This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. While I ..... TV, the doorbell ..... A) Was watching/ rang. B) Was watching/ was ringing. C) Watched/ was ringing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was watching/ rang. 2. Were you and friends doing homework at 5 PM last Sunday. A) We, are. B) We, were. C) They, are. D) They, were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We, were. 3. I ..... to Bali by plane last year. A) Going. B) Go. C) Was going. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Went. 4. True or False:In the sentence 'My sister was always borrowing my clothes without asking, ' the past continuous is used to express annoyance about a repeated habit. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. I ..... to contact him for ages, but he never replied. A) Had tried. B) Had trying. C) Tried. D) Am trying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had tried. 6. They were ..... cake last week. A) Making. B) Made. C) Make. D) Drinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Making. 7. Complete the sentence:At the sleepover, all my friends ..... scary stories. A) Was telling. B) Were telling. C) Are telling. D) Told. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were telling. 8. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in }$$^{"Past Continuous Tense" .}$$^{}$They ..... (watch) TV when the power went out. A) Were watching. B) Was watching. C) Were watched. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were watching. 9. While Mr Wang ..... the newspaper, his wife called him. A) Was reading. B) Were reading. C) Read. D) Is reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was reading. 10. A loud noise woke me up ..... I was sleeping happily. A) While. B) When. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 11. Combine these clauses using 'when':'I was eating dinner' and 'the phone rang'. A) I was eating dinner and the phone rang. B) While I was eating dinner, the phone rang. C) The phone rang when I was eating dinner. D) I was eating dinner when the phone rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was eating dinner when the phone rang. 12. My friends ..... lunch at 1 a.m. A) Weren't having. B) Wasn't having. C) Having. D) Were have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weren't having. 13. They ..... TV while their mum ..... dinner. A) Were watching / was preparing. B) Was watching / was preparing. C) Were watching / prepared. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were watching / was preparing. 14. Somebody threw a stone at him while he ..... A) Was speaking. B) Had been speaking. C) Spoke. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was speaking. 15. Mr Sharma and his children ..... in their garden. A) Is gardening. B) Are gardening. C) Was gardening. D) Were gardening. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are gardening. 16. Jimmy told me that he ..... for his friend at that time. A) Waits. B) Waited. C) Is waiting. D) Was waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was waiting. 17. ..... Tono ..... a bike yesterday? A) Were ; riding. B) Was ; riding. C) Were ; ride. D) Were ; ride. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was ; riding. 18. Yesterday at midnight, I ..... a instant noodle. A) Was, eating. B) Were, eating. C) Am, eating. D) Is, eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was, eating. 19. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE:}$I ..... (polish) my shoes when the doorbell rang. A) Was polishing. B) Had polished. C) Were polishing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was polishing. 20. Peter and Joan ..... (wait) for their father. A) Was waitting. B) Were waiting. C) Were waitting. D) Was waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were waiting. 21. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE:}$The artist ..... (sketch) a landscape when I visited her studio. A) Were sketched. B) Was sketch. C) Was sketching. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was sketching. 22. While it ..... outside, I ..... in the farmer's house. A) Rained/ was sitting. B) Was raining/ was sitting. C) Was raining/ sat. D) Rained/ sat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was raining/ sat. 23. The candles ..... when the wind blew them out. A) Are blowing. B) Were blowing. C) Was blowing. D) Is blowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were blowing. 24. Mrs. Utami ..... writing a letter when the phone rang. A) Is not. B) Was not. C) Has not been. D) Had not been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was not. 25. Fill in the blank:We ..... TV when the power went out. A) Were eating. B) Were watching. C) Were sleeping. D) Were playing. 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