This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 20 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in }$$^{"Past Continuous Tense" .}$$^{}$The children ..... (play) outside when it got dark. A) Was playing. B) Is played. C) Were playing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were playing. 2. Shin Yee ..... from one room to the next room because she was so excited to be in her new house . A) Running. B) Was running. C) Were running. D) Is running. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was running. 3. Why / the cars / run / late (Past Continuous) A) Why were the cars running late?. B) Why the cars were running late?. C) Why did the cars run late?. D) Why the cars did run late?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Why were the cars running late?. 4. You ..... (not)working very hard yesterday A) Wasn't. B) Weren't. C) Was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weren't. 5. What were you doing? A) I were helping my dad. B) I help my dad. C) I helps my dad. D) I was helping my dad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was helping my dad. 6. Jing Heng's parents are in his room. They ..... him to take part in sports. A) Is encouraging. B) Are encouraging. C) Was encouraging. D) Were encouraging. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are encouraging. 7. 6] When the teacher ..... , I ..... A) Was arriving / was sleeping. B) Arrived / slept. C) Arrived / was sleeping. D) Was arriving / slept. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arrived / was sleeping. 8. When her train got to the station, we ..... (wait)on the platform A) Waited. B) Were waiting. C) Waiting. D) Wait. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were waiting. 9. If your mom asks, 'Were you and your sister arguing?', what is the correct short answer to say no? A) No, we wasn't. B) No, we didn't. C) No, we aren't. D) No, we weren't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No, we weren't. 10. Questions no 4-7Complete these sentences. I ..... (wait) for my friends when the bus ..... (arrive) A) Was wait, was arrived. B) Were waiting, arriving. C) Was waiting, arrived. D) Waited, was arrive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was waiting, arrived. 11. We ..... (study) for the test. A) Is studying. B) Are studying. C) Were studying. D) Was studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were studying. 12. Jo and John were singing, but we ..... A) Were dancing. B) Danced. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were dancing. 13. We were going to the bank ..... A) At the moment. B) Right now. C) At the present. D) Yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yesterday. 14. 3] We ..... under the tree. A) Were sat. B) Sitting. C) Was sitting. D) Were sitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were sitting. 15. What is an example of a Past Continuous Tense sentence? A) I was watching TV when the phone rang. B) I watch TV every day. C) I will watch TV tomorrow. D) I watched TV yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was watching TV when the phone rang. 16. They ..... (talk) on the phone when the boss ..... (arrive) at the office. A) Talked, arrived. B) Was talking, arrived. C) Were talking, arrived. D) Were talking, was arriving. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were talking, arrived. 17. Complete the sentence with the best word order:He ..... for the game to start when his phone rang. A) Was patiently waiting. B) Patiently was waiting. C) Was waiting patiently. D) Waiting was patiently. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was patiently waiting. 18. My brother and I ( am listening, are listening ) to the radio. A) Am listening. B) Are listening. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are listening. 19. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE:}$While we ..... (explore) the ancient ruins, it started to rain. A) Was exploring. B) Were exploring. C) Was explored. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were exploring. 20. Which question is grammatically correct for asking about an ongoing activity in the past? A) What you were doing at the park?. B) What were you doing at the park?. C) What you did at the park?. D) What were you do at the park?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What were you doing at the park?. 21. Some crocodiles ..... (swim) 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. 22. Bagas was ..... around the block while Nata was ..... at their backyard yesterday. A) Run, skipping. B) Running, skipped. C) Running, skipping. D) Run, skip. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Running, skipping. 23. Someone asks, 'Were they waiting for the bus?' Which is a correct short answer? A) Yes, they was. B) No, they didn't. C) Yes, they were. D) No, they weren't waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes, they were. 24. I was ..... My cat A) Was wishpered. B) Was wishpering. C) Were wishpering. D) Have wishpering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was wishpering. 25. Complete the sentence:Fendi and his friend ..... to the teacher a minute ago. A) Were talking. B) Are talking. C) Talked. D) Will talk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were talking. ← 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