The Past Continuous Tense

The school gardener _______ in the school garden all yesterday evening.

• were digging
• was digging
• is digging

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The boys __________ in the badminton court yesterday afternoon.

• is playing
• was playing
• were playing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Adeela ________  while the other girls ___________.

• is dancing---are dancing
• was dancing---was singing
• was dancing---were singing

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

Hafiz didn't go out yesterday because it ___________ all day.

• is raining
• was raining
• were raining

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

She __________ when I entered the kitchen.

• is cooking
• was cooking
• cooked

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The athletes _________ very hard for the sports all last week.

• are practising
• was practising
• were practising

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I _________ my homework when Anis phoned.

• did
• was doing
• am doing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

When he was a baby, he _____ always _________.

• is --- crying
• was --- crying
• were cried

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What was the policeman doing at that time?

• He was escaping from the thief.

• He escaped from the thief.

• He was chasing the thief.

• He chased the thief.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

They ________ TV when I came.

• were watching
• were watched
• watched

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D