This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 48 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 48 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She ..... (was cooking/cooked/cooks) dinner when the phone rang A) Was cooking. B) Cooked. C) Cooks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was cooking. 2. The weather was very nice to play outside. Some students decided to go out from the class and play. They didn't ask the teacher before going out. The teacher was angry because some students ..... football when he came in. A) Are playing. B) Played. C) Have played. D) Were playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were playing. 3. While Vivi ..... , her brother ..... to music. A) Was working / was listening. B) Were working / were listening. C) Was working / listened. D) Worked / was listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was working / was listening. 4. Ask a question using the past continuous tense. A) What were you doing at 8 o'clock last night?. B) What have you done at 8 o'clock yesterday?. C) What are you doing at 8 o'clock tonight?. D) What will you do at 8 o'clock tomorrow?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What were you doing at 8 o'clock last night?. 5. What ..... you ..... when the accident happened? A) Are, do. B) Are, doing. C) Was, do. D) Were, doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were, doing. 6. Some crocodiles ..... towards Pak Pandir. He did not notice them. A) Is swimming. B) Are swimming. C) Was swimming. D) Were swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were swimming. 7. Yesterday midnight, I ..... noodle when the dog barked loudly. A) Was, eating. B) Were, eating. C) Am, eating. D) Is, eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was, eating. 8. Dicky:I called you last night but there was no answer. Where were you?Vira:Sorry. I ..... when you called me last night. A) Sleep. B) Slept. C) Am sleeping. D) Was sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slept. 9. Were the stedents ..... cleaning the class yesterday afternoon? A) Students. B) The girl. C) Waty. D) The boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Students. 10. Choose the sentences that are grammatically correct. You may choose more than 1 option. A) Kenny used to play the violin for the orchestra before he was changing to the cello. B) Kenny using to play the violin for the orchestra before he was changing to the cello. C) Kenny used to play the violin for the orchestra before he changed to the cello. D) Kenny was using to play the violin for the orchestra before he changed to the cello. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kenny used to play the violin for the orchestra before he changed to the cello. 11. We ..... (was watching/were watching/watched) TV when the doorbell rang A) Was watching. B) Watched. C) Were watching. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were watching. 12. Who ..... the new rule to you the whole lesson yesterday? A) Was explaining. B) Explained. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was explaining. 13. While he ..... (play) football, it started to rain A) Was playing. B) Played. C) Is playing. D) Plays. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was playing. 14. When Tom ..... on the door, mum was cooking in the kitchen. A) Knocks. B) Knocked. C) Was knocking. D) Were knocking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Knocked. 15. Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense? A) I was cleaning the house when the guests arrived. B) I had cleaned the house before the guests arrived. C) I clean the house every weekend. D) I am cleaning the house now. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I had cleaned the house before the guests arrived. 16. The people on the plane ..... when it almost crashed. A) Was sleep. B) Was sleeping. C) Were sleep. D) Were sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were sleeping. 17. Choose the correct sentence.A:Awwal is reading a book last Saturday.B:Awwal was reading a book last Saturday. A) Sentence A is correct. Sentence B is wrong. B) Sentence B is correct. Sentence A is wrong. C) Both sentences are correct. D) Both sentences are wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence B is correct. Sentence A is wrong. 18. True or False:The word 'while' is typically used to connect two long, ongoing actions that were happening at the same time in the past, as in 'I was doing my homework while my brother was playing video games.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. I ..... in Australia next year. A) Is studying. B) Were studying. C) Am studying. D) Were studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Am studying. 20. ..... ( he/live) in Paris at the time? A) Was he liveing in Paris at the time?. B) Was he living in Paris at the time?. C) Were he living in Paris at the time?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was he living in Paris at the time?. 21. While she ..... (sing), I ..... (play) the piano. A) Sang / played. B) Was singing / was playing. C) Was singing / played. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was singing / was playing. 22. What ..... you doing yesterday? A) Were. B) Was. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 23. We ..... dinner when the guests arrived. A) Have. B) Had. C) Were having. D) Are having. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were having. 24. ..... (you / climb) up the mountain when you (see) the snake? A) Was you climb, saw. B) Was you climbing, saw. C) Were you climbing, saw. D) Were you climbing, seing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were you climbing, saw. 25. The cats ..... at the end of the corridor. A) Was fighting. B) Is fighting. C) Were fighting. D) Are fighting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were fighting. 26. The children ..... hide and seek in the park when the it rained A) Were playing. B) Plays. C) Played. D) Is playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were playing. 27. Ronaldo ..... the plants. A) Has been watered. B) Is watering. C) Was watered. D) Was watering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is watering. 28. He ..... his car when the phone rang. A) Was washing. B) Was washed. C) Washing. D) Washed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was washing. 29. He ..... while she was sitting. A) Were standing. B) Was standing. C) Was stand. D) Standing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was standing. 30. Complete the sentence with the correct option: ..... the boy ..... his vegetables? A) Were/ eating. B) Was / eating. C) Were/ ate. D) Was/ ate. 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