Quiz Exercise of Past Continuous Tense

Complete the following sentences by using past indefinite tense.

(1) The students ..... reading newspaper in the class.

was
were
did
are

were

(2) A white cat ..... dancing on the roof.

did
had
was
were

was

(3) Some black birds were ..... in the sky.

fly
flew
flown
flying

flying

(4) Their father ..... sitting in the room.

was
were
are
did

was

(5) Was she ..... looking at you ?

don't
didn't
not
doesn't

not

(6) Who was ..... you English ?

teach
taught
teaching
did teach

teaching

(7) What ..... your father reading sitting in the chair ?

were
was
do
did

was

(8) Were they not ..... truth ?

speak
speaking
speaks
spoken

speaking

(9) Why were you ..... that type of words ?

say
says
saying
said

saying

(10) I was ..... a beautiful poem.

compose
composing
composes
composed

composing

(11) I was ..... like drinking with your wild wild eyes.

feel
feels
felt
feeling

feeling

(12) Two girls of 10th B ..... dancing on the stage.

were
was
did
do

were

(13) Were those two brothers ..... to campus ?

go
went
going
wenting

going

(14) A play back singer was ..... a sweet song.

sing
sang
sung
singing

singing

(15) ..... the stars shining in the sky ?

was
were
do
did

were

(16) ..... was knoking the door ?

whom
whose
why
who

who

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