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Past Continuous Tense

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sally and Tom __________ their homework at three o'clock yesterday afternoon.

a)

was doing

b)

were doing

c)

does

d)

did

2.

I ______________ the piano when Leela came to my house.

a)

was practising

b)

were practising

c)

practised

d)

practises

3.

As my mother ____________ the onion, she accidentally cut her finger.

a)

was slicing

b)

were slicing

c)

sliced

d)

slices

4.

The girls ___________ in the park at five o'clock last Sunday.

a)

was cycling

b)

were cycling

c)

cycled

d)

cycle

5.

While the boys __________ football, it started to rain.

a)

was playing

b)

were playing

c)

played

d)

play

6.

As Rani __________ to school, she saw a kitten in a drain.

a)

was walking

b)

were walking

c)

walked

d)

walks

7.

We ________ television when the telephone rang.

a)

was watching

b)

were watching

c)

watched

d)

watch

8.

While Mr Wang ___________ the newspaper, his wife called him.

a)

was reading

b)

were reading

c)

read

d)

is reading

9.

As Dan _________ into the bus, it suddenly started to move.

a)

was getting

b)

were getting

c)

gets

d)

got

10.

My father and I ________________ dinner at eight o'clock last night.

a)

had

b)

was having

c)

were having

d)

have

11.

Henry ________ when I went to his house yesterday.

a)

was bathing

b)

were bathing

c)

bathed

d)

bathes

12.

Xiu Li and Farah _________ to school at seven o'clock yesterday morning.

a)

was walking

b)

were walking

c)

walks

d)

walked

13.

While Sara ____________ the dishes, her sister wiped the dining table.

a)

was washing

b)

were washing

c)

washed

d)

washes

14.

As Mrs Han ______________ out of the shop, she saw Puan Siti.

a)

was coming

b)

were coming

c)

came

d)

comes