Kuis tentang Past Continuous Tense

Choose the correct question form of the sentence: "They were playing soccer in the park."

• Were they playing soccer in the park?

• Did they playing soccer in the park?

• They were play soccer in the park?

• Was they playing soccer in the park?

Answer explanation

A) Were they playing soccer in the park?: Ini adalah bentuk pertanyaan yang benar dari kalimat "They were playing soccer in the park."

Which sentence uses the past continuous tense incorrectly?

• They were singing in the choir when the lights went out.

• She was reading a book when her friend called.

• We were study for the exam yesterday.

• He was talking to his boss during the meeting.

Answer explanation

C) We were study for the exam yesterday.: Kalimat ini salah karena kata kerja "study" seharusnya dalam bentuk present participle ("studying") dalam past continuous tense. Bentuk yang benar adalah "We were studying for the exam yesterday."

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the past continuous tense: "While I __________ (watch) TV, she __________ (cook) dinner in the kitchen."

• watch, cooked

• watched, cooks

• watched, was cooking

• watches, cooking

Answer explanation

C) watched, was cooking: Dalam kalimat ini, "watched" adalah bentuk past tense dari "watch" yang sesuai dengan subjek "I". Sedangkan "was cooking" adalah bentuk past continuous tense dari "cook" yang sesuai dengan subjek "she" yang menunjukkan aksi yang sedang berlangsung di masa lampau.

Choose the sentence that demonstrates an action happening in the past continuously:

• They swim in the ocean every summer.

• She was studying all night for the exam.

• He has been painting for two hours.

• We were going to the park when it started raining.

Answer explanation

B) She was studying all night for the exam.: Kalimat ini menunjukkan aksi yang sedang berlangsung terus menerus di masa lampau (studying all night) dan menggunakan past continuous tense secara tepat.

What is the correct form of the verb "play" in the past continuous tense for the sentence: "He __________ (play) guitar while she __________ (sing)."

• play, sings

• plays, singing

• was play, singing

• was playing, sang

Answer explanation

D) was playing, sang: "Was playing" adalah bentuk past continuous tense dari "play" yang sesuai dengan subjek "he". Sedangkan "sang" adalah bentuk past tense dari "sing".

Which sentence demonstrates an action that was happening in the past continuously?

• They have been swimming since morning.

• We cooked dinner every night.

• He was sleeping when the phone rings.

• She was reading a book at the library.

Answer explanation

D) She was reading a book at the library.: Kalimat ini menunjukkan aksi yang sedang berlangsung di masa lampau (reading a book) dan menggunakan past continuous tense secara tepat.

Choose the correct question form of the sentence: "She was writing an email."

• Did she writing an email?

• Was she writing an email?

• She was write an email?

• Was she write an email?

Answer explanation

B) Was she writing an email?: Ini adalah bentuk pertanyaan yang benar dari kalimat "She was writing an email

Select the sentence that correctly uses "when" as an adverb of time:

• She was sleeping when the phone rang.

• While he was studying, the dog barked loudly.

• When we are arrive, they were already leaving.

• They will come when you will call.

Answer explanation

A) She was sleeping when the phone rang.: "When" digunakan dengan benar di sini untuk menyatakan waktu spesifik ketika aksi (telepon berdering) terjadi di masa lampau.

Which adverb of time is used to indicate an action that was happening simultaneously with another action?

• Today

• While

• Soon

• Often

Select the sentence that correctly uses "while" as an adverb of time:

• While they were cooking, we were setting the table.

• She was cooking while her friend called.

• He sleeps while I was studying.

• They will come while you will call.

Answer explanation

A) While they were cooking, we were setting the table.: Kalimat ini menggunakan "while" dengan benar untuk menunjukkan bahwa dua aksi (memasak dan menyiapkan meja) berlangsung secara bersamaan di masa lampau.