Past Continues Tense Quiz
Preview:
I ___________________________ when I heard a loud knock on the door.
A. is sleeping
B. am sleeping
C. was sleeping
D. were sleeping
One of the girls __________________ TV when the accident happened.
A. was watching
B. is watching
C. were watching
D. are watching
She ____ when she ____ her ankle.
A. danced – was hurting
B. danced – hurt
C. was danced -hurt
D. was dencing – hurt
I ______ for my purse when I _____ my credit card.
A. looked . dropped
B. looked – was dropping
C. was looking – was dropping
D. was looking – dropped
When we heard the news, we _____________________ at the canteen.
A. are eating
B. is eating
C. are eating
D. were eating
The school gardener _______ in the school garden all yesterday evening.
A. were digging
B. was digging
C. is digging
Hafizi __________________________ the newspaper when his taxi arrived.
A. was reading
B. is reading
C. are reading
D. were reading
We _____ volleyball with Mary when you ____me.
A. played – were calling
B. were playing- called
C. played – called
D. play – called
Mr Karim ____________________ happily under a tree.
A. is singing
B. was singing
C. were singing
D. are singing
When the teacher ____ in, they ______ English.
A. come – study
B. comed – studied
C. came – were studying
D. came – studied
The baby ______ when the telephone _____.
A. slept – was ringing
B. slept – rung
C. sleeped – ring
D. was sleeping – rang
My family ________________________ dinner at the restaurant.
A. was having
B. is having
C. were having
D. are having
My brother and sister _____ playing tennis at 11am yesterday.
A. was
B. are
C. were
When I _________the washing-up, I __________ a plate.
A. did – was breaking
B. was doing – broke
C. was doing – was breaking
D. did – broke
When my father ________in the garden, an old friend _______by to see him.
A. worked – was passing
B. worked – passed
C. was working – passed
D. was working – was passing
The students ___ Science while the teacher ___ Geography.
A. were studying , was teaching
B. was studying , were teaching
C. is studying , are teaching
D. are studying , is teaching
Daniel and his friends _______________________ up the stairs.
A. is marching
B. was marching
C. were marching
D. are marching
As I _____ in the streets of Holland, I ____ an old friend of mine.
A. walked – met
B. was walking – met
C. was walking – was meeting
D. walked – was meeting
I ____the thief while he _____ into my neighbor’s house.
A. was seeing – got
B. saw – was getting
C. was seeing – was getting
D. saw – got
Alia ___ while the other girls ___ .
A. is dancing , are singing
B. was dancing , was singing
C. were dancing , was singing
D. was dancing , were singing
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