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WorksheetsPast Continuous
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Use Past continuous to....
to talk about actions in the past.
to talk about actions in progress at a certain time in the past
to talk about completed actions.
to talk about actions in the present
To form the Past Continuous you use:
was/were + verb(ing)
is / are + verb (ing)
Mary _______________ a horse, when she fell.
rides
is riding
riding
was riding
Peter and Paul (a) (be/sing) in a choir last year.
_______ Timothy ___________ last week?
Did / surfing
Does/surfing
Don´t/ surfing
Was/surfing
(a) Susy and Pam (drive) to grandma´s yesterday?
Which one is correct when using a WH question
Was he walk to school this morning?
Were he walks to school this morning?
Why was he walking to school this morning?
Why were he walking to school this morning?
What is the negative form in Past Continuous?
wasn´t / weren´t + verb(ing)
was / were + verb(ing)
isn´t / aren´t
wasn´t / weren´t
Write the complete sentence in negative form :
Carlie´s song was playing on the radio.
(a)
Derek Redmond be/run the race, when he felt pain in his leg.
was ran
was run
were running
was running
Write the complete sentence:
My cousin be / dive in the Galapagos Islands last summer.
(a)
Write one sentence in the Past Continuous.
Write a new sentence in the negative form of Past Continuous
Write a question and answer it in short form, positive or negative form.
Choose which sentence shows interruption, so the action wasn´t completed.
I eating breakfast.
I eat breakfast today.
I was eating my breakfast, when my cat spilled my milk.
I ate my breakfast.
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