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Past Continuous tense

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At 6 p.m, I ................. my homework.

a)

was doing

b)

were doing

c)

were do

d)

doing

2.

My mum ...............when I got home.

a)

was cooking

b)

were cooking

c)

cooking

d)

was cook

3.

Yesterday afternoon, we ...............tennis.

a)

weren't playing

b)

was play

c)

playing

d)

wasn't playing

4.

When I saw you, you ..........your new cap.

a)

wasn't wearing

b)

weren't wearing

c)

wearing

d)

was wear

5.

My friends ..... lunch at 1 a.m.

a)

weren't having

b)

wasn't having

c)

having

d)

were have

6.

yesterday at 11 a.m/ you/ were/ sleeping?

(a)  

7.

When I woke up this morning, my dad (a)   (make) breakfast.

8.

I looked outside the window and it (a)   (rain) so I decided to stay at home.

9.

raining/ was/ it/ yesterday evening?

a)

It was raining yesterday evening?

b)

Was it raining yesterday evening?

c)

Yesterday it was raining evening?

d)

Was raining it yesterday evening?

10.

on satuday morning/ what/ your friends/ doing/ were?

(a)  

11.

The boy .......(eat) an ice cream when the bear ....(steal) it.

a)

ate/ was stealing

b)

is eating/ stole

c)

eats/ steals

d)

was eating/ stole

12.

The cats ......(sleep) when the rain ......(start).

a)

was sleeping/ started

b)

slept/ was starting

c)

sleeping/ starting

d)

were sleeping/ started

13.

While the girl ......(read) a book, the chair ......(break).

a)

reading/ broken

b)

was reading/ broken

c)

read/ was breaking

d)

read/ broke

14.

The teacher ....(arrive) while Suzie and Tim ....(play) a computer game.

a)

was arriving/ played

b)

arrived/ were playing

c)

arrived/ was playing

d)

arrived/played

15.

Wendy .....(eat) her lunch when her phone ...(ring).

a)

eating/ rang

b)

was eating/ rang

c)

ate/ was ringing

d)

ate/ rang

16.

The boy .....(fall off) his board while he ....(skate) in the park.

a)

was falling off/ skated

b)

fell off/ was skating

c)

fell of/ were skating

d)

fell off/ skated