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Past continuous affirmative & negative

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We _____ (play) video games yesterday at 3 o'clock.

a)

were play

b)

was playing

c)

were playing

d)

was play

2.

They _____ (not/do) their homework yesterday at 3 o'clock

a)

was not doing

b)

were not doing

c)

was not do

3.

My parents _____ (work) when I came home.

a)

My parents was work when I came home.

b)

My parents were work when I came home.

c)

My parents was working when I came home.

d)

My parents were working when I came home.

4.

In 2010, we _____ (live) in a small flat in London.

a)

were living

b)

was live

c)

were live

d)

was living

5.

She _____ (listen) to music when I called.

a)

She were listening to music when I called.

b)

She was listen to music when I called.

c)

She was listening to music when I called.

6.

You _____ (watch) TV yesterday night.

a)

was watching

b)

were watching

c)

were watch

d)

was watch

7.

It _____ (rain) all the day.

a)

was raining

b)

were raining

c)

was rain

d)

were rain

8.

You _____ (sleep) more than ten hours.

a)

were sleep

b)

was sleeping

c)

were sleeping

d)

was sleep

9.

The phone rang while I _____ (have) breakfast.

a)

was having

b)

were having

c)

was have

d)

were have

10.

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

a)

was watched

b)

was watching

c)

watched

d)

were watching

11.

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

a)

wasn't cooking

b)

wasn't cook

c)

didn't cook

d)

weren't cooking

12.

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

a)

was useing

b)

was using

c)

used

d)

were using

13.

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

a)

chat

b)

chatted

c)

was chatting

d)

was chating

14.

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

a)

were plaing

b)

weren't playing

c)

was playing

d)

wasn't playing

15.

My friends _____ (ride) a bike and I was running.

a)

were riding

b)

rode

c)

was riding

d)

was rideing

16.

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

a)

waited

b)

was waiting

c)

was waitted

d)

was waitin

17.

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

a)

weren't reading

b)

wasn't reading

c)

read

d)

was not read

18.

While I _____ (wait) for the bus, she called me

a)

was waiting

b)

were waiting

c)

was waited

d)

was wait

19.

Aisha _____ (study) very hard last year.

a)

was studing

b)

was studied

c)

is studying

d)

was studying

20.

The students _____ (talk) very loudly when the teacher came.

a)

were talkying

b)

are talking

c)

was talking

d)

were talking

21.

Sara _____ (study) at college when she had a baby.

a)

was studing

b)

were studying

c)

was studying

d)

was study

22.

When I looked in the window, some people _____ (eat) lunch.

a)

was eat

b)

were eat

c)

were eating

d)

was eating

23.

The students _____ (be) taking notes while the teacher _____ (be) talking.

a)

were / was

b)

was / was

c)

was / were

d)

were / were

24.

When the taxi arrived, the friends _____ (say) goodbye.

a)

was say

b)

were saying

c)

were say

d)

was saying

25.

Maitha said she _____ (not/sleep), she was awake.

a)

wasn't sleeping

b)

was sleeping

c)

were sleeping

d)

weren't sleeping

26.

When I left the house, two dogs _____ (walk) on the street.

a)

was walk

b)

were walkying

c)

was walking

d)

were walking

27.

Most of my friends _____ (have) a good time at the gathering.

a)

was having

b)

were having

c)

was have

d)

were have

28.

My brother fell asleep while he _____ (drive).

a)

was drive

b)

were drove

c)

was driving

d)

were driving

29.

Last week she _____ (cry) because she failed the exam.

a)

is crying

b)

was crying

c)

were crying

d)

was craing

30.

The boy _____ (be) playing while his mother _____ (be) cooking.

a)

was / were

b)

were / were

c)

was / was

d)

were / was

31.

The people on the plane _____ (sleep) when it almost crashed.

a)

was sleep

b)

was sleeping

c)

were sleep

d)

were sleeping

32.

Last night, my friends and I _____ (shop) at the mall.

a)

was shopped

b)

were shopped

c)

were shopping

d)

was shopping