This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 18 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Janet ..... for the play. A) Were rehearsing. B) Is rehearsing. C) Was rehearsing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was rehearsing. 2. Lisa ..... some clothes when we saw her. A) Were shopping. B) Was shopping. C) Is shopping. D) Shopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was shopping. 3. At 6 p.m, I ..... my homework. A) Was doing. B) Were doing. C) Were do. D) Doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was doing. 4. Choose the sentence that correctly shows a longer action being interrupted by a shorter one. A) I was walking home when I was seeing my friend. B) I walked home when I was seeing my friend. C) I walked home when I saw my friend. D) I was walking home when I saw my friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was walking home when I saw my friend. 5. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in }$$^{"Past Continuous Tense" .}$They ..... (build) a sandcastle on the beach. A) Were building. B) Builded. C) Was building. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were building. 6. My parents ..... care of my cousin since 2008 A) Was taking. B) Were taked. C) Was takes. D) Were taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were taking. 7. I ..... (send) him an email with the file when you ..... (receive) the confirmation. A) Sent, received. B) Was sending, was receiving. C) Was sending, received. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was sending, received. 8. The boys ..... their lesson. A) Was learning. B) Were learning. C) Are learning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were learning. 9. Complete the sentence:At 7 p.m. last night, my parents and I ..... dinner. A) Was eating. B) Is eating. C) Were eating. D) Eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were eating. 10. When BUnda Gita ..... a newspaper, he found an interesting story on it A) Was reading. B) Is reading. C) Read. D) Reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was reading. 11. He ..... his homework when it ..... to rain. A) Did/ was starting. B) Was doing/ started. C) Do/start. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was doing/ started. 12. True or False:The following sentence has a grammatical error. 'While my mom was driving, my sister and I was looking out the window.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. The pupils ..... (have) their test in the hall at 8 o'clock this morning. A) Are having. B) Were having. C) Was having. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were having. 14. Complete the sentence with the verb in the Past Continuous Tense form.A:What was that noise last night?B:I think someone ..... on our neighbour's door. A) Knocked. B) Knocks. C) Is knocking. D) Was knocking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was knocking. 15. Mom was cooking when I ..... A) Arrive. B) Arrived. C) Was arriving. D) Were arriving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arrived. 16. The maid ..... the past newspapers when I reached home. A) Sold. B) Has sold. C) Is selling. D) Was selling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was selling. 17. My baby brother ..... loudly so I couldn't do my homework. A) Was cried. B) Cried. C) Was crying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was crying. 18. The kangaroo jumped high in rage ..... the man was sitting down on the grass. A) What. B) When. C) While. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While. 19. Choose the correct answer.While my uncle ..... his van, it ..... to rain. A) Was washing, was beginning. B) Was washing, began. C) Washing, began. D) Washed, begins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was washing, began. 20. I ..... for my English test when my mother came home from work. A) Study. B) Has studied. C) Was studying. D) Were studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was studying. 21. I ..... dinner when the visitors arrived. A) Am cooking. B) Was cooking. C) Were cooking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was cooking. 22. While I ..... (wash) my car, my sister was shouting at the top of her voice. A) Washing. B) Is washing. C) Was wash. D) Was washing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was washing. 23. I ..... to the party yesterday. A) Gone. B) Go. C) Goes. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Went. 24. At 11 o'clock last night, they ..... chasing a robber. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 25. They ..... the fire alarm in your office last week A) Was hearing. B) Were hearing. C) Hearing. D) Were. 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