This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 29 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I ..... (finish) my homework, ..... (listen) to some music, and then I ..... (go) to bed. A) Was finishing, listened, went. B) Finished, listened, went. C) Finished, listened, was going. D) Was finishing, was listening, went. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Finished, listened, went. 2. Monika ..... correcting tests yesterday. A) Were. B) Weren't. C) Wasn't. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wasn't. 3. Which sentence correctly uses the past continuous to express an annoying, repeated habit? A) My little sister was always taking my stuff without asking. B) My little sister always took my stuff without asking. C) My little sister was taking my stuff without asking. D) My little sister did take my stuff always without asking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My little sister was always taking my stuff without asking. 4. Everyone ..... in the office when the boss came in. A) Is working. B) Are working. C) Was working. D) Were working. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was working. 5. People ..... (cheer) for the popular team as the competition started. A) Was cheering. B) Were cheering. C) Was being cheered. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were cheering. 6. Complete the sentence:My brother ..... video games all afternoon yesterday. A) Was playing. B) Were playing. C) Played. D) Is playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was playing. 7. I ..... for my Math exam last night. A) Am studying. B) Is studying. C) Was studying. D) Were studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was studying. 8. Kedua bentuk tenses simple past dan past continuous dalam sebuah kalimat sering digunakan bersama-sama dengan penanda "when" atau "while" . Arti kata when/while adalah ..... A) Lalu. B) Kemudian. C) Ketika. D) Sebelum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ketika. 9. We ..... watching television together A) Was. B) Is. C) Were. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 10. Your friend wrote this sentence:'They playing basketball at the gym.' How would you correct it to use the past continuous tense properly? A) They was playing basketball at the gym. B) They were playing basketball at the gym. C) They did play basketball at the gym. D) They are playing basketball at the gym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were playing basketball at the gym. 11. Complete the sentence:My phone ..... making a weird noise earlier. A) Were. B) Was. C) Is. D) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 12. ..... were playing tennis this morning A) My friend. B) My father. C) My teachers. D) My mom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My teachers. 13. You ..... riding your bikes. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 14. ..... she ..... (walk) the dog yesterday? A) Was/walk. B) Were/walking. C) Was/walking. D) Were/walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was/walking. 15. Choose the-ing form of the following verbs:live; stay; run; lie; recycle A) Liveing; staing; runing;lieing; recycling. B) Living; staying; runing; lying; recycling. C) Living; staying; running; lying; recycleing. D) Living; staying; running; lying; recycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Living; staying; running; lying; recycling. 16. She ..... (cook) when I entered the kitchen. A) Is cooking. B) Was cooking. C) Cooked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was cooking. 17. Complete the sentence to show an interrupted action:I ..... a shower when the fire alarm went off. A) Took. B) Was taking. C) Am taking. D) Were taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was taking. 18. The villagers ..... to town when the sky turned grey. A) Is walking. B) Are walking. C) Was walking. D) Were walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were walking. 19. Ramu ..... when he suddenly saw a grass snake. A) Weeding. B) Is weeding. C) Were weeding. D) Was weeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was weeding. 20. I ..... to the shed and ..... out my bike. A) Was going/ taking. B) Went/ took. C) Went/ was taking. D) Went/ taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went/ took. 21. My dad and mother ..... dinner and he was asking me about you. A) Were cooking. B) Was cooking. C) Are cooking. D) Is cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were cooking. 22. Mike:Hi Clara, what were you doing last night?Clara:I ..... to music A) Was listening. B) Listened. C) Am listening. D) Am listen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was listening. 23. He ..... for his purse. A) Is searching. B) Was searching. C) Were searching. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was searching. 24. They ..... (go) to the cinema. A) Were going. B) Was going. C) Is going. D) Are going. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going. 25. The band in the ship was still playing when the ship ..... A) Start sink. B) Started. C) Started sinking. D) Sink. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Started sinking. ← 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