Global MCQ Practice
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Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 87

1I couldn't concentrate because my colleagues ..... a noise.
2Direction: Supply the missing form of past progressive tense.7. We (watch) movie when my friend accidentally clicked the pause button.
3We ..... at the table in that moment.
4Choose the best option to complete the sentence: The last year .....
5Convert to past: She is cooking dinner.
6I ..... a book while I ..... for my friend.
7Choose the form of the Past Continuous Tense:While taking a walk I was stopped by a very strange woman, I was sure I ..... her before.
8The two kids ..... football yesterday.
9Convert to past progressive:I study for my exams.
10The phone was ringing but no one answered.
11What happened while the children .....?
12Alfred ..... his ankle badly as we ..... in the mountains last Saturday
13What is the correct form for the past tense of 'to be' in the progressive aspect?
14Yesterday I ..... to some friends when I ..... the bell.
15The children ..... and ..... when I came.
16They ..... there when their father passed away.
17The letter ..... when the power .....
18Identify the past progressive form of the verb in "He screened his calls last week to avoid bill collectors."
19Although Paul ..... all of his English lessons, he ..... still worried about the final exam.
20I slipped on the ice while I (cross) ..... the street in front of the dorm.
21He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat) ..... fast.
22Yesterday at 2 pm my dad ..... his car.
23The policemen ..... for survivors all night.
24When I looked into his room he .....
25She ..... (read) a book when I called her.
26Everybody was looking at me.
27Fill in the blank. Jackson ..... running to the store when I saw him last.
28While I ..... by Ice-man, the telephone rang.(Past Continuous)
29At 2 PM yesterday, the team ..... (discuss) their project.
30What ..... you (do) when I called you 2 days ago?
31At 3 o'clock yesterday the boys ..... and sandy .....
32Convert to past progressive:She cleans her room.
33While the wife ....., the husband slept.
34The school gardener ..... (dig) in the school garden all yesterday evening.
35He (read) ..... a book when the doorbell (ring) .....
36What is the correct form to complete the sentence? "I ..... a movie when you called."
37While I ..... online for information, the Wi-Fi suddenly disconnected.
38While she was singing, Mr.Akbar ..... listening to her.
39Daniel ..... playing badminton when I visited him.
40My father (watch) TV when I got home.
41He ..... studying at eight last night.
42They ..... football on TV all day.
43Ayse ..... studying when her friends arrived.
44I saw my best friend, while I ..... (eat) in the cafe.
45Some people were chatting while others ..... games at the party last night.
46Past continue
47She ..... lunch when the phone rang.
48I (watch) a festival on TV while my wife (tell) our sons a fairy tale at 9 o'clock last night.
49Convert the sentence to past tense: 'He is reading a novel.'
50I ..... preparing dinner while Melanie ..... working upstairs.
51She ..... a letter when the doorbell rang.
52When I arrived, they ..... (Select a correct option to complete sentense)
53While she ..... on her project, her computer ......
54..... the boy ..... With the dog last week?
55This time last year she ..... novel
56Complete the sentence: They ..... (to watch) TV when the lights went out.
57What ..... you doing at 7 p.m. last night?
58While Tom ....., Kate ..... a documentary on TV.
59They ..... studying while the party was going on.
60I ..... for my keys for 10 minutes when I found them.
61Choose the correct variant: Helen ..... tea when she heard the news.