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PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE (WHEN-WHILE)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

”While they ............. eating their toast,we .................... out.

a)

was/went

b)

were/go

c)

went/were

d)

were/went

2.

Mr. Sekerci was playing the piano..................... his brother was ....................... the guitar."

a)

while/playing

b)

when/playing

c)

when/played

d)

while/played

3.

While Mr.Sali And Mr.E .............. playing outside, Cem and Cemile .............. playing inside."

a)

were/were

b)

didn’t/did

c)

was/was

d)

are/are

4.

Soner ………… in the park when a dog ………… him yesterday

a)

is jogging/is attacking

b)

was jogging/attacked

c)

was jogging/was attacking

d)

jogged/attacked

5.

While I ……… bath,the phone ………

a)

were having/rang

b)

had/was ringing

c)

had/rang

d)

was having/rang

6.

While Mr.Iner………… tv , the lights ………… off

a)

was watch/went

b)

was watching/went

c)

watched/was going

d)

watched/went

7.

They ……… chess, when I ……… a sleep last night.

a)

were playing/fell

b)

was playing/was falling

c)

played/was falling

d)

played/fell

8.

What ……… you ……… when I ………… you last night?

a)

are/doing/call

b)

were/doing/is calling

c)

were/doing/was calling

d)

were/doing/called

9.

While I ................ on the board,the bell ................ yesterday.

a)

wrote/was ringing

b)

wrote/rang

c)

was writing/rang

d)

am writing/is ringing

10.

................. you .................... to music while you ..................... last night?"

a)

Were/listening/were working

b)

Did/listen/worked

c)

Are/listen/are work

d)

Was/listening/was/working

11.

My cousins and I .................for the bus when the rain ...................

a)

are waiting/will start

b)

waited/started

c)

was waiting/was starting

d)

were waiting/started

12.

They ..................... picnic when they ................... a big turtle.

a)

were having/were seeing

b)

had/were seeing

c)

were having/saw

d)

had/saw

13.

My mother ...................... an e-mail while he .................. his suitcase.

a)

was receiving/was packing

b)

received/was packing

c)

received/packed

d)

was receiving/packed

14.

The students ..............................attention while the teacher ........................ the problem.

a)

weren't paying/was solving

b)

was paying/were solving

c)

were paid/solved

d)

didn't pay/didn't solve

15.

While he ....................... on the phone my sister ................. the vase last week.

a)

was talking/broke

b)

talked/was breaking

c)

were talking/break

d)

is talking/breaks