This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Continuous Tense – Quiz 53 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Continuous Tense Quiz 53 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Your friend asks, 'Were you and Sarah practicing for the play yesterday?' What is the correct way to give a short, affirmative answer? A) Yes, we were. B) Yes, we was. C) Yes, we did. D) Yes, we were practicing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, we were. 2. While Jane heard the good news, she jumped for joy. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 3. Complete the sentence. The dogs ..... with their balls at the park. A) Was playing. B) Was play. C) Were playing. D) Were play. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were playing. 4. Past continuous tense digunakan untuk ..... A) Menyatakan kegiatan/ aktivitas yang terjadi secara berulang-ulang atau menjadi rutinitas. B) Menyatakan kegiatan/ aktivitas yang terjadi pada masa lampau. C) Menyatakan kegiatan/ aktivitas yang sedang berlangsung/ terjadi pada masa lampau. D) Menyatakan kegiatan/ aktivitas yang sedang berlangsung/ terjadi pada masa sekarang. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Menyatakan kegiatan/ aktivitas yang sedang berlangsung/ terjadi pada masa lampau. 5. Last night, my friend and I ..... at the mall. A) Was shopped. B) Were shopped. C) Were shopping. D) Was shopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were shopping. 6. We ..... (go) to see if Harry was OK when he ..... (hurt) his leg. A) Went, was hurting. B) Went, hurted. C) Were going, hurted. D) Was going, hurted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were going, hurted. 7. My mother saw you last night when you ..... in the mall. A) Am shopping. B) Is shopping. C) Were shopping. D) Were shopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were shopping. 8. They ..... (meet) when they ..... (work) in Paris. A) Were meeting, were working. B) Were meeting, worked. C) Was meeting, was working. D) Was meeting, worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were meeting, worked. 9. I ..... (study) for my Exam all night long A) Studied. B) Am studying. C) Was studying. D) Study. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was studying. 10. Mike ..... to visit his friend when he was prevented by an urgent call. A) Planned. B) Planning. C) Plans. D) Was planning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was planning. 11. I ..... to my music player A) Were listening. B) Was listening. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was listening. 12. Elizabeth ..... when she ..... the plate. A) Was running / dropped. B) Ran / dropped. C) Was running / was dropping. D) Ran / was dropping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was running / dropped. 13. Was Jim driving when the car ..... ? A) Crash. B) Crashed. C) Was crashing. D) Were crashing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crashed. 14. I ..... TV and my mum ..... A) Was watching / cooked. B) Was watching / was cooking. C) Was watching / were cooking. D) Watched / was cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was watching / was cooking. 15. The referee suspended the match because it ..... too hard to play. A) Was raining. B) Rained. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was raining. 16. Which of the following sentences uses the past perfect tense? A) I was reading a book when the lights went out. B) I had read the book before the lights went out. C) I read the book every night. D) I am reading the book now. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I had read the book before the lights went out. 17. Complete the sentence:The soccer players ..... for the big game all last week. A) Was practicing. B) Were practicing. C) Are practicing. D) Practiced. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were practicing. 18. Susie (watch) a film when she (hear) the noise. A) Susie was watching a film when she heard the noise. B) Susie watched a film when she was hearing the noise. C) Susie was watching a film when she was hearing the noise. D) Susie watched a film when she heard the noise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Susie was watching a film when she heard the noise. 19. I am not talking to the police ..... A) Yesterday. B) At the moment. C) Last night. D) This morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the moment. 20. While day ..... (walk), they Saw a beautiful bird A) Walked. B) Were walking. C) Are walking. D) Walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were walking. 21. Analyze this sentence:'I was finishing my project ..... my computer suddenly crashed.' Which word best connects the two clauses and why? A) When, because it introduces a short, interrupting action. B) While, because both actions were long. C) When, because it shows two actions happening at the same time. D) While, because it introduces the main action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When, because it introduces a short, interrupting action. 22. The doctor was ..... the medicine to the patient yesterday morning. A) Give. B) Gave. C) Giving. D) Gives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Giving. 23. He ..... to Chile during the coming vacation. A) Are travelling. B) Am travelling. C) Is travelling. D) Was travelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is travelling. 24. I ..... when my sister called me last night. A) Teaching. B) Teach. C) Taught. D) Was teaching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was teaching. 25. Choose the correct sentence that shows an action completed before another past action. A) They were playing soccer when it started to rain. B) They had played soccer before it started to rain. C) They play soccer every weekend. D) They are playing soccer now. 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