. The children ..... playing football when their teacher came A) Was. B) Were. C) Are. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 18. We ..... cooking at 7 p.m yesterday. A) Were. B) Was. C) Will. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 19. While Tom (read), Amely (watch) a documentary on TV. A) Was reading / was watching. B) Read / watched. C) Was reading / were watching. D) Read / was watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was reading / was watching. 20. I ..... when you called me. A) Was shopping. B) Am shopping. C) Is shopping. D) Shop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was shopping. 21. $^{We ..... (meet) some interesting people while we ..... (stay) in Paris.}$ A) Was meeting, stayed. B) Were meeting, stayed. C) Met, were staying. D) Meet, were staying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Met, were staying. 22. When the phone ..... I ..... TV. A) Ring, watch. B) Rang, were. C) Ring, am. D) Rang. was watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rang. was watching. 23. Kakak saya sedang membaca novel kemarin malamBuatlah kedalam bentuk past continuous! A) My sister are reading a novel last night. B) My sister is reading a novel last night. C) My sister were reading a novel last night. D) My sister was reading a novel last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My sister was reading a novel last night. 24. Complete the sentence:While my dad ..... dinner, my sister was setting the table. A) Was cooking. B) Cooked. C) Were cooking. D) Is cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was cooking. 25. True or False:The sentence 'My friend and I was walking to school' uses the correct verb form. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. Which sentence best combines these two ideas? Idea 1:We were playing outside. Idea 2:Our mom called us for dinner. A) We played outside and our mom was calling us. B) While we were playing outside, our mom was calling us. C) We were playing outside when our mom called us for dinner. D) We played outside when our mom called us for dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We were playing outside when our mom called us for dinner. 27. Complete the sentence:The students ..... quietly on their project when the bell rang. A) Was working. B) Were working. C) Worked. D) Are working. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were working. 28. Identify the sentence that correctly shows one action interrupting another. A) He was falling asleep when he listened to the podcast. B) He fell asleep while he was listening to the podcast. C) He was falling asleep while he was listening to the podcast. D) He fell asleep when he was listening to the podcast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He fell asleep while he was listening to the podcast. 29. I ..... (watch) the TV when my mother ..... (turn) it off. A) Was watching, turned. B) Were watching, turnt. C) Watched, turned. D) Was watching, was turning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was watching, turned. 30. I ..... (come) home while my sister ..... (water) houseplants. A) Came, watered. B) Came, was watering. C) Was coming, watered. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Came, was watering. ← 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 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books