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Past continuous

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
My brother and sister _____ playing tennis at 11am yesterday. 
a)
was
b)
are
c)
were
2.
_____ you still working at 7pm last night?
a)
Were
b)
Are
c)
Was
3.
At 8.30am today I _____ driving to work.
a)
was
b)
am
c)
were
4.
We _____ sleeping when the police came.
a)
was
b)
weren't
c)
wasn't
5.
Why _____ he having lunch at 4pm?
a)
was
b)
does
c)
were
6.
Somebody threw a shoe at him _____ he was speaking.
a)
after
b)
when
c)
before
7.
They ________ TV when I came.
a)
were watching
b)
were watched
c)
watched
8.
What did you say? I _______________ to you. 
a)
am not listening
b)
wasn't listening
c)
didn't listening
d)
don't listen
9.
______ they swimming when the phone rang?
a)
Were
b)
Are
c)
Do
d)
Did
10.
Mrs Adams was ___________ dinner at 6 o'clock yesterday morning.
a)
hasing
b)
have
c)
having
d)
had
11.
What _________ Add and Helen __________ when you broke the glass?

a)
are / doing
b)
was / doing
c)
were / doing
d)
did / did
12.
Yesterday, at six my mother ___________ dinner.
a)
was making
b)
was make
c)
was made
d)
did make
13.
My baby brother ______________ loudly so I couldn't do my homework.
a)
was cried
b)
cried
c)
was crying
d)
has cried
14.
The teacher was angry because some students ___________ football in the class when he came in. 
a)
are playing
b)
played
c)
have played
d)
were playing
15.

Choose the right affirmative (+) sentence

a)

Anna was playing video games all night long.

b)

Anna want playing video games all night long.

c)

Anna were playing video games all night long

d)

Anna playing video games all night long.

16.

Choose the -ing form of the following verbs:

live; stay; run; lie; recycle

a)

liveing; staing; runing;lieing; recycling

b)

living; staying; runing; lying; recycling

c)

living; staying; running; lying; recycleing

d)

living; staying; running; lying; recycling

17.

We_____ dancing.

Tiger ______ roaring.

The car ______ stopping.

Girls_______ talking.

a)

were; were; were; were

b)

were; was; was; were

c)

was; were; were; was

d)

were; was; were; were

18.

Complete the sentence with the verb in the Past Continuous Tense form.


A: What was that noise last night?

B: I think someone______________ on our neighbour's door.

a)

knocked

b)

knocks

c)

is knocking

d)

was knocking

19.

Complete the sentence with the verbs in the Past Continuous Tense form.


Yesterday my sister and I went to the

park. While I____a book on a bench, she

______with her friends.

a)

were reading; was playing

b)

was reading; was playing

c)

reading; playing

d)

read;play

20.

Complete the sentence with the verbs in the Past Continuous Tense form.


A: What_____your mum____yesterday evening?

B: She______the dinner then.

a)

were doing; were making

b)

was doing; was making

c)

is doing; is making

d)

did do; made

21.

Choose correct equivalent of the sentence:


Мы с моим другом переписывались на Фейсбуке весь вечер.

a)

My friend and I were chatting on Facebook all evening.

b)

I and my friend was chatting on Facebook all evening.

c)

My friend and I was chatting on Facebook all evening.

22.

Choose the -ing form of the following verbs:

ache; stop; swim; come; tie

a)

acheing; stoping; swiming; coming; tying

b)

aching; stoping; swimming; coming; tieing

c)

aching; stopping; swimming; coming; tieing

d)

aching; stopping; swimming; coming; tying

e)

aching; stopping; swimming; comeing; tying

23.

Danik was playing, while Kolya was hearing. (какое время?)

a)

Present Simple

b)

Past Simple

c)

Past Continuous

d)

Present Continuous

e)

Past Present

24.

Исправь ошибку: Andrey was wrote yesterday.

a)

Andrey ×

b)

Was ×

c)

Wrote ×

d)

Yesterday ×

e)

Всё правильно

25.

Исправь ошибку :Nazar was hearing, while Kira was playing.

a)

Was

b)

Hearing

c)

Всё правильно

d)

While

e)

Nazar

26.

Anya was writing a letter at 3 o'clock yesterday.(Какое время?)

a)

Past Present

b)

Past Simple

c)

Past Continuous

d)

Present Continuous

e)

Present Perfect

27.

Stas wrote yesterday.

a)

Present Continuous

b)

Past Continuous

c)

Past Simple

d)

Present Simple

e)

Present Perfect

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