Grammar Quiz

Past Continuous Tense & Past Modals Quiz

English multiple-choice grammar quiz about Past Continuous Tense & Past Modals

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You … been ill yesterday. Jessie saw you at the bowling alley

A. can’t have

B. could have


We … about our school when he came in

A. talked

B. were talking


You … fed your dog. He has been hungry all day.

A. must have

B. can’t have


I don’t find my notebook. I … left it at home.

A. can’t have

B. might have


While I was drinking tea, I … a glass

A. was broking

B. broke


My father … a novel while I … TV

A. was reading / was watching

B. read / watched

C. was reading / watched

D. read / was watching


I couldn’t watch the match because I … my homework at that time

A. did

B. was doing


The teacher was angry because some students … football in the class when he came in

A. played

B. were playing


I have no idea why she married him. He … been the only man available

A. might have

B. must have


What

A. were you doing when the storm started

B. were you doing when the storm was starting


The students were talking when the teacher … the class

A. was entering

B. entered


I can’t believe Jim hasn’t arrived yet. He … taken the wrong train.

A. must have

B. might have


Somebody threw shoes at him … he was speaking

A. when

B. while


The windows are broken, so the thieves … got in through that window

A. might have

B. must have


At 8.30 today I … driving to work

A. am

B. was


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