Grammar Quiz 2

Which sentence correctly combines both past continuous and simple past tense?

• She was cooking dinner while he watches TV.

• She was cooking dinner while he was watching TV.

• She cooked dinner while he was watching TV.

• She was cooking dinner when he was watching TV.

Identify the grammatically incorrect sentence.

• I was sleeping when the doorbell rang.

• They were not understanding the lesson yesterday.

• She is reading a novel right now.

• He was driving to work when the accident happened.

While we ___________________ (walk) in the park, it ________________ (start) to rain.

• were walking, started

• walked, started

• are walking, started

• were walking, was starting

Which sentence is NOT in the past continuous tense?

• I was waiting for the bus when it started to rain.

• She was talking on the phone when I arrived.

• They were discussing the project last night.

• He is waiting for the bus at this moment.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses the present continuous tense in a negative form.

• She is not going to the party tonight.

• She does not go to the party tonight.

• She did not go to the party tonight.

• She was not going to the party tonight.

Which question is formed incorrectly?

• What were you doing when the lights went out?

• Was she studying when you called her?

• Were they sleeping at midnight?

• Did they were watching TV at 10 p.m.?

He ________________ (not listen) to music when I _________________ (call) him.

• was not listening, was calling

• was not listening, called

• were not listening, called

• did not listen, called

Question: ______________________________________

Answer: They were playing football at 4.

• What did they play at 4 p.m.?

• What were they playing at 4 p.m.?

• Were they played football at 4 p.m.?

• What are they playing at 4 p.m.?

Why ____________ they ______________ so loudly right now?

• was, talking

• are, talking

• were, talking

• is, talking

Identify the error:

While he was study for the test, his friend was playing video games.

• The verb 'was study' should be 'was studying'

• 'Was playing' should be 'is playing'

• 'For the test' should be 'on the test'

• No error