This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 30 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Gerald was singing loudly when his father ..... to stop singing. A) Told. B) Was telling. C) Tell him. D) Told him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Told him. 2. The school gardener ..... in the garden the whole yesterday evening. A) Were digging. B) Was digging. C) Is digging. D) Digs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was digging. 3. The students ..... cards when the teacher ..... in. A) Were playing / came. B) Was playing/was coming. C) Played / were coming. D) Played/ came. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were playing / came. 4. Joyce and Elice ..... attending the ITB lecture class yesterday . A) Were not. B) Was not. C) Are not. D) In not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were not. 5. We ..... around the parking lot to find a parking space last day. A) Driving. B) Drove. C) Are driving. D) Were driving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drove. 6. My friends ..... running. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 7. The dog ..... (not/ eat) yesterday morning. A) Wasn't eating. B) Weren't eating. C) Werent eating. D) Wasnt eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wasn't eating. 8. ..... he ..... breakfast with his kids at 7 this morning? A) Is eating. B) Did eating. C) Was eating. D) Are eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was eating. 9. When my father ..... in the garde, an old friend ..... by to see him A) Working/ passing. B) Was working/ was passing. C) Was working/ passed. D) Worked/ was passing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was working/ passed. 10. The boys ..... (play) football in the rain. A) Playing. B) Is playing. C) Was playing. D) Were playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were playing. 11. He ..... ( drink) coffee when I arrived A) Was drinking. B) Was drank coffee. C) Is drinking coffee. D) Were drinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was drinking. 12. They ..... very fast when the car hit the tree. A) Was driving. B) Were driving. C) Drove. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were driving. 13. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE:}$The children ..... (gather) flowers when the rain started. A) Were gathered. B) Were gathering. C) Was gathered. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were gathering. 14. A: ..... she sleeping when you came? B:No, she ..... A) Was / wasn't. B) Were / weren't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was / wasn't. 15. While Mr. Robert ..... (meet) with the clients, Mr. Rudi ..... (eat) in the corner A) Was meeting, ate. B) Were meeting, was eating. C) Met, was eating. D) Meets, eats. E) Will meet, eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was meeting, ate. 16. Soekarno ..... born on June 6, 1901 in Surabaya. A) Is. B) Was. C) Has. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 17. They ..... to Japan at this time last year. A) Don't go. B) Weren't going. C) Wasn't going. D) Didn't go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weren't going. 18. True or False:The sentence 'They was playing basketball' is grammatically correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. It's Friday today and at the moment he ..... TV. A) Watches. B) Watch. C) Is watching. D) Was watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is watching. 20. Complete the sentence to show two actions happening at the same time:While I ..... my homework, my brother was playing video games. A) Was doing. B) Did. C) Were doing. D) Am doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was doing. 21. The ball ..... when the boy kicked it. A) Was rolling. B) Is rolling. C) Rolls. D) Rolling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was rolling. 22. I was running ..... I saw a cat. A) When. B) While. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 23. The water ..... when I had the bath. A) Were running. B) Was runing. C) Are running. D) Was running. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was running. 24. What did you watch on TV while you ..... dinner yesterday? A) Were having. B) Was having. C) Were haveing. D) Was haveing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were having. 25. As Rani ..... to school, she saw a kitten in a drain. A) Was walking. B) Were walking. C) Walked. D) Walks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was walking. ← 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