Present Continuous vs. Past Continuous Quiz

I ……………………….. a movie when the lights went out.

• am watching

• was watching

• will watch

• watched

I ……………………….. dinner when the guests arrived.

• preparing

• prepared

• was preparing

• am preparing

I …………………………. now.

• am writing

• was writing

• writing

• wrote

‘Where are the kids?’ ‘They ……………………….. in the garden.’

• play

• played

• were playing

• are playing

We ………………………. for them to come.

• waited

• waiting

• are still waiting

• is still waiting

The guests …………………………. in the lobby at the moment.

• waited

• are waiting

• waiting

• were waiting

It ………………………….. We cannot go out now.

• was raining

• is raining

• raining

• rained

Yesterday at 6 o'clock the students ………………………… for their exam.

• are preparing

• were preparing

• prepared

• preparing

I …………………………. for the bus when the accident took place.

• waited

• was waiting

• waiting

• am waiting

I …………………………. when the phone rang.

• slept

• was sleeping

• were sleeping

• sleeping