PAST CONTINUOUS

My brother and sister _____ playing tennis at 11am yesterday.

• were

• are

• is

• be

• been

We _____ sleeping when the police came.

• were not

• was

• are

• are not

• was not

Why _____ he having lunch at 4pm?

• was

• does

• has

• is

• did

Was not he_____ his homework?

• doing

• do

• done

• did

• to do

Snow _____ lightly. Suddenly a reindeer appeared

• fell

• was falling

• is falling

• were falling

• are falling

Somebody threw a shoe at him _____ he was speaking.

• when

• while

• at

• after

• before

They ________ TV when I arrived

• were watching

• were watched

• watched

• watching

• were being watched

I was reading a detective story _____ I heard a noise.

• during

• while

• when

• after

• before

My father __________ a novel while I _______ TV

• was read / was watching

• were reading / was watching

• read / watched

• was reading / was watching

• read / was watching

We ___________ our school when he came in.

• talked

• were talking

• were talked

• talking

• talks