This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sally ..... (read) to the children while Kevin was washing up. A) Were reading. B) Was reading. C) Is reading. D) Are reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was reading. 2. I was sleeping. Jaki to czas? A) Past Simple. B) Past Continuous. C) Present Simple. D) Past Perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Continuous. 3. They ..... in London for few days. A) Is staying. B) Are staying. C) Was staying. D) Were staying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are staying. 4. May I have ..... salt? A) An. B) Some. C) Any. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Some. 5. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE:}$I ..... (iron) my clothes when the phone rang. A) Was ironed. B) Had ironed. C) Was ironing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was ironing. 6. The teacher ..... (arrive) while Suzie and Tim ..... (play) a computer game. A) Was arriving/ played. B) Arrived/ were playing. C) Arrived/ was playing. D) Arrived/played. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arrived/ were playing. 7. They ..... TV when I came. A) Were watching. B) Were watched. C) Watched. D) Was watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were watching. 8. Can I have ..... sugar? A) Any. B) Some. C) The. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Some. 9. Din group 3 student ..... sleeping when the lecture came A) Was. B) Weren't. C) Wasn't. D) Isn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weren't. 10. They ..... about me when I ..... their conversation. A) Talked; was interrupting. B) Were talking; interrupted. C) Were talking; was interrupting. D) Talked; interrupted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were talking; interrupted. 11. She ..... a movie in the theatre. Fill in the blank with Past Continuous Tense. A) Is watching. B) Had been watching. C) Were watching. D) Was watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was watching. 12. True or False:The sentence 'She was listen to music' is a grammatically correct past continuous sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. I ..... the piano when Leela came to my house. A) Was practising. B) Were practising. C) Practised. D) Practises. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was practising. 14. Everyone ..... outside when the car arrived. A) Was waiting. B) Waited. C) Were waiting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was waiting. 15. John ..... (ride) his bike all the afternoon. A) Was riding. B) Is riding. C) Will ride. D) Has ridden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was riding. 16. Read the sentence:'I ..... that the test was today, not tomorrow!' Which verb is most appropriate for the blank? A) Was thinking. B) Thought. C) Were thinking. D) Thinked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thought. 17. We ..... sleeping when the police came. A) Was. B) Weren't. C) Wasn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weren't. 18. The cat was ..... in the field A) Running. B) Runs. C) Ran. D) Runs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running. 19. Mary and Paul ..... (play) vidio games. A) Was play. B) Were playing. C) Was playing. D) Were play. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were playing. 20. While Najwa ..... (read), the librarian turned off the light. A) Were reading. B) Was reading. C) Reading. D) Reads. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was reading. 21. Complete the sentence:My little brother ..... a fort with pillows all afternoon yesterday. A) Is building. B) Was building. C) Were building. D) Builded. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was building. 22. We ..... studying English yesterday at 6 pm. A) Will. B) Aren't. C) Was. D) Were. E) Don't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 23. Choose the suitable Past verb form:He ..... breakfast today. A) Skip. B) Skipping. C) Skipped. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skipped. 24. ..... you ..... to my birthday party yesterday? A) Were coming. B) Were comes. C) Were come. D) Was coming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were coming. 25. What is the question form of Past Continuous Tense? A) Was/Were + subject + verb(-ing)?. B) Is/Are + subject + verb(-ing)?. C) Has/Have + subject + verb(-ing)?. D) Will/Shall + subject + verb(-ing)?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was/Were + subject + verb(-ing)?. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Continuous Tense Quiz 1Past Continuous Tense Quiz 2Past Continuous Tense Quiz 4Past Continuous Tense Quiz 5Past Continuous Tense Quiz 6Past Continuous Tense Quiz 7Past Continuous Tense Quiz 8Past Continuous Tense Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books