Grammar Quiz

Past Continuous Tense Quizzes


Preview 20 Quizzes about Past Continuous Tense

______ you _________ the movie when I called you?

A. Are, watching

B. Was, watching

C. Were, watching

D. Is, watching


The moment I got off the train

A. It was starting snow
B. It started to snow


Yesterday, at six my mother ___________ dinner.

A. was making

B. was make

C. was made

D. did make


At 7 this morning he … breakfast with his kids.

  1. was eating
  2. is eating


We _____ sleeping when the police came.

A. was

B. weren’t

C. wasn’t


He was _____ away when he saw me.

A. walk

B. walks

C. walked

D. walking


She __________ when I entered the kitchen.

A. is cooking

B. was cooking

C. were cooking


My parents ____ (work) when I came home.

A. was work

B. were work

C. was working

D. were working


Most of my friends ____ ____ a good time at the gathering.

A. was having

B. were having

C. was have

D. were have


My sister and I … walking on the beach at 5 pm last week.

  1. was
  2. were


Aisha ____ ____ very hard last year.

A. is studied

B. was studied

C. is studying

D. was studying


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


Why ________ he _________________ the same sentence?

A. was, repeating

B. were, repeating

C. was, repeat

D. were, repeat


When I saw you in the shop last night, you …………… your new hat.

A. don’t wear

B. weren’t wearing

C. haven’t been wearing

D. haven’t worn


_____ you _____ football at 2 PM ?

A. Were, playing

B. Was, playing

C. Are, playing

D. Do, playing


We __________ dinner last night when we heard a loud explosion.

A. are having

B. had had

C. had been having

D. were having


I didn’t think Natasha ___________, as she was out for a whole day.

A. was studying

B. is studying

C. studies

D. study


It was nothing personal. I _______ just ______________ the rules.

A. was, following

B. were, following

C. did, following

D. was, follow


She ____ (listen) to music when I called.

A. were listening

B. was listen

C. was listening

D. wasn’t listening


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