WorksheetsPast Progressive / Past Continuous
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
(Choose two) We use the past progressive to...
talk about something that continued for a long or continuous period of time in a specific time in the past.
talk about experiences.
say what was happening before or when another action happened.
talk about actions at the moment of speaking.
"In 2001, I was studying at university". Is this sentence correct?
Yes, it is correct. It is past progressive.
No, it isn't. It is not past progressive.
Structure
was/were + been + Verb-ing
is/are/am + Verb-ing
was/were + Verb-ing
have/has + Verb-PP
Look at A. Was she speaking with her friend?
Yes, she was speaking with her friend.
No, she wasn't. She was sleeping.
We __________ dancing.
was
is
are
were
You ____________ doing an exam the other day I saw you.
was
is
are
were
What is the -ing form of this verb: Live
Liveing
Living
What is the -ing form of the verb: Stay
Staing
Staying
What is the -ing form of the verb: Win
Wining
Winning
Wnnying
What is the -ing form of the verb: Run
Running
Runing
Runeing
What was he doing?
He was washing the car.
He was playing with his toys.
He was cooking.
He was playing with his mom.
Make this sentence in interrogative: "The teacher was testing our English when the Internet went out."
Were the teacher testing our English?
Was the teacher testing our English?
Is the teacher testing our English?
When were we having dinner?
At 6 o'clock we were having dinner.
At 3 p.m. we were having lunch.
At 6 o'clock we were having breakfast.
What were you doing yesterday?
I was cooking when...
the police arrived.
the phone rang.
my mom lost the keys.
I was listening to my English teacher when...
the Internet crashed.
the Internet cried.
the Internet went out.
When my sister called me...
I was teaching at school
I was fixing a sink
I was playing
I was on Internet
When my package arrived to my house,
I was fixing a sink
I was teaching at school
I was crying
I was playing
When the accident occurred,
Bart was in his house
Bart was hanging out with Milhouse
Bart was reading comics at the comic store
