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Past Continuous

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Marcos .... when he .... a worm in his apple.

a)

was eating, found

b)

was eating, finded

c)

were eating, were finding

d)

ate, was finding

2.

We ..... when Ms. Wielgos .... the answer.

a)

was studying, said

b)

were studying, said

c)

studied, said

d)

studied, sayed

3.

While I ....... the quiz, Mr. Olsen ...... to me.

a)

made, spoke

b)

made, was speaking

c)

was making, speaked

d)

was making, spoke

4.

I .... water while you ..... soda.

a)

drank, were drinking

b)

was drinking, were drinking

c)

drank, drank

d)

was drinking, drank

5.

While they .... in art class, the paint .... out (finished).

a)

were painting, ranned

b)

were painting, run

c)

were painting, ran

d)

was painting, ran

6.

When they .... on math homework, they ... their grades.

a)

were working, saw

b)

were working, seed

c)

were working, seied

d)

worked, saw

7.

When she ... dinner, she ... her hand.

a)

cooked, cut

b)

was cooking, was cutting

c)

cooked, cutted

d)

was cooking, cut

8.

While Muna ..., the librarian ... off the light.

a)

was readding, turned

b)

was reading, turned

c)

was reading, turnt

d)

read, turned

9.

When the police ...., the thief ..... away.

a)

was arriving, ran

b)

arrived, was running

c)

arrived, was runing

d)

were arriving, ran

10.

Maung Than ... while Shukur ....

a)

was singing, slept.

b)

was singing, sleeped.

c)

sang, was sleeping.

d)

singed, was sleeping.

11.

Tu Wah and Hsar Lay Moo .... online when they .... their picture.

a)

were looking, found

b)

was looking, found

c)

looked, found

d)

looked, were finding

12.

While she .... the dog ... in the house!

a)

was cleaning, was pooping

b)

cleaned, pooped

c)

were cleaning, poopped

d)

was cleaning, pooped

13.

When Yasmin .... the call to prayer, she ....

a)

heared, was praying.

b)

heard, were praying.

c)

was hearing, was praying.

d)

heard, was praying.

14.

Lah Kue Moo .... outside when she .... down.

a)

played, fell

b)

was playing, fell

c)

played, falled

d)

was playing, falled

15.

Aisha ____ ____ very hard last year.

a)

is studied

b)

was studied

c)

is studying

d)

was studying

16.

The students ____ _____ very loudly when the teacher came.

a)

are talk

b)

are talking

c)

was talk

d)

were talking

17.

Sara ____ ____ at college when she had a baby.

a)

is study

b)

is studying

c)

was studying

d)

was study

18.

What ____ you ____ when the accident happened?

a)

are, do

b)

are, doing

c)

was, do

d)

were, doing

19.

When I looked in the window, some people ____ ____ lunch.

a)

was eat

b)

were eat

c)

were eating

d)

was eating

20.

The students ____ taking notes while the teacher ____ talking.

a)

were, was

b)

was, was

c)

was, were

d)

were, were

21.

Why ____ you listening when the manager told you what to do?

a)

was

b)

wasn't

c)

weren't

d)

aren't

22.

When the taxi arrived, the friends ____ ____ goodbye.

a)

was say

b)

were saying

c)

were say

d)

was saying

23.

Maitha said she ____ sleeping, she was awake.

a)

wasn't

b)

was

c)

were

d)

weren't

24.

When I left the house, two dogs ____ _____ on the street.

a)

was walk

b)

were walk

c)

was walking

d)

were walking

25.

My brother fell asleep while he ___ ____.

a)

was drive

b)

were drove

c)

was driving

d)

were driving

26.

Nobody ___ ___ when the thief stole the laptop.

a)

was watching

b)

were watching

c)

was watched

d)

were watched

27.

Were you ____ dinner when I called you?

a)

eat

b)

eaten

c)

ate

d)

eating

28.

Last week she ____ crying because she failed the exam.

a)

is

b)

was

c)

were

d)

had

29.

The boy ___ playing while his mother ___ cooking.

a)

was, were

b)

were, were

c)

was, was

d)

were, was

30.

Last night, my friend and I ____ ____ at the mall.

a)

was shopped

b)

were shopped

c)

were shopping

d)

was shopping