Past Continuous Tense MCQs 30 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/30 Subscribe 1. Which sentence is in the Past Continuous Tense? (A) She was writing a letter. (B) She writes a letter. (C) She has written a letter. (D) She will write a letter. 2. Which helping verbs are used in the Past Continuous Tense? (A) Am/Is/Are (B) Has/Have (C) Was/Were (D) Do/Does 3. Which verb form is used in the Past Continuous Tense? (A) First form (B) Verb + ing (C) Third form (D) Second form 4. Which helping verb is used with he, she, it, and singular nouns? (A) Were (B) Was (C) Is (D) Has 5. Fill in the blank: They _ football when it started raining. (A) played (B) were playing (C) play (D) have played 6. Which sentence is grammatically correct? (A) He was reading a book. (B) He were reading a book. (C) He was read a book. (D) He reading a book. 7. The Past Continuous Tense is mainly used to describe: (A) A completed action in the past (B) A future action (C) An action that was in progress at a specific time in the past (D) A habitual action 8. Fill in the blank: She _ dinner when I called her. (A) cooked (B) was cooking (C) cooks (D) has cooked 9. Which sentence is in the Past Continuous Tense? (A) They watched a movie. (B) They have watched a movie. (C) They were watching a movie. (D) They watch a movie. 10. Choose the correct interrogative sentence. (A) Is she reading the newspaper? (B) Did she reading the newspaper? (C) Was she read the newspaper? (D) Was she reading the newspaper? 11. Fill in the blank: I _ TV at 8 p.m. yesterday. (A) watched (B) watch (C) was watching (D) have watched 12. Which sentence is negative? (A) We were studying. (B) We studied. (C) We were not studying. (D) We have studied. 13. Which helping verb is used with you, we, they, and plural nouns? (A) Was (B) Is (C) Were (D) Has 14. Fill in the blank: The children _ in the park all evening. (A) were playing (B) played (C) play (D) have played 15. Which sentence is correct? (A) They was sleeping. (B) They were slept. (C) They were sleeping. (D) They sleeping. 16. Which time expression is commonly used with the Past Continuous Tense? (A) Tomorrow (B) At 6 o'clock yesterday (C) Every day (D) Since 2020 17. Fill in the blank: We _ for the exam when the lights went out. (A) were studying (B) studied (C) study (D) have studied 18. Which sentence correctly uses the Past Continuous Tense? (A) She were writing a letter. (B) She was wrote a letter. (C) She was writing a letter. (D) She writing a letter. 19. Which sentence describes two actions happening at the same time in the past? (A) She sings while he dances. (B) She was cooking while he was setting the table. (C) She cooked while he sets the table. (D) She has cooked while he has cleaned. 20. Fill in the blank: My father _ when I reached home. (A) slept (B) was sleeping (C) sleeps (D) has slept 21. Which sentence is incorrect? (A) I was reading a novel. (B) They were playing cricket. (C) We were waiting. (D) She were studying. 22. Fill in the blank: _ they watching TV when you arrived? (A) Were (B) Did (C) Was (D) Have 23. Which sentence is in the Past Continuous Tense? (A) He drives to work. (B) He was driving to work. (C) He drove to work. (D) He has driven to work. 24. Fill in the blank: She _ the floor when the guests arrived. (A) was cleaning (B) cleaned (C) cleans (D) has cleaned 25. Which sentence is grammatically correct? (A) I was studying. (B) I were studying. (C) I was study. (D) I studying. 26. Which structure is correct for the Past Continuous Tense? (A) Has/Have + Third Form (B) Was/Were + Verb + ing (C) Did + First Form (D) Am/Is/Are + Verb + ing 27. Fill in the blank: They _ for the bus when it began to rain. (A) waited (B) were waiting (C) wait (D) have waited 28. Which sentence is a correct negative form? (A) He did not working yesterday afternoon. (B) He not was working yesterday afternoon. (C) He was not working yesterday afternoon. (D) He has not working yesterday afternoon. 29. Which expression is commonly used with the Past Continuous Tense? (A) While (B) Tomorrow (C) Since (D) Always 30. Which sentence correctly uses the Past Continuous Tense? (A) We were travelling when the train stopped. (B) We travelled when the train was stopping. (C) We have travelled yesterday. (D) We are travelling yesterday.
