This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 52 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 52 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I ..... when a plate crashed. A) Were cooking. B) Was cooking. C) Cooked. D) Cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was cooking. 2. ..... they still ..... when the sun rose? A) Did sleeping. B) Was sleeping. C) Were sleep. D) Were sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were sleeping. 3. Identify the correct verb form for the past continuous tense in the sentence:'She ..... (study) when the phone rang.' A) Studied. B) Was study. C) Was studying. D) Studyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was studying. 4. What is the vet doing at the clinic at the moment? A) He is treating a parrot. B) He treated a parrot. C) He was treating a parrot. D) He treats a parrot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is treating a parrot. 5. Aisha ..... very hard last year. A) Is studied. B) Was studied. C) Is studying. D) Was studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was studying. 6. ..... your Mom ..... in the kitchen last Sunday morning? A) Were-cooking. B) Were-cook. C) Was-cooking. D) Was cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was-cooking. 7. The music ..... (play) when i left him A) Was playing. B) Were playing. C) Were being playing. D) Was played. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was playing. 8. The koala was hurt-it ..... , so we called for help A) Not moving. B) Was not move. C) Was not moving. D) Were not moving. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was not moving. 9. What ..... your brother going to yesterday morning? A) Do. B) Did. C) Was. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 10. I was running ..... I fell. A) While. B) When. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 11. I ..... (eat/eating/was eating) lunch when my friend called A) Eat. B) Eating. C) Was eating. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was eating. 12. He ..... (was writing/wrote/writes) an email when his computer shut down A) Wrote. B) Was writing. C) Writes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was writing. 13. When I was driving to school, my car ..... down. A) Broke. B) Had broken. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broke. 14. While she ..... the dishes, she ..... the window. A) Washes breaks. B) Washed broke. C) Was washing broke. D) Is washing breaks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was washing broke. 15. Choose the correct sentence:A:Ali was not studying last Tuesday.B:Ali was not studied last Tuesday.C:Ali was not study last Tuesday. A) Sentence A is correct. Sentence B and C are wrong. B) Sentence B is correct. Sentence A and C are wrong. C) Sentence C is correct. Sentence A and B are wrong. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence A is correct. Sentence B and C are wrong. 16. Fill in the blank:We ..... in the park when we saw the dog. A) Are walking. B) Were walking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were walking. 17. We ..... reading books in the library when the storm happened. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 18. They ..... (played/were playing/play) football when it started to rain A) Played. B) Were playing. C) Play. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were playing. 19. Complete the sentence to show an interrupted action:My mom ..... dinner when the doorbell rang. A) Was making. B) Is making. C) Were making. D) Made. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was making. 20. When I ..... (walk) in the park yesterday, I ..... (see) a beautiful little kitten under the bench. A) Walked / saw. B) Was walking / saw. C) Walked / was seeing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was walking / saw. 21. She was studying for her exam while he was playing video games. True or False? A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 22. While she ..... (studies/was studying/studied), the lights went off A) Studies. B) Was studying. C) Studied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was studying. 23. He ..... (was running/run/running) when he tripped over a rock A) Was running. B) Run. C) Running. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was running. 24. Select the sentence that demonstrates the past continuous tense. A) He had cooked dinner before his guests arrived. B) He was cooking dinner when his guests arrived. C) He cooks dinner every night. D) He will cook dinner tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was cooking dinner when his guests arrived. 25. Mike had an accident while he ..... to work. A) Cycled. B) Was cycling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was cycling. ← 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