Grammar Quiz

Past Continuous Quiz


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A: What were you doing last night?

B: I ______ a meal for my family.
_
A. cook

B. cooked

C. was cooking

D. cooks


The firm went bankrupt and I ____ my job.

A. was losing

B. losing

C. lost


Kelly ____ near the river at 4 p.m. yesterday.

A. were sunbathing

B. was sunbathing

C. sunbathed


The students __________ when the teacher entered the class.

A. was talking

B. is talking

C. are talking

D. were talking


We were watching the movie when the lights _______ off.

A. go

B. went

C. were going

D. goes


When my father suddenly _______ (come) into my room, I _______ (play) video games. So, he got angry with me.

A. came / played

B. came / was playing

C. was coming / played

D. was coming / was playing


Somebody ______ (knock) at the door violently as I _______ (have) breakfast.

A. was knocking / had

B. knocked / am having

C. was knocking / was having

D. is knocking / had


I was following her when suddenly she ________.

A. stops

B. was stopping

C. stopped

D. stop


Do you remember what your girlfriend _______ (wear) when you _______ (have) your first date?

A. was wearing / had

B. was wearing / were having

C. wore / were having

D. wore / have


________he___________ to music? (listen)

A. Was – to listen

B. Was – listening

C. Did – listening


It ______ (be) a beautiful day yesterday. The sun _______ (shine) and the birds ________ (sing). I was so happy.

A. was / was shining / sang

B. was / shone / were singing

C. was / was shining / were singing

D. were / was shining / were singing


While I _______ (prepare) for the midterm exam, my friend ________ (play) the guitar.

A. prepared / played

B. was preparing / was playing

C. was preparing / played

D. prepared / was playing


S + was/were + V_ing + O.
This is _________ form of past continuous tense.

A. Wh- questions (câu hỏi với từ để hỏi)

B. Yes/no questions (Câu hỏi yes/no)

C. Negative sentences (Câu phủ định)

D. Affirmative sentenses (Câu khẳng định)


Police: Where ______ (be) you at seven yesterday evening? Suspect: I ________ (work) in my office.

A. was / was working

B. were / was working

C. were / worked

D. are / worked


Tom wasn’t reading a book. He _________ the dog.

A. are feeding

B. weren’t feeding

C. were feeding

D. was feeding


How long were you _______ for me yesterday?

A. waiting

B. waited

C. wait

D. waits


We ____ climbing in the mountains last summer.

A. went

B. were going

C. did go


Wh- + S + V_ing + O?
This is past continuous ______________ .

A. Wh- question

B. Yes/No question

C. Negative sentense

D. Affirmative sentense


At the time Jack returned home from England his father ____ in the Baltic Sea.

A. sailed

B. were sailing

C. was sailing


The kids __________ in the garden when it suddenly started to rain.

A. was playing

B. is playing

C. were playing

D. are playing


How many kinds of verb in simple past tense?

A. regular verbs

B. irregular verbs

C. both

D. V – ing


Choose the correct option:

Tina (arrive) _____________ at Mary’s house before 9 pm, but she (be, not) _____________ there. She (study) _____________ at her friend’s house.

A. was arriving – wasn’t – studying

B. arrives – been – studying

C. arrived – wasn’t – was studying


Which are past forms of to be?

A. am / is / are

B. was

C. were

D. was / were


What did you say? I __________ to you.

A. weren’t listening

B. wasn’t listening

C. didn’t listen

D. don’t listen


Which one is the form of past simple tense?

A. S + Vs/es + O

B. S + am/is/are + V_ing + O

C. S + Ved/2 + O

D. S + was/were + V_ing + O




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