Past Continuous Tense 20 Quizzes

1. We ____________ trying to help the Geography teacher.

A. Were

B. Was

C. Been

D. Is

2. Choose the correct sentence.

A. Was my daughter playing the piano last night?

B. My daughter was playing the piano last night?

C. Playing was my daughter the piano last night?

D. Last night was my daughter playing the piano?

3. Robert and Tara ____________ when Peter ____________ .

A. Were preparing dinner – was arriving

B. Were preparing dinner – arrived

C. Prepared dinner – was arriving

D. Prepared dinner – arrive

4. My sister was ____________ in the sea while I was calling her.

A. Swimming

B. Swim

C. Swims

D. Swam

5. I ____________ the fence while dad ____________ in the garden.

A. Fixed – digged

B. Fixing – digging

C. Was fixing – dug

D. Was fixing – was digging

6. I ____________ for my History test when Hugh ____________ home.

A. Was studying – come

B. Were studying – came

C. Was studying – came

D. Studied – was coming

7. She was walking down the street when she ____________

A. Tripped

B. She was tripping

8. The old lady was watching TV while the cat ____________

A. Slept on her lap

B. Was sleeping on her lap

9. Was ____________.

A. Mary doing her homework when I phoned?

B. John and Philip watching TV?

10. She ____________

A. Weren’t very young when they married

B. Wasn’t old enough to drive

11. They ____________

A. Wern’t home

B. Weren’t working when the fire broke out

12. Luis was playing on the computer when ____________

A. He was hearing a noise

B. He heard the explosion

13. The football players were playing while ____________

A. The crowd was cheering

B. The policeman arrived

14. The moment I got off the train ____________

A. It was starting snow

B. It started to snow

15. When I came home ____________

A. The baby was cried

B. The baby was crying

16. Where ____________ you meeting your client at 10 o’clock yesterday?

A. were

B. was

17. Someone tried to steal her phone while she ____________ for a railway ticket.

A. queued

B. was queuing

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

A. was

B. were

19. At 7 this morning he ____________ breakfast with his kids.

A. was eating

B. is eating

20. Who ____________ the car when it ____________?