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Past Continuous Tense

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As I (a)   (walk) to school,

I saw my childhood friend, Sarah.

2.

Past continuous tense can be used to...

a)

describes event that already happened in the past

b)

describes ongoing event that was happening at some points in the past.

c)

talk about action that were completed before some points in the past

3.

Which one is past continuous tense in question form?

a)

Were they walking home together yesterday?

b)

Have you been eating?

c)

When did you see the movie?

4.

Julie _______ (sleep) at three o' clock.

a)

was being slept

b)

was sleeping

c)

sleep

5.

Several houses _____ (build) by the construction workers last week.

a)

were being built

b)

was building

c)

had been built

6.

Eloise (a)   (search) for the true identity of the scandalous writer.

7.

Potatoes (a)   (fry) by my sister last night.

8.

Snow _____ (fall) lightly. Suddenly a reindeer appeared.

a)

fell

b)

was falling

c)

fallen

9.

At 8.30am today, I _____ (drive) to work.

a)

was driving

b)

had driven

c)

were drove

10.

People ____ (cheer) for the popular team as the competition started.

a)

was cheering

b)

were cheering

c)

was being cheered

11.

Which one is the correct sentence structure for past continuous tense (active voice)

a)

subject +had + past participle

b)

subject + will/shall + root word

c)

subject + am/is/are + verb -ing

d)

subject + was/were + verb -ing

12.

The stolen goods (a)   (find) by the policemen last night.