Past Continuous Tense MCQs
1. The boys ______ (play) in the garden when it started raining.
(A) was playing
(B) were playing
(C) played
(D) play
Answer
Answer: (B) were playing
2. He ______ (write) a letter when the power went out.
(A) was writing
(B) were writing
(C) writes
(D) wrote
Answer
Answer: (A) was writing
3. The children ______ (read) their books while the teacher was talking.
(A) was reading
(B) were reading
(C) read
(D) reading
Answer
Answer: (B) were reading
4. While we ______ (walk) to school, we saw a strange man.
(A) was walking
(B) were walking
(C) walk
(D) walked
Answer
Answer: (B) were walking
5. She ______ (cook) dinner when the guests arrived.
(A) was cooking
(B) were cooking
(C) cooked
(D) cook
Answer
Answer: (A) was cooking
6. They ______ (watch) TV when the lights went out.
(A) was watching
(B) were watching
(C) watched
(D) watch
Answer
Answer: (B) were watching
7. I ______ (study) for my exams when my friend called me.
(A) was studying
(B) were studying
(C) studied
(D) study
Answer
Answer: (A) was studying
8. The dog ______ (bark) loudly while the mailman was approaching.
(A) was barking
(B) were barking
(C) barked
(D) bark
Answer
Answer: (A) was barking
9. He ______ (run) towards the station when he slipped and fell.
(A) was running
(B) were running
(C) runs
(D) ran
Answer
Answer: (A) was running
10. She ______ (paint) a picture while her brother was reading a book.
(A) was painting
(B) were painting
(C) painted
(D) paints
Answer
Answer: (A) was painting
11. They ______ (have) dinner when the phone rang.
(A) was having
(B) were having
(C) had
(D) have
Answer
Answer: (B) were having
12. We ______ (talk) about the project when the teacher entered the room.
(A) was talking
(B) were talking
(C) talk
(D) talked
Answer
Answer: (B) were talking
13. While the storm ______ (blow), the power went out.
(A) was blowing
(B) were blowing
(C) blowed
(D) blows
Answer
Answer: (A) was blowing
14. He ______ (read) a novel when his friend knocked on the door.
(A) was reading
(B) were reading
(C) read
(D) reads
Answer
Answer: (A) was reading
15. She ______ (wait) for the bus when it started raining.
(A) was waiting
(B) were waiting
(C) waited
(D) wait
Answer
Answer: (A) was waiting
16. The children ______ (play) outside when the bell rang.
(A) was playing
(B) were playing
(C) play
(D) played
Answer
Answer: (B) were playing
17. They ______ (prepare) for the exam while the teacher was explaining the concepts.
(A) was preparing
(B) were preparing
(C) prepared
(D) prepares
Answer
Answer: (B) were preparing
18. I ______ (write) an email when my computer crashed.
(A) was writing
(B) were writing
(C) wrote
(D) writes
Answer
Answer: (A) was writing
19. She ______ (sing) a song when the power went out.
(A) was singing
(B) were singing
(C) sings
(D) sing
Answer
Answer: (A) was singing
20. The teacher ______ (explain) the lesson while the students were taking notes.
(A) was explaining
(B) were explaining
(C) explains
(D) explained
Answer
Answer: (A) was explaining
21. The workers ______ (repair) the road when the accident happened.
(A) was repairing
(B) were repairing
(C) repaired
(D) repair
Answer
Answer: (B) were repairing
22. He ______ (drive) when he saw the accident.
(A) was driving
(B) were driving
(C) drove
(D) drives
Answer
Answer: (A) was driving
23. We ______ (talk) about the new movie when it started raining.
(A) was talking
(B) were talking
(C) talk
(D) talked
Answer
Answer: (B) were talking
24. The birds ______ (fly) across the sky when the storm began.
(A) was flying
(B) were flying
(C) flies
(D) flew
Answer
Answer: (B) were flying
25. She ______ (dance) at the party when the music stopped.
(A) was dancing
(B) were dancing
(C) dances
(D) dance
Answer
Answer: (A) was dancing
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