Past Continuous Quiz

1) At 8 pm, I ___ TV.

was watching watched watch

2) They ___ (play) outside when it started to rain.

Your answer:

Write the full verb phrase (e.g., “were playing”).

3) Choose the correct sentence:

She was listening music. She was listening to music. She listened to music at 6 pm.

4) Which is the correct negative form?

He wasn’t study. He wasn’t studying. He didn’t studying.

5) Choose the correct question:

Were you doing your homework? Did you doing your homework? Was you do your homework?

6) Fill in: While I ___ (walk) home, I saw my friend.

Your answer:

7) Pick the best pair:

“I ___ (cook) when my phone ___ (ring).”

was cooking / rang cooked / was ringing was cooked / ring

8) Error spotting: Which part is wrong?

“We were watch a film when you called.”

were watch a film when you called

9) Choose the correct meaning:

“At 9 am, they were travelling.”

They finished travelling at 9 am. They were in the middle of travelling at 9 am. They will travel at 9 am.

10) Fill in: I ___ (not / sleep) at midnight.

Your answer:

Write the full verb phrase.

11) Choose the correct sentence:

While he was studying, he fell asleep. While he studied, he was falling asleep. While he was study, he fell asleep.

12) Choose the correct option:

“When the teacher came in, the students ___ (talk).”

were talking talked are talking

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