Quiz: Past Continuous Quest


Past Continuous QuestOnline version Practice past continuous tense by CAMILA REYES 1 Select the past continuous sentence for 'They eat dinner at 7.' a They eat dinner at 7. b They were eating dinner at 7. c They were eaten dinner at 7. d They are eating dinner at 7. 2 Which sentence is in past continuous? a I study when you called. b I am studying when you called. c I was studying when you called. d I studied when you called. 3 What does the past continuous describe? a An action in progress at a specific past moment. b A completed action in the past. c A general truth. d A future plan. 4 Fill in the blank: She ____ (read) when the phone rang. a was reading b read c were reading d is reading 5 Choose the past continuous negative form: a They were sleeping. b They are not sleeping. c They did not sleep. d They were not sleeping. 6 Complete with past continuous: 'While I ____, the lights went out.' a studied b am studying c were study d was studying 7 Past continuous with 'while': which option is correct? a She was reading while he was cooking. b She reading while he was cooking. c She was reading while he is cooking. d She were reading while he was cooking. 8 Which sentence uses past continuous for an interrupted action? a We watched TV when the power went out. b We were watching TV when the power went out. c We are watching TV when the power went out. d We had watched TV when the power went out. 9 Form a question in past continuous: 'What ____ at 8 PM yesterday?' a will she do b does she do c did she do d was she doing 10 Past continuous vs simple past: Which is correct? a She walks when it started to rain. b She walked when it started to rain. c She will walk when it started to rain. d She was walking when it started to rain.

1

Select the past continuous sentence for 'They eat dinner at 7.'

a

They eat dinner at 7.

b

They were eating dinner at 7.

c

They were eaten dinner at 7.

d

They are eating dinner at 7.

2

Which sentence is in past continuous?

a

I study when you called.

b

I am studying when you called.

c

I was studying when you called.

d

I studied when you called.

3

What does the past continuous describe?

a

An action in progress at a specific past moment.

b

A completed action in the past.

c

A general truth.

d

A future plan.

4

Fill in the blank: She ____ (read) when the phone rang.

a

was reading

b

read

c

were reading

d

is reading

5

Choose the past continuous negative form:

a

They were sleeping.

b

They are not sleeping.

c

They did not sleep.

d

They were not sleeping.

6

Complete with past continuous: 'While I ____, the lights went out.'

a

studied

b

am studying

c

were study

d

was studying

7

Past continuous with 'while': which option is correct?

a

She was reading while he was cooking.

b

She reading while he was cooking.

c

She was reading while he is cooking.

d

She were reading while he was cooking.

8

Which sentence uses past continuous for an interrupted action?

a

We watched TV when the power went out.

b

We were watching TV when the power went out.

c

We are watching TV when the power went out.

d

We had watched TV when the power went out.

9

Form a question in past continuous: 'What ____ at 8 PM yesterday?'

a

will she do

b

does she do

c

did she do

d

was she doing

10

Past continuous vs simple past: Which is correct?

a

She walks when it started to rain.

b

She walked when it started to rain.

c

She will walk when it started to rain.

d

She was walking when it started to rain.

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Past Continuous QuestOnline version

by CAMILA REYES

Select the past continuous sentence for 'They eat dinner at 7.'

Which sentence is in past continuous?

What does the past continuous describe?

Fill in the blank: She ____ (read) when the phone rang.

Choose the past continuous negative form:

Complete with past continuous: 'While I ____, the lights went out.'

Past continuous with 'while': which option is correct?

Which sentence uses past continuous for an interrupted action?

Form a question in past continuous: 'What ____ at 8 PM yesterday?'

Past continuous vs simple past: Which is correct?

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