30 Soal Past Continuous Tense dan Kunci Jawaban Beserta Rumus

TRIBUNPEKANBARU.COM - Berikut contoh soal past continuous tense untuk memperdalam materi grammar bahasa Inggris. 

Silahkan pelajari dengan seksama contoh soal past continuous tense dan jawabannya yang tersaji di sini.

Past continuous tense adalah tense yang menggambarkan tindakan yang sedang berlangsung di masa lalu.

Misalnya, "Aku sedang tidur saat kau menelpon," maka akan menggunakan past continuous tense menjadi, "I was sleeping when you called me."

Adapun format atau rumus dalam past continuous tense yakni subjek + was/were + kata kerja (verb)+ing + sisa kalimat.

Langsung saja, inilah contoh soal past continuous tense dan jawabannya :

Kerjakan terlebih dahulu soal di bawah ini kemudian koreksi bersama-sama pada jawaban yang tersedia di akhir.

1. We didn’t go out because it . . . .
A. is raining
B. rains
C. was raining
D. raining

2. Last night I . . . TV when suddenly I heard a scream.
A. watch
B. watching
C. am watching
D. was watching

3. My sister was watering flower … you came.
A. When
B. While
C. But
d. And

4. From the sounds it was clear that Mary _______(practice the piano)
A. was practicing
B. were practicing
C. was practiceing
D. were practiceing

5. Dicky : I called you last night but there was no answer. Where were you?
Vira: Sorry. I … when you called me last night.
A. Sleep
B. Slept
C. Am sleeping
D. Was sleeping

Fill in the blanks with the past continuous form of the verbs given in brackets.

6. The children ____ hide and seek in the park. (play)
7. They ____ to the movies. (go)
8. I ___ the book you gave me on my birthday. (read)
9. Winnie _____ her new dress. (stitch)
10. The dogs ____ all night. (bark)
11. Ron ___ his room when he heard the noise. (clean)
12. It ___ darker with each passing moment. (get)
13. The gardener ____ the lawn. (water)
14. The army ___ to Ladakh when the enemy attacked them. (go)
15. My sister ____ a Royal Enfield yesterday. (ride)
16. The students ____ on their assignments. (work)
17. That boy ____ in class. (dance)
18. The kid ____ television all evening. (watch)
19. The girl ____ to rock music. (listen)
20. The birds ____ in the sky. (fly)

Read the following sentences and change them into the past continuous tense.