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Past Continuous

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Use Past continuous to....

a)

to talk about actions in the past.

b)

to talk about actions in progress at a certain time in the past

c)

to talk about completed actions.

d)

to talk about actions in the present

2.

To form the Past Continuous you use:

a)

was/were + verb(ing)

b)

is / are + verb (ing)

3.

Mary _______________ a horse, when she fell.

a)

rides

b)

is riding

c)

riding

d)

was riding

4.

Peter and Paul (a)   (be/sing) in a choir last year.

5.

_______ Timothy ___________ last week?

a)

Did / surfing

b)

Does/surfing

c)

Don´t/ surfing

d)

Was/surfing

6.

(a)   Susy and Pam (drive) to grandma´s yesterday?

7.

Which one is correct when using a WH question

a)

Was he walk to school this morning?

b)

Were he walks to school this morning?

c)

Why was he walking to school this morning?

d)

Why were he walking to school this morning?

8.

What is the negative form in Past Continuous?

a)

wasn´t / weren´t + verb(ing)

b)

was / were + verb(ing)

c)

isn´t / aren´t

d)

wasn´t / weren´t

9.

Write the complete sentence in negative form :

Carlie´s song was playing on the radio.

(a)  

10.

Derek Redmond be/run the race, when he felt pain in his leg.

a)

was ran

b)

was run

c)

were running

d)

was running

11.

Write the complete sentence:

My cousin be / dive in the Galapagos Islands last summer.

(a)  

12.

Write one sentence in the Past Continuous.

4 lines
13.

Write a new sentence in the negative form of Past Continuous

4 lines
14.

Write a question and answer it in short form, positive or negative form.

4 lines
15.

Choose which sentence shows interruption, so the action wasn´t completed.

a)

I eating breakfast.

b)

I eat breakfast today.

c)

I was eating my breakfast, when my cat spilled my milk.

d)

I ate my breakfast.

16.

Was this quiz helpful to understand Past Continuous?

a)

Yes! very helpful

b)

Somewhat helpful

c)

It was OK.

d)

I need more practice!