Past Continuous Tense & Past Modals Quiz
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While I was ironing my shirt, I … it
A. was burning
B. burnt
I can’t believe Jim hasn’t arrived yet. He … taken the wrong train.
A. must have
B. might have
I don’t find my notebook. I … left it at home.
A. can’t have
B. might have
The students were talking when the teacher … the class
A. was entering
B. entered
The teacher was angry because some students … football in the class when he came in
A. played
B. were playing
At 8.30 today I … driving to work
A. am
B. was
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
Nobody came to the meeting. The date … been incorrect on the invitation.
A. might have
B. must have
I didn’t receive your email. You … sent it to the wrong address.
A. must have
B. can’t have
You … fed your dog. He has been hungry all day.
A. must have
B. can’t have
When we …
A. watched TV, dad was arriving home
B. were watching TV, dad arrived home
C. were watching TV, dad was arriving home
The windows are broken, so the thieves … got in through that window
A. might have
B. must have
While I was drinking tea, I … a glass
A. was broking
B. broke
At 8.30 today I … driving to school
A. was
B. am
What
A. were you doing when the storm started
B. were you doing when the storm was starting
… you doing your homework at six o’clock last night?
A. did
B. were
C. do
D. are
I don’t know where they went, but they … gone to Paris od Italy
A. could have
B. must have
Was he not … his homework?
A. doing
B. did
I was reading a newspaper … I heard a noise
A. when
B. while
While I … in my room, my sister … home
A. studied / left
B. studied / was leaving
C. was studying / left
D. was studying / was leaving
Everyone … outside when the car arrived
A. was waiting
B. were waiting
I was doing my homework when the stone … the window
A. hitted
B. hit
C. was hitting
I have no idea why she married him. He … been the only man available
A. might have
B. must have
My father … a novel while I … TV
A. was reading / was watching
B. read / watched
C. was reading / watched
D. read / was watching
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