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Past Continuous

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My parents ____________ when I came home.

a)

My parents were work

b)

My parents were working

c)

My parents was working

d)

My parents worked

2.

In 2010 you __________ in a small flat in Yorkshire.

a)

you lived

b)

you living

c)

you was living

d)

you were living

3.

Form a sentence with the following words:

sleeping/ she/ arrived/ was/ I/ while

a)

I was sleeping while she arrived.

b)

Was I sleeping while she arrived.

c)

She arrived while I was sleeping.

d)

She arrived was while I sleeping.

4.

Fill in the gaps:

They __________ at the supermarket when I __________ them.

a)

was buying/ was seeing

b)

were buying/ was seeing

c)

bought/ was seeing

d)

were buying/ saw

5.

We use Past Continuous after

a)

while

b)

when

6.

We use Past Continuous to

a)

describe a long action that was interrupted by another action.

b)

describe events that will take place one day.

c)

emphasize that an action is finished.

d)

describe habits in the past.

7.

Stative verbs are usually used in the Past Continuous form.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What is the structure of a question in Past Continuous?

a)

Do + subject + verb + complements + ?

b)

Did + subject + verb-ing + complements + ?

c)

Was/ Were + subject + verb-ed + complements + ?

d)

Was/ Were + subject + verb-ing + complements + ?

9.

I wasn't watching TV.

She weren't watching TV.

You weren't watching TV.

They were watching TV.

a)

1 sentence is correct.

b)

2 sentences are correct.

c)

3 sentences are correct.

d)

All sentences are correct.

10.

We can combine two sentences in Past Continuous to say that both actions were taking place at the same time.

a)

True

b)

False