Past Continuous Tense Quiz

What is the definition of past continuous tense?

• A tense used to express ongoing actions in the past

• A tense used to express future actions

• A tense used to express completed actions in the past

• A tense used to express habitual actions

What is the function of past continuous tense?

• To indicate an action that occurs during a particular moment in the past

• To indicate completed actions in the past

• To indicate future actions

• To indicate habitual actions

Which of the following is an example of past continuous tense?

• I am cooking dinner right now

• I cooked dinner yesterday

• I will cook dinner tomorrow

• I was cooking dinner when she arrived

What is the structure of a positive sentence in past continuous tense?

• Subject + be verb + present participle verb + object

• Subject + be verb + not + present participle verb + object

• Subject + present participle verb + object

• Subject + past participle verb + object

What is the structure of a negative sentence in past continuous tense?

• Subject + be verb + not + present participle verb + object

• Subject + be verb + present participle verb + object

• Subject + present participle verb + object

• Subject + past participle verb + object

What is the structure of an interrogative sentence in past continuous tense?

• Subject + be verb + present participle verb + object

• Subject + be verb + not + present participle verb + object

• Be verb + subject + present participle verb + object

• Be verb + subject + not + present participle verb + object

Which of the following is an example of a positive sentence in past continuous tense?

• They were not being Japanese comic books

• They were being Japanese comic books

• They were not buying Japanese comic books

• They were buying Japanese comic books

Which of the following is an example of a negative sentence in past continuous tense?

• They were not being Japanese comic books

• They were being Japanese comic books

• They were not buying Japanese comic books

• They were buying Japanese comic books

Which of the following is an example of a question asked by Rani in the past continuous tense?

• Were they being Japanese comic books?

• Were they not being Japanese comic books?

• Were they buying Japanese comic books?

• Were they not buying Japanese comic books?

What is the time indicator used in past continuous tense to indicate actions in the past?

• Yesterday

• Today

• Tomorrow

• Last week