Kumpulan soal pilihan ganda tentang Past Continuous Tense

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Answer the following questions by selecting the the best answer ! 1. Fill the blank with the correct form of the verb in past continuous tense. The bridge.... (repair) yesterday so the traffic was delayed. a. Was repairing b. Were repairing c. Was being repaired d. Was being repaired 2. Change this sentence into negative form! When the phone rang, I was cooking rice. a. The rice was being cooked by me when the phone rang. b. I was not cooking rice when the phone rang. c. Was I cooking rice when the phone rang? d. When the phone rang, the rice was being cooked by me. 3. Change this sentence into positive form! Were you eating your dinner when Sally visited you? a. You was eating your dinner when Sally visited you. b. You were not eating your dinner when Sally visited you. c. When Sally visited you, you were not eating your dinner. d. You were eating your dinner when Sally visited you. 4. Change this sentence into interrogative sentence! My father was drinking while my mother was eating. a. Was my father drinking while my mother was eating? b. Was not my father drinking while my mother was eating? c. Were my father drinking while my mother was eating? d. Were not my father drinking while my mother was eating? 5. Fill the blank with the correct form of the verb in past continuous tense. Grandma ...... (knit) a sock at 11 o'clock last night. a. Was knitting b. Were knitting c. Was being knitting

d. Were being knitting 6. Put the verb in brackets into the passive form of the past continuous tense. The ship ...... (unload) when we reached the docks. a. Was unloaded b. Were unloaded c. Was being unloaded d. Were being unloaded 7. Change this sentence into negative sentence! My house was being renovated so I stayed in a nearby hotel. a. My house were not being renovated so I stayed in a nearby hotel b. My house was not renovated so I stayed in a nearby hotel c. My house was not being renovated so I stayed in a nearby hotel d. My house were not renovated so I stayed in a nearby hotel 8. Change this sentece into interrogative sentence! They arrived while dinner was being prepared. a. Was dinner being prepared while they arrived? b. Was dinner being prepared when they arrived? c. Were dinner being prepared while they arrived? d. Were dinner being prepared when they arrived? 9. Put the verb in brackets into the passive form of the past continuous tense. When I went past the hall, I noticed that the chairs ... (arrange) for a film show. a. Was being arranged b. Was arranged c. Were arranged d. Were being arranged 10. Put the verb in brackets into the passive form of the past continuous tense in negative sentence. When we arrived at their house we saw that it.... (decorate). a. When we arrived at their house we saw that it was being decorated. b. When we arrived at their house we saw that it were being decorated. c. We arrived at their house while we saw that it was not being decorated. d. We arrived at their house while we saw that it were not being decorated.

11. Fill the blank with the correct form of the verb in past continuous tense. They .... (roast) corn at this time last night. a. Was roasting b. Were roasting c. Was being roasted d. Were being roasted 12. Change this sentence into positive form! Were they watching television when you knocked at the door ? a. They were watching television when you knocked at the door. b. They were not watching television when you knocked at the door. c. When you knocked at the door, They were not watching television. d. They were watching television when you knocking at the door. 13. Change this sentence into negative form! The music was playing when i left her. a. The music was not being played when i left her . b. I was not leaving her when the music was playing. c. The music was not playing when i left her. d. When i left her, the music was being playing. 14. Change this sentence into interrogative sentence! I was watering the flower while my father was cutting the grass. a. Was not i watering the flower while my father was cutting the grass? b. Were not you watering the flower while your father was cutting the grass? c. Was i watering the flower while my father was cutting the grass? d. Were you watering the flower while your father was cutting the grass? 15. Fill the blank with the correct form of the verb in past continuous tense. John .... (swim) before luch yesterday. a. Was swimming b. Was swiming c. Was being swimming d. Were being swimming 16. Put the verb in brackets into the passive form of the past continuous tense. A speech ...... (make) by him. a. Was make b. Was made

c. Was being make d. Was being made 17. Change this sentence into negative sentence! The door was being shut when they came. a. The door was not shut when they came. b. The door was not being shut when they came. c. The door were not shut when they came. d. The door were not being shut when they came. 18. Change this sentece into interrogative sentence! The floor was being swept by Viana at 9 o’clock yesterday. a. Was the floor being swept by Viana at 9 o’clock yesterday? b. Were the floor being swept by Viana at 9 o’clock yesterday? c. Was the floor being swept by Viana at 9 o’clock yesterday? d. Were the floor being swept by Viana at 9 o’clock yesterday? 19. Put the verb in brackets into the passive form of the past continuous tense. While grass ...... (cut) by Jimy, his father went to Jakarta. a. Was cut b. Was being cut c. Were cut d. Were being cut 20. Put the verb in brackets into the passive form of the past continuous tense in negative sentence. When the class begun, my task ...... (print). a. When the class begun, my task was being printed. b. When the class begun, my task were being printed. c. When the class begun, my task was not being printed. d. When the class begun, my task were not being printed. 21. Put the verb in brackets into the passive form of the past continuous tense. I .... (laugh) at when i slipped on banana skin. a. Were being laugh b. Was being laugh c. Was being laughed d. Was being laughed

22. Put the verb in brackets into the passive form of the past continuous tense. The dishes ... (clear) away when i was resting on the sofa. a. Were being clearing b. Were being cleared c. Were being clear d. Was being cleared 23. Put the verb in brackets into the passive form of the past continuous tense. The plan ..... (discuss) all night yesterday. a. Was being discussed b. Was discussed c. Were being discussed d. Was being discuss 24. Put the verb in brackets into the passive form of the past continuous tense. Candidates .... (interview) when i was sitting in the office. a. Were being interviewed b. Were being interview c. Was being interviewed d. Were interviewed 25. Put the verb in brackets into the passive form of the past continuous tense. Tom .... (operate) on at 8 in the morning yesterday. a. Were being operated b. Was being operated c. Was operated d. Was being operate 26. Put the verb in brackets into the passive form of the past continuous tense. The drinks still ..... (serve) at 11 in the pub yesterday. a. Were still served b. Was still being served c. Were still being served d. Were still being serve 27. Put the verb in brackets into the passive form of the past continuous tense. When we arrived, the supper .... (eat). a. Was eaten b. Was being eaten

c. Were being eaten d. Was being eat 28. Put the verb in brackets into the passive form of the past continuous tense. Mary’s cat ... (feed) when i cam to her place. a. Was being fed b. Was fed c. Were being fed d. Were fed 29. Put the verb in brackets into the passive form of the past continuous tense. Two young men ... (beat) by someone hooligans when i called the police. a. Was being beaten b. Was being beat c. Were being beat d. Were being beaten 30. Put the verb in brackets into the passive form of the past continuous tense. My new film .... (show) to my friend at 5 yesterday. a. Was being show b. Were being show c. Were being shown d. Was being shown 31. Fill the blank with the correct form of the verb in past continuous tense. They ..... (fish) in the stream a. Was fishing b. Were fishing c. Was being fished d. Were being fished 32. Change this sentence into positive form! We were not complaining about the weather when the sun broke through the clouds. a. We were complaining about the weather when the sun broke through the clouds.

b. When the sun not broke through the clouds, we were complaining about the weather. c. We were complaining about the weather when the sun not broke through the

clouds. d. When the sun broke through the clouds, we were complaining about the weather.

33. Fill the blank with the correct form of the verb in past continuous tense. The house .... (burn), when Jack’s family left. a.

The house was burn, when Jack’s family left.

b. The house was burnt, when Jack’s family left c. The house were burnt, when Jack’s family left. d. The house was not burnt, when Jack’s family left. 34. Change this sentence into interrogative sentence! I was cooking the cake while my mother was washing the clothes. a. Was not i cooking the cake while my mother was washing the clothes? b. Were not you cooking the cake while your mother was washing the clothes? c. Was i cooking the cake while my mother was washing the clothes.? d. Were you cooking the cake while your mother was washing the clothes? 35. Fill the blank with the correct form of the verb in past continuous tense. Dita .... (dance) with Doni last night. a. Was dancing b. Was dancing c. Was being dancing d. Were being dancing 36. Put the verb in brackets into the passive form of the past continuous tense. A tart .... (make) by Ani yesterday. a. Was make b. Was made c. Was being make d. Was being made 37. Change this sentence into negative sentence! The phone was being turn off when Susi came. a. The phone was not turn off when Susi came. b. The phone was not being turn off when Susi came. c. The phone were not turn off when Susi came. d. The phone were not being turn off when Susi came. 38. Change this sentece into interrogative sentence! This note was being typed by me when we watched TV in the family room. a. Was this note being typed by me when we watched TV in the family room? b. Were this note being typed by me when we watched TV in the family room?

c. Was this note being type by me when we watched TV in the family room? d. Were this note being type by me when we watched TV in the family room?

39. Put the verb in brackets into the passive form of the past continuous tense. The car was being driven by her a. Was driven b. Was being driven c. Were driven d. Were being driven 40. Put the verb in brackets into the passive form of the past continuous tense in negative sentence. When it rained, the tiger was being ...... (kill). a. When it rained, the tiger was not being killed. b. When it rained, the tiger were not being killed. c. When it rained, the tiger was being killed. d. When it rained, the tiger were being killed.

ANSWER

1. A

11. B

21. C

31. B

2. B

12. A

22. B

32. A

3. D

13. C

23. A

33. B

4. A

14. D

24. A

34. D

5. A

15. A

25. B

35. A

6. C

16. D

26. C

36. D

7. C

17. B

27. B

37. B

8. B

18. A

28. A

38. A

9. D

19. B

29. D

39. B

10. A

20. C

30. D

40. A