Past Continuous/Progressive Tense Test-2

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Question 1
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Which sentence correctly uses the past continuous tense?

A
A. I was reading a book when he called.

B
B. I read a book when he calls.

C
C. I am reading a book when he called.

D
D. I have read a book when he was calling.

Solution

The correct form of the past continuous tense is "was/were + present participle (verb-ing)." Option A correctly uses this format to describe an action (reading a book) that was happening when another action occurred (he called). The other options either use the wrong tense or the wrong time reference.
Question 2
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Identify the incorrect usage of past continuous tense.

A
A. She was singing beautifully.

B
B. They were not playing football.

C
C. Were you watching TV last night?

D
D. He were studying for his exams.

Solution

Option D is incorrect because the past continuous tense for 'he' should be 'was studying,' not 'were studying.' The past continuous tense is formed using 'was' for singular subjects and 'were' for plural subjects.
Question 3
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Choose the sentence that correctly transforms the simple past tense to past continuous tense.

A
A. He ate dinner ? He was eating dinner.

B
B. She traveled to Paris ? She was travel to Paris.

C
C. They slept early ? They were sleep early.

D
D. I finished the project ? I was finishing the project.

Solution

In Option A, 'ate' (simple past) is correctly changed to 'was eating' (past continuous), indicating an ongoing action in the past. The other options incorrectly form the past continuous tense.
Question 4
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What is the negative form of the past continuous tense in this sentence: "They were watching a movie"?

A
A. They were not watching a movie.

B
B. They not were watching a movie.

C
C. They were no watching a movie.

D
D. They were watching not a movie.

Solution

The negative form of the past continuous tense is made by adding 'not' between 'were' and the '-ing' form of the verb. Therefore, "They were not watching a movie" is the correct negative form.
Question 5
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Which sentence correctly forms a question in the past continuous tense?

A
A. Was she cooking dinner when you arrived?

B
B. Was cooking she dinner when you arrived?

C
C. She was cooking dinner when you arrived?

D
D. Cooking was she dinner when you arrived?

Solution

In forming questions in the past continuous tense, the structure is 'Was/Were + subject + verb-ing?' Hence, "Was she cooking dinner when you arrived?" is correctly structured as a question.
Question 6
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Find the sentence where past continuous tense is used incorrectly.

A
A. They were studying all night.

B
B. I was eating when she called.

C
C. We was walking in the park.

D
D. She was reading a novel.

Solution

In Option C, the correct form should be 'We were walking,' not 'We was walking.' 'Were' is used with plural subjects in the past continuous tense.
Question 7
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Identify the correct use of the past continuous tense with a time expression.

A
A. I was writing a letter at 5 PM yesterday.

B
B. They were play football when it started to rain.

C
C. She were watching TV at night.

D
D. He was eat dinner at 8 o'clock.

Solution

Option A correctly uses the past continuous tense with a time expression ('at 5 PM yesterday'). The verb 'writing' follows the correct form of 'was + verb-ing' for singular subjects.
Question 8
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Identify the sentence where the past continuous tense is used for two simultaneous actions.

A
A. I was reading while he was cooking.

B
B. She was sleeping before they arrived.

C
C. They were eating after we left.

D
D. He was study when it started to rain.

Solution

Option A correctly uses the past continuous tense ('was reading' and 'was cooking') to indicate two actions happening at the same time. The other options do not show simultaneous actions in the past continuous tense.
Question 9
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Which of these sentences correctly uses a WH-question in the past continuous tense?

A
A. What were you doing at 3 PM?

B
B. What you were doing at 3 PM?

C
C. What was doing at 3 PM?

D
D. What you doing were at 3 PM?

Solution

The correct structure for a WH-question in the past continuous is 'WH-word + was/were + subject + verb-ing.' Option A follows this structure accurately.
Question 10
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Choose the sentence that does NOT use the past continuous tense.

A
A. Were they cooking when you called?

B
B. He was working on the project.

C
C. She sang at the concert last night.

D
D. We were playing chess.

Solution

Option C, 'She sang at the concert last night,' is in the simple past tense, not the past continuous tense. The past continuous tense would be 'She was singing.'
Question 11
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Which sentence incorrectly forms the past continuous tense?

A
A. She was watching TV when I called her.

B
B. They were not playing the game when it rained.

C
C. Was he eating when you saw him?

D
D. We was walking to school yesterday.

Solution

In Option D, the correct form should be 'We were walking,' not 'We was walking.' The past continuous tense requires 'were' for plural subjects.
Question 12
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Identify the correct past continuous tense sentence involving an interruption.

A
A. I was studying when the phone rang.

B
B. She was eat dinner when he arrived.

C
C. They was watching a movie when the power went out.

D
D. He were playing the guitar when she called.

Solution

Option A correctly uses the past continuous ('I was studying') to describe an ongoing action that was interrupted ('when the phone rang'). The other options misuse verb forms in the past continuous tense.
Question 13
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Choose the sentence that correctly converts from simple past to past continuous tense.

A
A. They laughed loudly ? They were laughing loudly.

B
B. He runs fast ? He was running fast.

C
C. She visited the museum ? She was visit the museum.

D
D. We played football ? We were play football.

Solution

Option A correctly changes 'laughed' (simple past) to 'were laughing' (past continuous), indicating an ongoing action in the past. The other options fail to correctly form the past continuous tense.
Question 14
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What is the correct question form in past continuous tense for the sentence: "They were listening to music"?

A
A. Were they listening to music?

B
B. Was they listening to music?

C
C. They were listening to music?

D
D. Listening were they to music?

Solution

To form a question in the past continuous tense, the structure is 'Were + subject + verb-ing?' Thus, "Were they listening to music?" is the correct question form.
Question 15
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Find the sentence where the past continuous tense is incorrectly used with 'while.'

A
A. He was writing while she was reading.

B
B. While they were singing, we were dancing.

C
C. While she were cooking, I was cleaning.

D
D. I was watching TV while my brother was studying.

Solution

In Option C, 'she were cooking' is incorrect; it should be 'she was cooking.' The past continuous tense requires 'was' for singular subjects.

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Question 1

A. I was reading a book when he called.

B. I read a book when he calls.

C. I am reading a book when he called.

D. I have read a book when he was calling.

Solution

Question 2

A. She was singing beautifully.

B. They were not playing football.

C. Were you watching TV last night?

D. He were studying for his exams.

Solution

Question 3

A. He ate dinner ? He was eating dinner.

B. She traveled to Paris ? She was travel to Paris.

C. They slept early ? They were sleep early.

D. I finished the project ? I was finishing the project.

Solution

Question 4

A. They were not watching a movie.

B. They not were watching a movie.

C. They were no watching a movie.

D. They were watching not a movie.

Solution

Question 5

A. Was she cooking dinner when you arrived?

B. Was cooking she dinner when you arrived?

C. She was cooking dinner when you arrived?

D. Cooking was she dinner when you arrived?

Solution

Question 6

A. They were studying all night.

B. I was eating when she called.

C. We was walking in the park.

D. She was reading a novel.

Solution

Question 7

A. I was writing a letter at 5 PM yesterday.

B. They were play football when it started to rain.

C. She were watching TV at night.

D. He was eat dinner at 8 o'clock.

Solution

Question 8

A. I was reading while he was cooking.

B. She was sleeping before they arrived.

C. They were eating after we left.

D. He was study when it started to rain.

Solution

Question 9

A. What were you doing at 3 PM?

B. What you were doing at 3 PM?

C. What was doing at 3 PM?

D. What you doing were at 3 PM?

Solution

Question 10

A. Were they cooking when you called?

B. He was working on the project.

C. She sang at the concert last night.

D. We were playing chess.

Solution

Question 11

A. She was watching TV when I called her.

B. They were not playing the game when it rained.

C. Was he eating when you saw him?

D. We was walking to school yesterday.

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Question 12

A. I was studying when the phone rang.

B. She was eat dinner when he arrived.

C. They was watching a movie when the power went out.

D. He were playing the guitar when she called.

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