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Past Continuous Tense Quiz


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It was just a clarification. They ______ not ___________ you for this.

A. were, blaming

B. was, blaming

C. do, blaming

D. did, blaming


My brother and sister _____ playing tennis at 11am yesterday. 

A. was

B. are

C. were


Mr. Lee was playing the piano………………… his brother was ………………….. the guitar.”

A. while/playing

B. when/playing

C. when/played

D. while/played


We reached late, because we ____________________ the gifts.

A. were arranging

B. not arranging

C. was arranging

D. were arrange


You _____ _______ on the door but I was not at home.

A. were knocking

B. was knocking

C. knock ing


In 2010, we ____ (live) in a small flat in London.

A. were living

B. was live

C. were live

D. was living


Where _______ she _____________ before this?

A. was, working

B. were, working

C. was, work

D. were, work


Jane ____________a bike last evening.

A. is riding

B. are riding

C. was riding

D. were riding


The boys __________ in the badminton court yesterday afternoon.

A. is playing

B. was playing

C. were playing


The teacher ______ angry because some students _______ not listening.

A. was — were

B. were – were

C. was — was


My parents ____ when I came home.

A. was work

B. were work

C. was working

D. were working


We _____ sleeping when the police came.

A. was

B. weren’t

C. wasn’t


I could not pick up the phone as I _________________ the clothes.

A. was washing

B. was wash

C. was washed

D. was washes


Why _____ he having lunch at 4pm?

A. was

B. does

C. were


My baby brother ______________ loudly so I couldn’t do my homework.

A. was cried

B. cried

C. was crying

D. has cried


All of you _____________just now.

A. was hiding 

B. is hiding 

C. are hiding 

D. were hiding 


We _____ sleeping when the police came.

A. was

B. weren’t

C. wasn’t


They ____ (not/do) their homework yesterday at 3 o’clock

A. wasn’t doing

B. weren’t doing

C. wasn’t do

D. were’nt doing


What/ doing/ were/ yesterday/ ?/ you

A. What were you doing yesterday?

B. What you were doing yesterday?

C. What you doing yesterday?

D. What was you doing yesterday?


The athletes _________ very hard for the sports all last week.

A. are practising

B. was practising

C. were practising


Rohan _______ loudly yesterday evening. (Past Continuous form of “shout”)

A. were shouting

B. are shouting

C. was shouting


You ___________(sleep) more than ten hours.

A. were sleep

B. was sleeping

C. were sleeping

D. was sleep


Mike: Hi Clara, what were you doing last night ?
Clara: I ______ music

A. was listening

B. listened

C. am listening

D. am listen


At 8.30am today I _____ driving to work.

A. was

B. are

C. were


What were you doing last night when I _____ you?

A. was phoning

B. phone

C. did phone

D. phoned




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