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Past continuous tense (was __ing / when vs while)

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Mrs Ko _____ some vegetables while she _____ a cookery programme.

a)

a. was cutting ... was watching

b)

b. cut ... watched

c)

c. was cuting ... was watching

d)

d. cut ... were watching

2.

2. Mrs Ko _____ her finger when she _____ some vegetables.

a)

a. was cutting ... was cutting

b)

b. cut ... was cutting

c)

c. was cutting ... cut

d)

d. cut ... cut

3.

3. Jack _____ on the phone while he ___________ noodles.

a)

a. talked ...cooked

b)

b. talked...was cooking

c)

c. was talking ...cooked

d)

d. was talking ...was cooking

4.

4. Jack _____ his hand when he _____ noodles.

a)

a. was burning ... was cookking

b)

b. burnt ... were cooking

c)

c. was burnt ... was cooking

d)

d. burnt ... was cooking

5.

5. Helen was waving at her friend ________ she fell over and hurt herself.

a)

a. when

b)

b. while

6.

6. Helen was waving at her friend _____ she was walking in the street.

a)

a. when

b)

b. while

7.

7. Mr Chan was driving his car _____ it was raining heavily.

a)

a. when

b)

b. while

8.

8. Mr Chan was driving his car _____ the car crashed into a tree.

a)

a. when

b)

b. while