📝 Past Continuous Test: Online Quiz with Answers

Level: A2-B1 | Questions: 25 | Instant feedback

Grammar Tenses past continuous test quiz

1. I ______ (read) a book at 8 PM yesterday.

2. She ______ (watch) TV when I called.

3. They ______ (play) football when it started to rain.

4. He ______ (not/work) at 3 PM yesterday.

5. ______ you ______ (sleep) when I called?

6. I was sleeping ______ you called.

7. ______ I was sleeping, the phone rang.

8. She was cooking ______ the fire alarm rang.

9. ______ she was cooking, the doorbell rang.

10. They were driving ______ they saw the accident.

11. I was work when you called. (Correct) → I was ______ when you called.

12. She were watching TV. (Correct) → She ______ watching TV.

13. They was playing football. (Correct) → They ______ playing football.

14. What you were doing at 8 PM? (Correct) → What ______ you doing at 8 PM?

15. While the phone rang, I was sleeping. (Correct) → ______ the phone rang, I was sleeping.

16. I was sleeping when you called. (negative) → I ______ when you called.

17. She was working at 3 PM. (negative) → She ______ at 3 PM.

18. They were playing football. (negative) → They ______ football.

19. He was driving home. (negative) → He ______ home.

20. We were watching TV. (negative) → We ______ TV.

21. you / sleep / when I called → ______ when I called?

22. she / work / at 3 PM → ______ at 3 PM?

23. they / play / football → ______ football?

24. he / drive / home → ______ home?

25. we / watch / TV → ______ TV?

1-5: was reading, was watching, were playing, wasn't working, Were...sleeping

6-10: when, While, when, While, when

11-15: working, was, were, were, When

16-20: wasn't sleeping, wasn't working, weren't playing, wasn't driving, weren't watching

21-25: Were you sleeping, Was she working, Were they playing, Was he driving, Were we watching