PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE QUIZ

When do we use the past continuous tense?

• To describe an action that was happening at a specific time in the past

• To describe an action that will happen in the future

• To describe an action that will happen in the present

• To describe an action that happened in the present

Peter _________________ (wash) his car last weekend.

We ______________ (listen) to the radio yesterday morning.

You _______________ (talk) about the accident.

We _______________ (have) breakfast at 7 am yesterday.

I _____________ (read) a book.

He ________________ (sleep) on the coach.

They ________________ (swim) in the lake yesterday afternoon.

The following statements are Past Continuous tense, except:

• I was eating while my brother was studying.

• Diane was watching TV while Andy was taking a nap.

• My friends and I finished our study club yesterday.

• We were busy working on our assignment when our parents came home.

Choose the sentences in the form of Past Continuous tense!

• Two years ago I worked at a bar in New York City.

• They made a toast last night.

• Two years ago, I was working at a bar in New York City.

• They were making a toast at this time last night.