Past Continuous Tense (Online Grammar Quiz)

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“The policeman --- the criminal.” Choose the verbs expressing the past continuous tense to fill up the blank.
- A.
  
  Is arresting
- B.
  
  Were arresting
- C.
  
  Was arrest
- D.
  
  Was arresting
Correct Answer
D. Was arresting

Explanation
The sentence is in the past continuous tense, which is used to describe an ongoing action in the past. In this case, the action is the policeman arresting the criminal. "Was arresting" is the correct verb form to use in this context because it indicates that the action was happening continuously in the past.

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"My sister --- clothes when I reached her house." Choose the verbs expressing the past continuous tense to fill up the blank.
- A.
  
  Was washed
- B.
  
  Were washing
- C.
  
  Was washing
- D.
  
  Is washes
Correct Answer
C. Was washing

Explanation
The correct answer is "Was washing." This is because the phrase "when I reached her house" indicates that the action of washing clothes was ongoing in the past. The past continuous tense is used to describe an action that was happening at a specific time in the past. Therefore, "Was washing" is the appropriate verb form to express this.

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“The movie --- at all.” Choose the verb expressing the past continuous tense to fill up the blank.
- A.
  
  Is not terrifying
- B.
  
  Was not terrifying
- C.
  
  Are not terrifying
- D.
  
  Am not terrifying
Correct Answer
B. Was not terrifying

Explanation
The correct answer is "Was not terrifying." This is because the phrase "was not" is the past tense of the verb "to be," and when combined with the adjective "terrifying," it forms the past continuous tense, indicating that the movie was not scary in the past.

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Somebody threw a shoe at him--- he was speaking.
- A.
  
  After
- B.
  
  Before
- C.
  
  When
- D.
  
  If
Correct Answer
C. When

Explanation
The correct answer is "when". This is because the phrase "he was speaking" indicates an ongoing action in the past. The word "when" is commonly used to introduce a dependent clause that describes the timing of an event or action happening simultaneously with another event or action. In this case, the shoe was thrown at him while he was speaking.

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“The teacher was angry because some students --- football in the class when he came in.” Choose the verbs expressing the past continuous tense to fill up the blank.
- A.
  
  Are playing
- B.
  
  Were playing
- C.
  
  Have played
- D.
  
  Playing
Correct Answer
B. Were playing

Explanation
The correct answer is "were playing". In the sentence, the teacher was angry because some students were playing football in the class when he came in. The verb "were playing" is in the past continuous tense, indicating an ongoing action that was happening at a specific point in the past.

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Past Continuous Tense (Online Grammar Quiz)

“The policeman --- the criminal.” Choose the verbs expressing the past continuous tense to fill up the blank.

"My sister --- clothes when I reached her house." Choose the verbs expressing the past continuous tense to fill up the blank.

“The movie --- at all.” Choose the verb expressing the past continuous tense to fill up the blank.

Somebody threw a shoe at him--- he was speaking.

“The teacher was angry because some students --- football in the class when he came in.” Choose the verbs expressing the past continuous tense to fill up the blank.