This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 43 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 43 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We ..... our school when he came ini. A) Were talking. B) Talked. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were talking. 2. What (they/do) at 10pm last night-it was really noisy? A) What were they doing at 10 pm last night-it was really noisy?. B) What did they do at 10 pm last night-it was really noisy?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What were they doing at 10 pm last night-it was really noisy?. 3. First I ..... , then I ..... breakfast. A) Got up / was having. B) Was getting up / was having. C) Was getting up / had. D) Got up / had. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Got up / had. 4. What ..... (you/do) at 8 PM last night A) Did you do. B) Were you doing. C) You did. D) You are doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were you doing. 5. We ..... the classroom at 2 o'clock yesterday. A) Weren't cleaning. B) Was cleaning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weren't cleaning. 6. I ..... my work at six o'clock yesterday. A) Finish. B) Finished. C) Finishes. D) Was finishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was finishing. 7. Susan was checking her book ..... A) Now. B) Last night. C) Everyday. D) Tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Last night. 8. Which question is in the past continuous tense? A) What have you done at 8 o'clock yesterday?. B) What were you doing at 8 o'clock last night?. C) What are you doing at 8 o'clock tonight?. D) What will you do at 8 o'clock tomorrow?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What were you doing at 8 o'clock last night?. 9. Which sentence makes more sense? A) We had a picnic when it began to rain. B) We were having a picnic when it began to rain. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We were having a picnic when it began to rain. 10. Somebody threw a shoe at him while he ..... speaking. A) Were. B) When. C) While. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 11. ..... she ..... last night when I ..... you? A) Was she sleeping / was texting. B) Did she sleep / was texting. C) Did she sleep / texted. D) Was she sleeping / texted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was she sleeping / texted. 12. Complete the sentence to show irritation about a past habit:My little brother ..... my things without asking. It drove me crazy! A) Was always taking. B) Always took. C) Is always taking. D) Always takes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was always taking. 13. She ..... (talk) to John on the phone when I ..... (walk) in. A) Was talking, walked. B) Talked, was walking. C) Were talking, walked. D) Talked, were walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was talking, walked. 14. The kids played in the park while their parents were watching them. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. The blue team ..... before the event started. A) Warms up. B) Is warmed up. C) Were warming up. D) Was warming up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was warming up. 16. I ..... when a plate crashed. A) Were cooking. B) Was cooking. C) Cooked. D) Cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was cooking. 17. ..... they still ..... when the sun rose? A) Did sleeping. B) Was sleeping. C) Were sleep. D) Were sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were sleeping. 18. Identify the correct verb form for the past continuous tense in the sentence:'She ..... (study) when the phone rang.' A) Studied. B) Was study. C) Was studying. D) Studyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was studying. 19. What is the vet doing at the clinic at the moment? A) He is treating a parrot. B) He treated a parrot. C) He was treating a parrot. D) He treats a parrot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is treating a parrot. 20. Aisha ..... very hard last year. A) Is studied. B) Was studied. C) Is studying. D) Was studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was studying. 21. ..... your Mom ..... in the kitchen last Sunday morning? A) Were-cooking. B) Were-cook. C) Was-cooking. D) Was cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was-cooking. 22. The music ..... (play) when i left him A) Was playing. B) Were playing. C) Were being playing. D) Was played. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was playing. 23. The koala was hurt-it ..... , so we called for help A) Not moving. B) Was not move. C) Was not moving. D) Were not moving. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was not moving. 24. What ..... your brother going to yesterday morning? A) Do. B) Did. C) Was. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 25. I was running ..... I fell. A) While. B) When. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 26. I ..... (eat/eating/was eating) lunch when my friend called A) Eat. B) Eating. C) Was eating. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was eating. 27. He ..... (was writing/wrote/writes) an email when his computer shut down A) Wrote. B) Was writing. C) Writes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was writing. 28. When I was driving to school, my car ..... down. A) Broke. B) Had broken. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broke. 29. While she ..... the dishes, she ..... the window. A) Washes breaks. B) Washed broke. C) Was washing broke. D) Is washing breaks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was washing broke. 30. Choose the correct sentence:A:Ali was not studying last Tuesday.B:Ali was not studied last Tuesday.C:Ali was not study last Tuesday. A) Sentence A is correct. Sentence B and C are wrong. B) Sentence B is correct. Sentence A and C are wrong. C) Sentence C is correct. Sentence A and B are wrong. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence A is correct. Sentence B and C are wrong. ← 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