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Past Continuous

Total questions: 87

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What ______ you _______ at 10 o'clock last night? (do)

a)

were/ do

b)

were/ doing

c)

were/ doin

d)

was/ doing

2.

I ____________ TV and my dog was sleeping. (watch)

a)

was watched

b)

was watching

c)

watched

d)

were watching

3.

_______ you _____ your homework when I called you? (do)

a)

were/ doing

b)

were/ do

c)

was/ doing

d)

did/ do

4.

My mum ____________ while I was cleaning. (not/cook)

a)

wasn't cooking

b)

wasn't cook

c)

didn't cook

d)

weren't cooking

5.

Tom _______ his tablet when his dad came back home. (use)

a)

was useing

b)

was using

c)

used

d)

were using

6.

I ____________ online at 9 o'clock last night. (chat)

a)

chat

b)

chatted

c)

was chatting

d)

was chating

7.

They __________ computer games at 7 p.m. yesterday. (play)

a)

weren't plaing

b)

weren't playing

c)

played

d)

wasn't playing

8.

My friends__________ a bike and I was running. (ride)

a)

were riding

b)

rode

c)

was riding

d)

was rideing

9.

Alex ________ for a bus when I saw him. (wait)

a)

waited

b)

was waiting

c)

was waitted

d)

was waitin

10.

Max ___________ a book at 5 pm yesterday. (not/read)

a)

weren't reading

b)

wasn't reading

c)

read

d)

was not read

11.

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

12.

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

a)

was studying, said

b)

were studying, said

c)

studied, said

d)

studied, sayed

13.

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

a)

made, spoke

b)

made, was speaking

c)

was making, speaked

d)

was making, spoke

14.

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

a)

drank, were drinking

b)

was drinking, were drinking

c)

drank, drank

d)

was drinking, drank

15.

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

16.

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

a)

were working, saw

b)

were working, seed

c)

were working, seied

d)

worked, saw

17.

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

a)

cooked, cut

b)

was cooking, was cutting

c)

cooked, cutted

d)

was cooking, cut

18.

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

a)

was readding, turned

b)

was reading, turned

c)

was reading, turnt

d)

read, turned

19.

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

a)

was arriving, ran

b)

arrived, was running

c)

arrived, was runing

d)

were arriving, ran

20.

Maung Than ... while Shukur ....

a)

was singing, slept.

b)

was singing, sleeped.

c)

sang, was sleeping.

d)

singed, was sleeping.

21.

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

22.

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

a)

was cleaning, was pooping

b)

cleaned, pooped

c)

were cleaning, poopped

d)

was cleaning, pooped

23.

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

a)

heared, was praying.

b)

heard, were praying.

c)

was hearing, was praying.

d)

heard, was praying.

24.

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

a)

played, fell

b)

was playing, fell

c)

played, falled

d)

was playing, falled

25.

While he .... his hand, another student ....

a)

raiseed, was answering.

b)

raised, was answering.

c)

raised, were answering.

d)

was raising, answered.

26.

Aisha ____ ____ very hard last year.

a)

is studied

b)

was studied

c)

is studying

d)

was studying

27.

The students ____ _____ very loudly when the teacher came.

a)

are talk

b)

are talking

c)

was talk

d)

were talking

28.

Sara ____ ____ at college when she had a baby.

a)

is study

b)

is studying

c)

was studying

d)

was study

29.

What ____ you ____ when the accident happened?

a)

are, do

b)

are, doing

c)

was, do

d)

were, doing

30.

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

a)

was eat

b)

were eat

c)

were eating

d)

was eating

31.

Maitha said she ____ sleeping, she was awake.

a)

wasn't

b)

was

c)

were

d)

weren't

32.

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

a)

was walk

b)

were walk

c)

was walking

d)

were walking

33.

Most of my friends ____ ____ a good time at the gathering.

a)

was having

b)

were having

c)

was have

d)

were have

34.

My brother fell asleep while he ___ ____.

a)

was drive

b)

were drove

c)

was driving

d)

were driving

35.

Nobody ___ ___ when the thief stole the laptop.

a)

was watching

b)

were watching

c)

was watched

d)

were watched

36.

Were you ____ dinner when I called you?

a)

eat

b)

eaten

c)

ate

d)

eating

37.

Last week she ____ crying because she failed the exam.

a)

is

b)

was

c)

were

d)

had

38.

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

a)

was shopped

b)

were shopped

c)

were shopping

d)

was shopping

39.
The workmen ________ the roof the whole of last week.
a)
are repairing
b)
repaired
c)
were repairing
40.
The athletes _________ very hard for the sports all last week.
a)
are practising
b)
was practising
c)
were practising
41.

What was the thief doing at that time?

a)

He was chasing the policeman.

b)

He was escaping from the policeman.

c)

He chasing the policeman.

d)

He escaping from the policeman.

42.

What was the policeman doing at that time?

a)

He was escaping from the thief.

b)

He escaped from the thief.

c)

He was chasing the thief.

d)

He chased the thief.

43.
He.............to the radio.
a)
was watching
b)
was reading
c)
was listening 
d)
was saying
44.
She.......................at 5 p.m. yesterday.
a)
were working
b)
was working
c)
working
d)
was
45.
a)
They were dancing.
b)
They were singing.
c)
They were eating.
d)
They were walking.
46.

The girl ____________ to the boy.

a)

was talking

b)

was eating

c)

was writing

47.

Katy ______________ in the pool.

a)

was drinking

b)

was swimming

c)

was living

48.

The bird ________________ high.

a)

was drinking

b)

was dreaming

c)

was flying

49.

Lisa _____________ the ball.

a)

was throwing

b)

was kicking

c)

was eating

50.

He _____________ the bike.

a)

was driving

b)

was riding

c)

were breaking

51.

The girl __________________ .

a)

was dreaming

b)

was throwing

c)

were dreaming

52.

What were they doing yesterday evening?

a)

They were cooking

b)

They was cooking

c)

They are cooking

d)

They were cook

53.

What was she doing yesterday evening?

a)

I was cleaning

b)

She is cleaning

c)

She was cleaning

d)

She was clean

54.

What was he doing yesterday evening?

a)

He is having a shower

b)

He was having a shower

c)

He was haveing a shower

d)

He is have a shower

55.

What were we doing yesterday evening?

a)

They were singing

b)

He was singing

c)

We were singing

d)

She was singing

56.

You ............... (sleep) at three o'clock.

a)

Sleeping

b)

Was sleeping

c)

Were sleeping

d)

sleep

57.

They _____________volleyball from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

a)

played

b)

were played

c)

were playing

d)

didn't playing

58.

What was he doing last evening?

a)

He played foorball.

b)

He was playing football.

c)

He wasn't playing football.

d)

Yes, he was.

59.

Yesterday at 8 I _____________ to Great Britain.

a)

flied

b)

was fling

c)

were flying

d)

was flying

60.

From 7 to 9 he _____________music.

a)

was listening to

b)

was listening

c)

listened

d)

didn't listening to

61.

Was the cat sleeping at 3 two days ago?

a)

The cat was sleeping.

b)

Yes, it did.

c)

No, it wasn't.

d)

Yes, it was.

62.

She _________________ all day yesterday.

a)

played the piano

b)

was playing the piano

c)

played piano

d)

was playing piano

63.

It________________ when I finished my work.

a)

was raining

b)

didn't raining

c)

wasn't raining

d)

rained

64.

I ____ my work at six o'clock yesterday.

a)

finish

b)

finished

c)

finishes

d)

was finishing

65.

I ______ work when he stopped.

a)

am starting

b)

was starting

c)

am started

d)

were started

66.

He was ______while his mother ______.

a)

washing / was cooking

b)

washed / cooked

c)

washes / is cooking

d)

wash / cook

67.

All yesterday morning my parents______.

a)

are sleeping

b)

were sleeping

c)

slept

d)

sleeping

68.

He __________ while she was sitting.

a)

were standing

b)

was standing

c)

was stand

d)

standing

69.

Tom _____ a new bag yesterday.

a)

buys

b)

bought

c)

was buying

d)

were buying

70.

He...

a)

was cleaning the window

b)

were cleaning the window

71.

She...

a)

was tidying the living room

b)

were tidying the living room

72.

What was he doing?

a)

He were doing the washing

b)

He was doing the washing

73.

What is he doing?

a)

He was watering the plants

b)

He were watering the plants

74.

What was she doing?

a)

She were making the bed

b)

She was making the bed

75.

What was he doing?

a)

He wasn't doing the washing up

b)

He was doing the washing up

76.
Yesterday 
a)
it was raining
b)
the sun was shining
c)
it wasn't sunny
d)
it was snowing
77.

what was he doing?

a)

He was watching t.v

b)

he was studying at night

c)

he was playing football

d)

they were cooking

78.

I _________ watching t.v

a)

were

b)

are

c)

was

d)

is

79.

the dog was sleeping

a)
b)
c)
d)
80.

Alejandro ______ playing football

a)

is

b)

are

c)

were

d)

was

81.

Sara and Manuela _____________________ (walk)

a)

were walking

b)

are walking

c)

is walking

d)

was walking

82.

Mary was _________________ books

a)

singing

b)

listening

c)

reading

d)

was

83.

I (a)   a shower when the telephone rang. (have)

84.

I (a)   the windows when I heard a strange noise from the street. (clean)

85.

The children (a)   in the garden when it started to rain. (play)

86.

My brother (a)   a tree when he fell off and broke his leg. (climb)

87.

He ..... home and ..... his boss when he had an accident. (drive; text)

(a)