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 (a)   (wash) his car last weekend.

We (a)   (listen) to the radio yesterday morning.

You (a)   (talk) about the accident.

We (a)   (have) breakfast at 7 am yesterday.

I (a)   (read) a book.

He (a)   (sleep) on the coach.

They (a)   (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.