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Past Continuous and Past Tense

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When they came here, I _______ TV.

a)

watched

b)

were watched

c)

was watching

d)

were watching

2.

I was running ____________ I fell.

a)

while

b)

when

3.

While I _____ the newspaper, I heard a noise from outside.

a)

read

b)

readed

c)

was reading

d)

were reading

4.

When I saw him, he _________ icecream.

a)

was eating

b)

were eating

c)

eated

d)

ate

5.

I was reading a book when I _______ something moving slowly along the walls.

a)

heard

b)

heared

c)

was hearing

d)

were hearing

6.

Tina ________ when she fell and hurt her leg.

a)

were dancing

b)

was dancing

c)

danced

7.

George ______ a bike when it rained.

a)

ride

b)

rode

c)

was riding

d)

were riding

8.

A: What were you doing when I saw you in town yesterday?

B: I ____________ for some new jeans.

a)

was looking

b)

were looking

c)

looked

9.

Liz _________windows when I _________ her.

a)

were cleaning / saw

b)

was cleaning / saw

c)

was cleaning / was seeing

d)

was cleaning / were seeing

10.

I ______ the window when the phone ______ .

a)

was cleaning / rang

b)

were cleaning / rang

c)

cleaned / was ringing

11.

Sophie was eating his breakfast when a bird _________ into the kitchen.

a)

flew

b)

flied

c)

was flying

d)

were flying

12.

Peter ____________ the dishes when he broke the glass.

a)

wash

b)

washed

c)

was washing

d)

were washing

13.

Megan ______ football when it ______ to rain.

a)

play / start

b)

played / started

c)

was playing / started

d)

were playing / started

14.

We ________ TV when my parents arrived.

a)

watched

b)

wotched

c)

was watching

d)

were watching

15.

While I _______, I suddenly felt sleepy.

a)

was studying

b)

were studying

c)

was studied

d)

studied