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Past Continuos Tense

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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, told

b)

were studying, told

c)

studied, told

d)

studied, was telling

3.

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

a)

were/ do

b)

were/ doing

c)

were/ doin

d)

was/ doing

4.

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

a)

was watched

b)

was watching

c)

watched

d)

were watching

5.

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

a)

were/ doing

b)

were/ do

c)

was/ doing

d)

did/ do

6.

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

a)

wasn't cooking

b)

wasn't cook

c)

didn't cook

d)

weren't cooking

7.

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

a)

was useing

b)

was using

c)

used

d)

were using

8.

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

a)

chat

b)

chatted

c)

was chatting

d)

was chatted

9.

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

a)

weren't plaing

b)

weren't playing

c)

played

d)

wasn't playing

10.

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

a)

were riding

b)

rode

c)

was riding

d)

was rideing

11.

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

a)

waited

b)

was waiting

c)

was waitted

d)

was waitin

12.

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

a)

weren't reading

b)

wasn't reading

c)

read

d)

was not read

13.

I ( play) ..................football when my mother came back.

a)

played

b)

was playing

c)

were playing

d)

am playing

14.

.......... (listen) to music at 6 p.m yesterday?

a)

Do you listen

b)

Are you listening

c)

Did you listen

d)

Were you listening

15.

My sister ( learn)..........English when I came home.

a)

learn

b)

learns

c)

was learning

d)

are learning

16.

The telephone (ring)...........while I was cleaning the house.

a)

were ringing

b)

rang

c)

rings

d)

has ring

17.
Tina ....................................when she fell and hurt here leg. 
a)
were dancing
b)
was dancing
c)
danced
18.
Liz ................................windows when I .................her. 
a)
were cleaning / saw
b)
was cleaning / saw
c)
was cleaning / was seeing
19.
When we  .............. ( see) Ken and Alex, they ............... (play ) tennis.
a)
were seeing,  were playing
b)
saw, were playing
c)
were seeing, played
d)
see, play
20.
We  ....................( have ) dinner when the phone  ............ (ring)
a)
had, rang
b)
had, ringed
c)
were having, rang
d)
had, was ringing