Past Continuous Tense Quiz

Test your knowledge of the past continuous tense with this interactive quiz. The past continuous is used to describe actions that were happening at a specific moment in the past. For example: I was watching TV, you were learning English, they were playing football. In this quiz, you’ll answer questions that check your understanding of positive, negative, and question forms of the past continuous.

Past Continuous Tense Quiz

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What __________ (to do) when I called you last night?

A. were you doing

B. did you do

C. have you done

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He __________ (to watch) TV when the power went out.

A. watched

B. was watching

C. has watched

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We __________ (to eat) dinner when she arrived.

A. were eating

B. ate

C. had eaten

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She __________ (to read) a book at 8 PM yesterday.

A. read

B. was reading

C. has been reading

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They __________ (to play) soccer when it started to rain.

A. played

B. were playing

C. have played

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I __________ (to drive) home when you called.

A. drove

B. was driving

C. had driven

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She __________ (to study) all night for her exam.

A. studied

B. was studying

C. has studied

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The children __________ (to sleep) when the thunderstorm began.

A. slept

B. were sleeping

C. have slept

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He __________ (to take) a shower when the doorbell rang.

A. took

B. was taking

C. has taken

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We __________ (to walk) in the park when we saw them.

A. walked

B. have walked

C. were walking

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She __________ (to cook) when I arrived at her house.

A. cooked

B. was cooking

C. has cooked

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They __________ (to discuss) the project when the boss entered.

A. discussed

B. were discussing

C. have discussed

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I __________ (to think) about you when you called.

A. was thinking

B. thought

C. have thought

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The cat __________ (to chase) a mouse when I saw it.

A. chased

B. was chasing

C. has chased

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We __________ (to listen) to music when he asked us to stop.

A. listened

B. have listened

C. were listening

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She __________ (to swim) in the pool when it started to thunder.

A. swam

B. was swimming

C. has swum

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They __________ (to argue) loudly when I walked in.

A. were arguing

B. argued

C. have argued

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I __________ (to make) a cake when the mixer broke.

A. made

B. was making

C. have made

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He __________ (to repair) his bike when I saw him.

A. repaired

B. has repaired

C. was repairing

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We __________ (to enjoy) the party when the lights went out.

A. enjoyed

B. were enjoying

C. have enjoyed

Your score is

More Past Continuous Resources

After trying the quiz, you can keep practicing with our Past Continuous Worksheets or check out Past Continuous Examples for ready-to-use sentences in class.

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