Global MCQ Practice
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Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 17

1I was washing the dishes and Tom was sweeping the floor.
2I ..... down the street when it began to rain.
3We were the only guests at the hotel. .....
4Jose called while I ..... TV.
5COMPLETE THE SENTENCE IN PAST PROGRESSIVE AFFIRMATIVE.The sun ..... every day that summer.
6I ..... (take) a bath at that moment.
7I (rehearse) for my declamation speech when my sister sounded the radio to our favorite music.
8Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb (tense specified) Past Progressive) We ..... a movie when the lights went out.
9.....? I was in Tokyo
10Complete the sentence:The soccer players ..... for the big game all last week.
11It was really hot, and the sun .....
12He ..... tennis while I was having supper.
13Which of the following is in the past progressive:'They were playing soccer' or 'They play soccer'?
14Convert 'He is running' into the past continuous tense.
15The car ..... at full speed when it approached the corner.
16Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer. Past simple vs. past continuous. When Jenny stayed with me, she .....
17Correct verbWhat ..... she doing at 5 o'clock yesterday?
18Activity 1-Choose the correct answers. The movie ..... when we arrived.
19At this time yesterday, I ..... to work.
20I was preparing dinner while Melanie was working upstairs.
21What ..... you and your dad doing when it started to rain?
22He ..... his homework when his mom called him.
23I ..... basketball then.
24It was Sunday afternoon. I ..... a cookery program on TV when I ..... how hungry I was.
25Convert the following sentence to past continuous: She sings beautifully.
26Tom's phone rang while we ..... the test.
27Mrs Joseph was doing needlework while her husband ..... television.
28I was working my project while Rini and Tia ..... dinner at this time yesterday.
29A fire-fighter was injuried severely while he ..... to put out a fire.
30The wind ..... fiercely.
31When I entered the room, everyone .....
32"She was singing." is in past progressive tense. True or False?
33On a bench beside the frozen lake, the poet with a leather notebook ..... new verses.
34Mary ..... alone upstairs when the fire broke out.
35Choose the correct tense for the following sentence:I was studying all night for that history test.
36While he ..... printing the document, the printer stopped working.
37We were waiting for the bus at 8 o'clock.
38Frank ..... when he noticed a large packing car lying on the floor.
39They ..... outside the hall when the headmaster arrived.
40She ..... (write) a letter when the phone rang.
41At 4 p.m. last Sunday, they ..... (play) soccer in the park.
42He was not ..... the television when you ..... to his house to borrow his car yesterday.
43She ..... in the garden when it started to rain.
44A: What ..... you doing at 7 p.m. last night?B: I was doing my homework.
45My dad checked his cell phone while my mom ..... in the supermarket.
46What ..... you doing when I rang you up
47We weren't flying to Usa in the morning.
48Choose the correct verb that will complete the sentence.I ..... my favorite song yesterday.
49I ..... TV when she came to my house yesterday.
50David ..... on his shoes when the school bus arrived.
51Select the correct tense: When I came to the company yesterday morning, my boss ..... with the Taiwanese supplier.
52A: How ..... you ..... your leg? B: Oh, I ..... soccer.
53The students ..... Science while the teacher ..... Geography.
54Yesterday my sister and I went to thepark. While I ..... a book on a bench, she ..... with her friends.
55Ut leo salutabat?
56In Kungfu Tenses, there are 16 tenses. It is divided by four families. One of the members of "past" family is?
57Person A: "What ..... at seven o'clock yesterday evening?" Person B: "I was watching T.V."
58What ..... you ..... at 7 AM?
59Sally lost her wallet when she ..... home
60Which verb tense is used for actions on going in the past?
61Michelle was parked her car under the tree.