14 English Past and Present Continuous tense Quiz Quizzes

1. They ____ in London for few days

A. staying

B. are staying

C. was staying

D. were staying

2. Last night I TV when suddenly I heard a scream ____

A. watching

B. watch

C. was watching

D. am watching

3. My neighbor ____ his driveway of snow when the next storm rolled in and he had to stopped

A. Is cleaning

B. Was cleaning

C. Cleans

D. Had cleaned

4. What is the Past Continuous Tense? ____

A. a verb tense which is used to show repetition, habit or generalization

B. a word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective, adverb, or phrase

C. refer to the actions which were going on in the past.

D. a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality

5. I was reading a detective story ____ I heard a noise

A. during

B. when

C. while