Multiple Choice Questions

Day 21 - Past Continuous Tense

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Q. 1
While we _______ (talk), the lights suddenly went out.
A
talked
B
talking
C
were talking
D
was talking
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Q. 2
They _______ (study) for the exam when I called them.
A
studied
B
was studying
C
studies
D
were studying
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Q. 3
I _______ (drive) to work when I saw an accident.
A
were driving
B
drove
C
drive
D
was driving
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Q. 4
They _______ (not/play) soccer when I saw them yesterday.
A
weren’t played
B
weren’t playing
C
didn’t playing
D
didn’t play
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Q. 5
I _______ (call) you when I remembered I left my keys at home.
A
was calling
B
called
C
was called
D
call
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Q. 6
She _______ (talk) to her friend when I called her.
A
talked
B
were talking
C
was talking
D
talks
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Q. 7
He _______ (study) when the teacher entered the room.
A
studied
B
were studying
C
studies
D
was studying
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Q. 8
He _______ (play) the piano when I visited him.
A
were playing
B
played
C
plays
D
was playing
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Q. 9
I _______ (read) when the lights went out.
A
was reading
B
reads
C
read
D
were reading
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Q. 10
She _______ (cry) when I arrived at the scene.
A
cried
B
was cried
C
was crying
D
were crying
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Q. 11
She _______ (not/feel) well when I visited her last night.
A
didn’t feeling
B
wasn’t felt
C
didn’t feel
D
wasn’t feeling
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Q. 12
When we were kids, we _______ (not/play) video games.
A
didn’t played
B
weren’t playing
C
didn’t play
D
weren’t played
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Q. 13
What _______ (you/do) at 8 PM last night?
A
did you do
B
was you doing
C
you were doing
D
were you doing
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Q. 14
I _______ (wait) for you when you called me yesterday.
A
was waited
B
were waiting
C
waited
D
was waiting
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Q. 15
At 5 PM, I _______ (work) on my project.
A
was working
B
works
C
were working
D
worked
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Q. 16
They _______ (watch) TV when the power went out.
A
watched
B
were watching
C
watch
D
was watching
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Q. 17
While I _______ (take) a shower, the phone rang.
A
was taking
B
were taking
C
took
D
takes
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Q. 18
We _______ (not/listen) to the radio at that time.
A
not listened
B
weren’t listening
C
weren’t listened
D
didn’t listen
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Q. 19
You _______ (work) at 9 AM yesterday?
A
work
B
was working
C
were working
D
did you work
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Q. 20
I _______ (not/know) you were coming to the party.
A
wasn’t know
B
weren’t knowing
C
didn’t know
D
wasn’t knowing
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Q. 21
What _______ (you/do) at 9 PM yesterday when I called you?
A
were doing you
B
were you doing
C
you were doing
D
did you do
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Q. 22
While we _______ (eat), it started raining.
A
were eating
B
was eating
C
ate
D
eats
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Q. 23
He _______ (read) a book when I knocked on the door.
A
read
B
were reading
C
was reading
D
reads
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Q. 24
When I arrived, they _______ (have) dinner.
A
were having
B
was having
C
had
D
were had
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Q. 25
When I was a child, I _______ (play) outside every day.
A
used to play
B
were playing
C
played
D
was playing
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Q. 26
We _______ (drive) when we saw the accident.
A
was driving
B
drove
C
driving
D
were driving
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Q. 27
They _______ (not/watch) the movie when I arrived.
A
didn’t watched
B
weren’t watching
C
weren’t watched
D
didn’t watch
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Q. 28
What time _______ (she/arrive) when you left the office yesterday?
A
she arrived
B
did she arrive
C
was she arriving
D
was she arrive
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Q. 29
I _______ (not/sleep) when the phone rang.
A
wasn’t slept
B
don’t sleep
C
wasn’t sleeping
D
didn’t sleep
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Q. 30
I _______ (work) when the fire alarm went off.
A
was working
B
work
C
were working
D
worked
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