This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 44 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 44 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fill in the blank:We ..... in the park when we saw the dog. A) Are walking. B) Were walking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were walking. 2. We ..... reading books in the library when the storm happened. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 3. They ..... (played/were playing/play) football when it started to rain A) Played. B) Were playing. C) Play. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were playing. 4. Complete the sentence to show an interrupted action:My mom ..... dinner when the doorbell rang. A) Was making. B) Is making. C) Were making. D) Made. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was making. 5. When I ..... (walk) in the park yesterday, I ..... (see) a beautiful little kitten under the bench. A) Walked / saw. B) Was walking / saw. C) Walked / was seeing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was walking / saw. 6. She was studying for her exam while he was playing video games. True or False? A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 7. While she ..... (studies/was studying/studied), the lights went off A) Studies. B) Was studying. C) Studied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was studying. 8. He ..... (was running/run/running) when he tripped over a rock A) Was running. B) Run. C) Running. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was running. 9. Select the sentence that demonstrates the past continuous tense. A) He had cooked dinner before his guests arrived. B) He was cooking dinner when his guests arrived. C) He cooks dinner every night. D) He will cook dinner tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was cooking dinner when his guests arrived. 10. Mike had an accident while he ..... to work. A) Cycled. B) Was cycling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was cycling. 11. Your friend asks, 'Were you and Sarah practicing for the play yesterday?' What is the correct way to give a short, affirmative answer? A) Yes, we were. B) Yes, we was. C) Yes, we did. D) Yes, we were practicing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, we were. 12. While Jane heard the good news, she jumped for joy. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 13. Complete the sentence. The dogs ..... with their balls at the park. A) Was playing. B) Was play. C) Were playing. D) Were play. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were playing. 14. Past continuous tense digunakan untuk ..... A) Menyatakan kegiatan/ aktivitas yang terjadi secara berulang-ulang atau menjadi rutinitas. B) Menyatakan kegiatan/ aktivitas yang terjadi pada masa lampau. C) Menyatakan kegiatan/ aktivitas yang sedang berlangsung/ terjadi pada masa lampau. D) Menyatakan kegiatan/ aktivitas yang sedang berlangsung/ terjadi pada masa sekarang. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Menyatakan kegiatan/ aktivitas yang sedang berlangsung/ terjadi pada masa lampau. 15. Last night, my friend and I ..... at the mall. A) Was shopped. B) Were shopped. C) Were shopping. D) Was shopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were shopping. 16. We ..... (go) to see if Harry was OK when he ..... (hurt) his leg. A) Went, was hurting. B) Went, hurted. C) Were going, hurted. D) Was going, hurted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were going, hurted. 17. My mother saw you last night when you ..... in the mall. A) Am shopping. B) Is shopping. C) Were shopping. D) Were shopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were shopping. 18. They ..... (meet) when they ..... (work) in Paris. A) Were meeting, were working. B) Were meeting, worked. C) Was meeting, was working. D) Was meeting, worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were meeting, worked. 19. I ..... (study) for my Exam all night long A) Studied. B) Am studying. C) Was studying. D) Study. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was studying. 20. Mike ..... to visit his friend when he was prevented by an urgent call. A) Planned. B) Planning. C) Plans. D) Was planning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was planning. 21. I ..... to my music player A) Were listening. B) Was listening. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was listening. 22. Elizabeth ..... when she ..... the plate. A) Was running / dropped. B) Ran / dropped. C) Was running / was dropping. D) Ran / was dropping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was running / dropped. 23. Was Jim driving when the car ..... ? A) Crash. B) Crashed. C) Was crashing. D) Were crashing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crashed. 24. I ..... TV and my mum ..... A) Was watching / cooked. B) Was watching / was cooking. C) Was watching / were cooking. D) Watched / was cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was watching / was cooking. 25. The referee suspended the match because it ..... too hard to play. A) Was raining. B) Rained. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was raining. 26. Which of the following sentences uses the past perfect tense? A) I was reading a book when the lights went out. B) I had read the book before the lights went out. C) I read the book every night. D) I am reading the book now. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I had read the book before the lights went out. 27. Complete the sentence:The soccer players ..... for the big game all last week. A) Was practicing. B) Were practicing. C) Are practicing. D) Practiced. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were practicing. 28. Susie (watch) a film when she (hear) the noise. A) Susie was watching a film when she heard the noise. B) Susie watched a film when she was hearing the noise. C) Susie was watching a film when she was hearing the noise. D) Susie watched a film when she heard the noise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Susie was watching a film when she heard the noise. 29. I am not talking to the police ..... A) Yesterday. B) At the moment. C) Last night. D) This morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the moment. 30. While day ..... (walk), they Saw a beautiful bird A) Walked. B) Were walking. C) Are walking. D) Walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were walking. ← 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