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Past Progressive / Past Continuous

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(Choose two) We use the past progressive to...

a)

talk about something that continued for a long or continuous period of time in a specific time in the past.

b)

talk about experiences.

c)

say what was happening before or when another action happened.

d)

talk about actions at the moment of speaking.

2.

"In 2001, I was studying at university". Is this sentence correct?

a)

Yes, it is correct. It is past progressive.

b)

No, it isn't. It is not past progressive.

3.

Structure

a)

was/were + been + Verb-ing

b)

is/are/am + Verb-ing

c)

was/were + Verb-ing

d)

have/has + Verb-PP

4.

Look at A. Was she speaking with her friend?

a)

Yes, she was speaking with her friend.

b)

No, she wasn't. She was sleeping.

5.

We __________ dancing.

a)

was

b)

is

c)

are

d)

were

6.

You ____________ doing an exam the other day I saw you.

a)

was

b)

is

c)

are

d)

were

7.

What is the -ing form of this verb: Live

a)

Liveing

b)

Living

8.

What is the -ing form of the verb: Stay

a)

Staing

b)

Staying

9.

What is the -ing form of the verb: Win

a)

Wining

b)

Winning

c)

Wnnying

10.

What is the -ing form of the verb: Run

a)

Running

b)

Runing

c)

Runeing

11.

What was he doing?

a)

He was washing the car.

b)

He was playing with his toys.

c)

He was cooking.

d)

He was playing with his mom.

12.

Make this sentence in interrogative: "The teacher was testing our English when the Internet went out."

a)

Were the teacher testing our English?

b)

Was the teacher testing our English?

c)

Is the teacher testing our English?

13.

When were we having dinner?

a)

At 6 o'clock we were having dinner.

b)

At 3 p.m. we were having lunch.

c)

At 6 o'clock we were having breakfast.

14.

What were you doing yesterday?

4 lines
15.

I was cooking when...

a)

the police arrived.

b)

the phone rang.

c)

my mom lost the keys.

16.

I was listening to my English teacher when...

a)

the Internet crashed.

b)

the Internet cried.

c)

the Internet went out.

17.

When my sister called me...

a)

I was teaching at school

b)

I was fixing a sink

c)

I was playing

d)

I was on Internet

18.

When my package arrived to my house,

a)

I was fixing a sink

b)

I was teaching at school

c)

I was crying

d)

I was playing

19.

When the accident occurred,

a)

Bart was in his house

b)

Bart was hanging out with Milhouse

c)

Bart was reading comics at the comic store