This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 47 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 47 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:You use the word 'were' with subjects like 'we, ' 'you, ' and 'they' when forming the past continuous tense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. When the men ..... (Climb) the tree, they ..... (Play) football A) Climbed, were playing. B) Climbs, were playing. C) Was Climbing, were playing. D) Were climbed, played. E) Climbed, played. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climbed, were playing. 3. What/ doing/ were/ yesterday/?/ youTick the right sentence. A) What were you doing yesterday?. B) What you were doing yesterday?. C) What you doing yesterday?. D) What was you doing yesterday?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What were you doing yesterday?. 4. While I was cycling past some villages, I saw some people in their gardens. A) Was cycling/ saw. B) Cycled/ saw. C) Was cycling/ was seeing. D) Was cycling/ seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was cycling/ saw. 5. Yu Yi and Eunice ..... a meeting yesterday at library. A) Is having. B) Are having. C) Was having. D) Were having. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were having. 6. True or False:The sentence 'He was kick the ball' uses the past continuous tense correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. I ..... a job in a restaurant last summer. A) Had. B) Have had. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had. 8. When I ..... on my way home, I ..... an accident A) Was/ was seeing. B) Am/ is seeing. C) Was/ see. D) Was/ saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was/ saw. 9. When our father came back from his office, ..... A) We were watching TV. B) We are watching TV. C) We watch TV. D) We will watch TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We were watching TV. 10. True or False:The past continuous tense is often used in stories to describe the background setting, like 'The sun was shining and the birds were singing.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. The athletes ..... very hard for the sports event last week. A) Are practising. B) Was practising. C) Were practising. D) Is practising. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were practising. 12. Complete the question:' ..... you ..... your homework at ten o'clock last night?' A) Did / still do. B) Were / still doing. C) Was / still doing. D) Did / still doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were / still doing. 13. Complete the sentence to describe two simultaneous past actions:While my dad ..... the car, my mom ..... groceries. A) Was washing / was unpacking. B) Washed / was unpacking. C) Was washing / unpacked. D) Washed / unpacked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was washing / was unpacking. 14. Baim and Riska were ..... video games when their mother ..... back. A) Playing, came. B) Plays, comes. C) Played, coming. D) Playing, coming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playing, came. 15. The hawkers ..... (sell) food at the market at 7 o'clock last Sunday. A) Were selling. B) Was selling. C) Are selling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were selling. 16. ..... the elephant eating fruits or vegetables? A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 17. Jack ..... (climb) a tree when he fell and hurt himself. A) Climbed. B) Climbing. C) Were climbing. D) Was climbing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was climbing. 18. I ..... some amazing costumes at the carnival. A) Saw. B) See. C) Was seeing. D) Were seeing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saw. 19. I was reading a book ..... I heard a noise. A) During. B) When. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 20. What is the difference between Past Simple and Past Continuous? A) Past Simple describes ongoing actions, while Past Continuous describes completed actions. B) Past Simple describes completed actions, while Past Continuous describes ongoing actions in the past. C) Past Simple is used for future actions, while Past Continuous is used for present actions. D) Past Simple and Past Continuous are interchangeable in all contexts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Simple describes completed actions, while Past Continuous describes ongoing actions in the past. 21. When the letter ..... , I ..... dinner for my children. A) Arrive, cook. B) Arriving, cooked. C) Arrived, cook. D) Arrived, was cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arrived, was cooking. 22. Mike:Hi, Clara what were you doing last night?Clara:I ..... my homework A) Was studying. B) Was listening. C) Was doing. D) Was reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was doing. 23. Ayu broken a vas, when we ..... traveling to Paris A) What. B) Were. C) Was. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 24. They ..... studying english last night A) Were. B) Was. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 25. The dog next door ..... (bark) last night when we were trying to sleep. A) Barks. B) Is bark. C) Was barking. D) Were bark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was barking. ← 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