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Past Progressive (continuous)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We use PAST PROGRESSIVE to talk about...

a)

progressive actions in the past.

b)

progressive actions in the present.

2.

The word "PROGRESSIVE" or "CONTINUOUS" refers to...

a)

-ed.

b)

-ing.

c)

have.

d)

to be.

3.

I... a book yesterday.

a)

am reading

b)

reading

c)

was reading

d)

will read

4.

She ... videogame when George arrived.

a)

will play

b)

was play

c)

was plaing

d)

was playing

5.

... you ... last night?

a)

Were | dancing

b)

Was | dancing

c)

Were | dance

d)

Was | dance

6.

... he ... his bicycle yesterday?

a)

Was | rides

b)

Is | ride

c)

Were | riding

d)

Was | riding

7.

The PAST PROGRESSIVE is formed by

a)

to be in the present (am\is\are) + the -ing of the mais verb.

b)

-ed.

c)

the auxiliary did + -ing.

d)

to be in the past (was\were) + the -ing of the main verb.

8.

I was reading a book _______ I heard a voice

a)

while

b)

when

c)

and

9.

Tina ....................................when she fell and hurt here leg.

a)

were dancing

b)

was dancing

c)

danced

10.
a)

They were playing when it started to rain

b)

it started to rain when they where playing

c)

it starts to rain when they played

11.

Dady _______________(fall) asleep while he __________________(read) a book.

a)

fell - was reading

b)

was felling - was reading

c)

was felling - read

12.

cooking / to / her / Rose / work. / dinner,While / was / went / husband

a)

Her husband went to work, while Rose was cooking dinner.

b)

Rose was cooking dinner while her husband went to work.

c)

While Rose was cooking dinner, her husband went to work.

13.
a)

Mary was cooking while the boy was studying.

b)

The boy was studying when Mary was cooking.

c)

Mary was studying while the boy was cooking

14.

First I ...................... breakfast and then I ...................a shower.

a)

was having / was taking

b)

had / took

c)

had / was taking

15.

Look at the verb in parenthesis and use the verb to complete the sentence in the simple past or the past progressive.


Black clouds _____ (come) when I _____ (look) at the sky.

a)

Camed / was looked

b)

Came / looked

c)

Were coming / looked

16.

Look at the verb in parenthesis and use the verb to complete the sentence in the simple past or the past progressive.


My teacher _____ (stand) next to the principal’s office when I _____ (arrive) at school.

a)

Was standing / arrived

b)

Arrived / stood

c)

Were standing / arrived

17.
While they__________Paris last year, thousands of tourists saw Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa at the Louvre.
a)
were visiting
b)
visit
c)
are visiting
d)
would visit
18.

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

a)

weren´t doing

b)

wasn´t doing

c)

were doing

d)

was doing

19.

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

a)

was

b)

were

c)

were playing

d)

was playing

20.

What _____ he _____ (watch) on television when you arrived?

a)

was / watching

b)

were / watching

c)

was/ watch

d)

were / watch

21.

Last week i _____________(Visit) my brother in France.

a)

Visited

b)

Was visit

c)

Was visiting

d)

am visiting

22.

Sally ______ (study) while Jan ______ (play).

a)

Was studying/were Playing

b)

Were studying/ was playing

c)

Was studying/ is playing

d)

was studying/was playing

23.

She ______ (sing) while they ______ (eat)

dinner.

a)

Was singing/ was eating

b)

was singing/ were eating

c)

were singing/ were eating

24.

They _______ (swim) until it started to rain.

a)

were swiming

b)

were swimming

c)

was swiming

d)

was swimming

25.

Susie ____________ (watch) a film when she _________ (hear) the noise.

a)

watched / was hearing

b)

watching / heard

c)

watched / was hearing

d)

was watching / heard