Past Continuous Tense

We __________ dinner last night when we heard a loud explosion.

• are having

• had had

• had been having

• were having

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

The farmers __________ the field when it began to pour.

• were ploughing

• had ploughed

• had been ploughing

• ploughed

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

I could not sleep as the noise __________ on all night.

• had gone

• is going

• had been going

• was going

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

My mother __________ the whole of yesterday evening.

• had been knitting

• was knitting

• is knitting

• had knitted

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

The bird flew in as he __________ the windows.

• closed

• had closed

• had been closing

• was closing

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I __________ along that road when I spotted a little puppy.

• was driving

• had driven

• drove

• had been driving

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

As I ___________ a shower, my parents came home.

• was taking

• had been taking

• took

• had taken

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

When you called, I __________ the newspaper.

• had been reading

• was reading

• had read

• read

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

While my grandparents __________ dumplings, I __________ cookies.

• made...was baking

• were making...baked

• were making...was baking

• had made...baked

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

I __________ in my room while you __________ at the top of your voice.

• was studying...screamed

• studied...were screaming

• studied...screamed

• was studying...were screaming

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D