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Past Continuous Quiz

by Brian March 11, 2022

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Test your knowledge of the Past Continuous tense.

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Past Continuous

1 / 10

We use the past continuous for....

An action that is not finished yet.

An action that happened quickly.

An action that was in progress at a specific time in the past.

2 / 10

Which question is in the past continuous?

What are you doing now?

What were you doing at 2 o'clock yesterday?

What did you do at 2 o'clock yesterday?

3 / 10

Which sentence is correct?

I driving to work at 8am yesterday.

I were driving to work at 8am yesterday.

I was driving to work at 8am yesterday.

4 / 10

Which sentence is correct?

I was having a shower when the phone rang.

I had a shower when the phone was ringing.

I was ringing when the phone was having a shower.

5 / 10

Which sentence is correct?

John was cooking while Jane watches TV.

John cooks while Jane is watching TV.

John was cooking while Jane was watching TV.

6 / 10

Which sentence sounds like the beginning of a story?

I was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar when I met you.

I worked as a waitress in a cocktail bar when I met you.

I worked as a waitress in a cocktail bar when I was meeting you.

7 / 10

The sun __________ when we _________.

shone, were getting up

shining, getting up

was shining, got up

8 / 10

The dog _________ while I _____________.

was barking, was trying to sleep

barking, trying to sleep

was barking, tried to sleeping

9 / 10

We __________ in Berlin when ____________.

were living, the wall came down

were living, the wall was coming down

lived, the wall was coming down

10 / 10

She ___________ when ___________.

drank coffee, it was starting to rain

was drinking coffee, it started to rain

drinking coffee, it rained

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