This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 37 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 37 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When he ..... at the festival, everyone ..... the parade. A) Arrives, watches. B) Arrived, was watching. C) Arrived, were watching. D) Arrived, is watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arrived, was watching. 2. Muhammad's cousins ..... the house last week. A) Paint. B) Paints. C) Painting. D) Painted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Painted. 3. Which sentence below is the best way to describe a background scene in a story using the past continuous tense? A) The sun set and the birds flew home. B) The sun was bright and the birds were happy. C) The sun was setting, a cool wind was blowing, and birds were singing their evening songs. D) The sun sets, a cool wind blows, and birds sing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun was setting, a cool wind was blowing, and birds were singing their evening songs. 4. The teacher was angry because some students ..... football in the class when he came in. A) Were playing. B) Are playing. C) Played. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were playing. 5. Helen ..... in the park when a dog attacked her. A) Was walking. B) Walked. C) Walks. D) Are walks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was walking. 6. Why ..... your brother ..... his bicycle so fast? A) Was, riding. B) Were, riding. C) Was, ride. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was, riding. 7. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE:}$She ..... (watch) TV when I called her. A) Was watched. B) Were watched. C) Was watching. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was watching. 8. The cat ..... the mouse. A) Had been chasing. B) Was chasing. C) Were chasing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was chasing. 9. While I ..... to music, they ..... television. A) Listened, were washing. B) Listened, watched. C) Was listening, were watching. D) Was listening, were washing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was listening, were watching. 10. The school gardener ..... (dig) in the school garden all yesterday evening. A) Were digging. B) Was digging. C) Is digging. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was digging. 11. What is the past continuous form of 'blow' for the wind? A) The wind blows. B) The wind is blowing. C) The wind were blowing. D) The wind was blowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The wind was blowing. 12. You ..... when we ..... home . A) Were sleeping/ arrived. B) Sleep/arrive. C) Slept/arrive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were sleeping/ arrived. 13. My mother ..... preparing dessert when her friends came to visit her. A) Is. B) Am. C) Was. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 14. A machine that sucks up dust and dirt on the floor as you push it around. A) Oven. B) Microwave. C) Hairdryer. D) Dishwasher. E) Vacuum Cleaner. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Vacuum Cleaner. 15. He ..... kicking the ball A) Is. B) Am. C) Are. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 16. My sisters and I ..... (plan) for a vacation. A) Plan. B) Are planning. C) Planning. D) Were planning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were planning. 17. Many rabbits were ..... in the farmer's field. (hop) A) Hopping. B) Hoping. C) Hopeing. D) Hopying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hopping. 18. The phone ..... when I was doing my homework. A) Ring. B) Rang. C) Did ring. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rang. 19. I ..... dinner when I suddenly ..... a loud bang. A) Had dinner/ was hearing. B) Was having/ heard. C) Had/ heard. D) Have had dinner/ heard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was having/ heard. 20. A student wrote this sentence to show they were annoyed:'He was always interrupt the class with silly jokes.' How should this sentence be corrected? A) He were always interrupting the class with silly jokes. B) He was always interrupted the class with silly jokes. C) He was always interrupting the class with silly jokes. D) He always was interrupt the class with silly jokes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was always interrupting the class with silly jokes. 21. Complete the sentence to show one action interrupting another:The doorbell rang just as we ..... the movie. A) Were starting. B) Started. C) Was starting. D) Start. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were starting. 22. All of you ..... just now. A) Was hiding. B) Is hiding. C) Are hiding. D) Were hiding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were hiding. 23. As we ..... (walk) in the park. It ..... (start) to rain. A) Walked, started. B) Walked, was starting. C) Were walking, was starting. D) Were walking, started. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were walking, started. 24. I ..... walking home when I saw the car accident. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 25. Several houses ..... (build) by the construction workers last week. A) Were being built. B) Was building. C) Had been built. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were being built. 26. What ..... you doing when I ..... you last night? A) Did, was. B) Were, called. C) Are, calling. D) Is, called. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were, called. 27. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in }$$^{"Past Continuous Tense" .(Interrogative sentences)}$ ..... the children ..... (draw) pictures during the lesson? A) Were, drawing. B) Was, drawing. C) Were, drawn. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were, drawing. 28. They ..... throwing the ball. A) Was. B) Were. C) Is. D) Am. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 29. Were you hard working last week? A) Yes, I was. B) Yes, I wasn't. C) Yes, I am. D) Yes, I do. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, I was. 30. Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form in the past continuous tense:The athletes ..... very hard for the sports event last week. A) Practiced. B) Was practicing. C) Practicing. D) Were practicing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were practicing. ← 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