Global MCQ Practice
0 / 61 0 correct 00:00

Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 19

1What English helping verbs translate the imperfect tense
2Convert the following to past continuous: 'They play football.'
3When I came to see her last night, she ..... TV.
4Read each conversation. Check the correct response.A: What were you doing when you got your lucky break?B: .....
5We ..... our books when he came home.
6What ..... your classmates doing at 5 o'clock last Sunday?
7When I ....., the electricity was cut off
8(The student was taking a test.) At what tense was the sentence
9The sun ..... when we ..... out for a walk yesterday.
10She ..... when I called her.
11ESTABAMOS COMPRANDO ALGO
12He applied for a visa because he ..... to study abroad.
13We ..... a video game when our friends came.
14Tenses (Advanced Time Logic): He ..... the report when the manager called him.
15They ..... not ..... TV when I saw them.
16We ..... badminton in the yard.
17He ..... (talk) with Mary, when Mrs. Smith came in.
18Are you ready for your dream job?I $^{3}$ ..... on my studies when a friend asked me to help her with a social media campaign for a school election.
19While my son was playing videogames, I was sleeping in his bedroom.
20When I last saw him, he ..... in London. A. is living B. has been living C. was living D. lived
21The farmers ..... (walk) through the field
22I lost my keys when I ..... home.
23Select the correct structure for PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE.
24I ..... the accident while I ..... for the bus.
25She was cooking dinner while he was watching TV. (at that time)
26The imperfect tense is a past tense, used to express .....
27The children ..... TV when they heard their mother's footsteps. (watch)
28PAST PROGRESSIVE (Past Continuous Tense)1. She ..... (walk) to school when it started to rain.
29What are the two parts needed to form the past progressive tense?
30The stage ..... when the concert was canceled.
31The CPA ..... in the form when the CEO walked in.
32What ..... you ..... at ten yesterday?
33I ..... home when I realized I had forgotten my keys.
34The children were frightened because it ..... dark
35..... it ..... when you went to school?
36Tina and Tom ..... with each other happily on the Internet this time yesterday.
37I ..... (shop) with some friends yesterday, and I ..... (lose) my keys.
38They (a) planning a surprise party for their friend.
39She ..... English when I called her last night.
40When Mom says, "What were you doing last night, Sarah?", what type of action is she asking about?
41I called her, but she didn't answer because she ..... (to swim).
42Choose the right variant: When I called him, he ..... supper.
43An action happening at a particular time in the past is expressed by .....
44The cake ..... by Mary while her parents ..... shopping.
45While they ..... (sleep), a fire ..... (break) out.
46The new boy got bullied.:Past continuous
47Complete the sentence with the correct option.Laura ..... a glass while she ..... the dishes.
48We saw many beautifal birds ..... in the lake
49While they were laying the table, he ..... to the radio.
50My friends ..... (ride) a bike and I was running.
51While I ..... to music, they ..... television.
52He ..... a book when I entered the room.
53..... his motorbike, he found a puncture on the back tire.
54I ..... when I ..... burnt
55My parents ..... (work) when I came home.
56When I ..... (write) a report, my computer ..... (crash)
57We ..... a walk when it started to snow.
58They didn't go out because it ..... heavily.
59Last night, the wind ..... so hard.
60They ..... cleaning the classroom when I arrived.
61Error correction: The dinner was preparing in the kitchen when my mother came home.