Contoh Soal Past Continuous Tense Dan Jawabannya
Di bawah ini 10 contoh soal past continuous tense berbentuk pilihan ganda. Pilihlah satu jawaban yang menurutmu paling tepat.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
Where … you meeting your client at 10 o’clock yesterday?
- A.
Were
- B.
Was
Correct Answer
A. WereExplanation
The correct answer is "were." This is because the question is asking about the location or place where the meeting took place, which requires the plural form of the verb "to be" (were) to match the subject "you."Rate this question:
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- 2.
Someone tried to steal her phone while she … for a railway ticket.
- A.
Queued
- B.
Was queuing
Correct Answer
B. Was queuingExplanation
The correct answer is "was queuing" because the sentence is describing an action that was happening in the past. The past continuous tense "was queuing" indicates that the person was in the process of queuing for a railway ticket when someone tried to steal her phone.Rate this question:
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- 3.
My sister and I … walking on the beach at 5 pm last week.
- A.
Were
- B.
Was
Correct Answer
A. WereExplanation
The correct answer is "were". In this sentence, "My sister and I" is the subject, which is plural. Therefore, the verb "were" is used to agree with the plural subject.Rate this question:
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- 4.
He … taking a bath when you knocked on the door.
- A.
Was
- B.
Is
Correct Answer
A. WasExplanation
The correct answer is "was" because the sentence is in the past tense and "was" is the correct past tense form of the verb "to be" when referring to the third person singular pronoun "he".Rate this question:
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- 5.
Was she … kind to her friends?
- A.
Being
- B.
Be
Correct Answer
A. BeingExplanation
The correct answer is "being". In this question, the verb "be" is used in the continuous form to ask about someone's behavior or actions in the past. The question is asking if she was kind to her friends, indicating a temporary state or behavior. Therefore, the correct form to use is "being".Rate this question:
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- 6.
The fire alarm rang … the boarding school students were sleeping.
- A.
When
- B.
While
Correct Answer
B. WhileExplanation
The word "while" is the correct answer because it indicates that the fire alarm rang at the same time as the boarding school students were sleeping. It suggests a simultaneous action happening in the past.Rate this question:
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- 7.
Were the students … the video during class?
- A.
Watching
- B.
Watch
Correct Answer
A. WatchingExplanation
The question is asking about the students' activity during class. The correct answer is "watching," which indicates that the students were actively engaged in observing the video. This suggests that they were paying attention and focusing on the video content during the class.Rate this question:
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- 8.
My father, together with mother, … in the garden all day yesterday.
- A.
was working
- B.
were working
Correct Answer
A. was workingExplanation
Subject-Verb Agreement: Verb disesuaikan dengan subjek (father), bukan noun atau pronoun yang berada pada phrase/clause yang menyelanya.Rate this question:
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- 9.
Who … the car when it …?
- A.
Was driving, crashed
- B.
Drove, was crashing
Correct Answer
A. Was driving, crashedExplanation
The correct answer is "was driving, crashed." This is because the sentence is in the past continuous tense, indicating an ongoing action in the past. "Was driving" is the correct form of the verb to match the subject "who." "Crashed" is the correct verb form to show the action that happened during the ongoing action of driving.Rate this question:
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- 10.
At 7 this morning he … breakfast with his kids.
- A.
was eating
- B.
Is eating
Correct Answer
A. was eatingExplanation
The correct answer is "was eating" because the sentence is in the past tense and it indicates an action that was happening at a specific time in the past (7 this morning). "Was eating" is the past continuous tense, which is used to describe an ongoing action in the past. Therefore, it is the most appropriate choice to indicate that he was having breakfast with his kids at 7 in the morning.Rate this question:
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