This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Nobody ..... it off. A) Watched the TV so we were switching. B) Watched the TV so we switched. C) Was watching the TV so we switched. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was watching the TV so we switched. 2. That poor man ..... for something eatable in the bin when the policeman stopped him. A) Is looking. B) Was looking. C) Will look. D) Looked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was looking. 3. I ..... (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock ..... (ring). A) Had, rang. B) Was having, was ringing. C) Was having, rang. D) Had, was ringing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was having, rang. 4. She ..... her favourite necklace yesterday and cried sadly. A) Lose. B) Loses. C) Losing. D) Lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lost. 5. The similarity between Past Continuous & Present Continuous is ..... Fill in the blanks with the correct answer. A) Both are pointing at the present tense. B) Both are pointing at the past tense. C) Both are pointing at the actions which continue for some time. D) There is no similarity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both are pointing at the actions which continue for some time. 6. Were you ..... your new necklace last night? A) Wear. B) Use. C) Wearing. D) Using. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wearing. 7. What is the Past Continuous Tense? A) A tense that describes actions completed in the past. B) A tense that describes actions that were ongoing in the past. It is formed using 'was' or 'were' + the verb ending in-ing. C) A tense that describes future actions. D) A tense that describes habitual actions in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A tense that describes actions that were ongoing in the past. It is formed using 'was' or 'were' + the verb ending in-ing. 8. You ( listen) ..... to music at 6 p.m yesterday? A) Do you listen. B) Are you listening. C) Did you listen. D) Were you listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were you listening. 9. The birds ..... around the garden. (fly) A) Were fliing. B) Was flying. C) Was fliing. D) Were flying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were flying. 10. An old friend ..... by to see him when my father ..... in the garden A) Passing / working. B) Was passing / was working. C) Passed / was working. D) Was passing / worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was passing / worked. 11. ..... is used for an action that happened continuously in the past before another past action. A) Present Perfect Continuous. B) Past Perfect. C) Past Perfect Continuous. D) Past Continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past Perfect Continuous. 12. Mum ..... dinner at 5.00 yesterday afternoon while Dad ..... the car. A) Cooked, washed. B) Was cooking, washed. C) Was cooking, was washing. D) Cooks, washes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was cooking, was washing. 13. Choose the-ing form of the following verbs:ache; stop; swim; come; tie A) Aching; stopping; swimming; coming; tieing. B) Aching; stoping; swimming; coming; tieing. C) Aching; stopping; swimming; coming; tying. D) Aching; stopping; swimming; comeing; tying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aching; stopping; swimming; coming; tying. 14. While the ice-cream ..... , she was reading a book. A) Was melting. B) Is melting. C) Were melting. D) Melting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was melting. 15. Imagine you're writing a story. Which sentence best uses the past continuous tense to set the scene? A) The wind howled and the rain beat against the window. B) The wind was howling and the rain was beating against the window. C) The wind howled and the rain was beating against the window. D) The wind was howling and the rain beat against the window. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The wind was howling and the rain was beating against the window. 16. Paul and Lia were fighting ..... 9 o'clock this morning. A) In. B) On. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 17. While the Corona was spreading, My Friends and I ..... teaching ..... the students from home. A) Am-my. B) Was-my. C) Are-our. D) Were-our. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were-our. 18. Deno dan Zahra sedang bermain bulu tangkis kemarin. (+) A) Deno dan Zahra are playing badminton yesterday. B) Deno dan Zahra was playing badminton yesterday. C) Deno dan Zahra were playing badminton yesterday. D) Deno dan Zahra were playing badminton last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deno dan Zahra were playing badminton yesterday. 19. The baby (sleep) ..... for ten hours every night. A) Is sleeping. B) Sleeping. C) Sleeps. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sleeps. 20. It is Seven O'clock A) 7.00. B) 17.00. C) 5.00. D) 7.30. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 7.00. 21. By the time he retired, Mr. Smith ..... to most parts of the world. A) Has travelled. B) Has been travelling. C) Had travelled. D) Travelled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had travelled. 22. 10] ..... in the garden? A) Was Tom reading. B) Was Tom read. C) Did Tom reading. D) Tom reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was Tom reading. 23. They ( were revising, are revising ) their lesson when the teacher walked into the classroom. A) Were revising. B) Are revising. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were revising. 24. What is the past continuous form of 'cry' for the child? A) The child is crying. B) The child were crying. C) The child was crying. D) The child cries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The child was crying. 25. My brother and I ..... (do) our homework while mom ..... (cook) dinner. A) Was doing, cooked. B) Did, was cooking. C) Were do, cooked. D) Were doing, was cooking. 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