Present and Past Continuous

I ____________ (read) a book when the phone _____________ (ring).

• was reading, rang

• was reading, was ringing

• read, rang

• read, was ringing

When mum came home, the boys ___________ (not play) football because it ___________ (rain).

• weren't playing, was raining

• didn't play, rained

• weren't playing, rained

Answer explanation

Mum coming home is a brief action, it ends quickly. The others are both continuous actions. Not playing - eitav voorm jääb samuti kestvasse minevikku (past continuous). Kui jääb segaseks, proovige jaatavas vormis sõnastada, ja tuleb ikkagi kasutada kestvat minevikku: When mum came home, the boys were playing football because it was raining (äkki neile meeldib vihmas jalkat mängida :).

Stop interrupting me, I ____________ (study).

• study

• am studying

• studied

I ________ (not hear) you, the children ______________ (yell) too loudly!

• can't hear, are yelling

• can't hear, yell

• am not hearing, are yelling

• am not hearing, yell

What is he doing?

• He is runing.

• He is running.

• He runs.

What was he doing?

• He is dancing.

• He was swimming.

• He is swimming.

Choose the correct sentence.

• He is drinking soda.

• He is drinkking water.

• He drinks water.

Yesterday around 9 o' clock in the evening,

• He was drawing.

• He was doing his homework.

• He was writing on the wall.

Last Saturday afternoon,

• They were playing in the park.

• They were not playing in the park.

• They were playiing in the park.

Which sentence is in the present continuous tense?

• She is reading a book.

• She reads a book.

• She has read a book.

• She will read a book.