NEW
Font size
WorksheetsG6 past continuous 4
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
He was talking when the ball ..... him.
hit
was hitting
were hitting
He ..... dinner when the fire started.
cooked
was cooking
were cooking
Maggie ..... her horse when she hit the tree.
rode
was rideing
was riding
Tim fell down and broke his arm when he ..... down the stairs.
walked
walking
was walking
He was working late at work last night when he ..... asleep at his desk.
falled
fell
was falling
Because she ..... Chinese class yesterday afternoon, she couldn't go to Sarah's birthday party.
had
was having
were having
It started to rain as they .....
danced
was dancing
were dancing
Victoria ..... when the earthquake hit.
went shopping
were shopping
was shopping
When Jennifer ..... , she was climbing the stairs.
tripped over
was tripped
was tripping
When I woke up this morning, it was raining and my parents ..... in the kitchen.
sang
was singing
were singing
Because of the rain, we ..... to the beach yesterday afternoon.
didn't go
wasn't going
weren't going
I ..... when the teacher asked me a question. She was pretty angry.
didn't listen
wasn't listening
weren't listening
Liz ..... windows when I ..... her.
were cleaning / saw
was cleaning / saw
was cleaning / was seeing
She ..... at 5 p.m. yesterday.
were working
was working
working
was
When we ..... Ken and Alex, they ..... tennis.
were seeing / were playing
saw / were playing
were seeing / played
see / play
While I was studying, my Mum and Dad ..... cooking a tasty meal.
were
was
did
are
Lucy was ..... in the lake for 3 hours.
swam
swim
swimming
swiming
The children ..... their homework while it ..... outside.
did, rained
were doing, was raining
Fiona ..... on her scarf and gloves and ..... out to play in the snow.
put, went
was putting, was going
What ..... when the storm ..... ?
were you doing / started
did you do / started
were you doing / was starting
I ..... a documentary at 9 pm last night.
was watching
watched
Karen ..... in front of the TV when the power ..... off.
sat / was going
was sitting / went
was sitting / was going
We ..... when the telephone .....
was reading / was ringing
was reading / rang
read / rang
Kate was cooking dinner ..... her brother was watching TV.
when
while
We were walking along the street ..... it started to rain heavily.
while
when
Liz ..... floors when I ..... her.
were cleaning / saw
was cleaning / saw
was cleaning / was seeing
They ..... very fast when the car hit the tree.
was driving
were driving
drove
My friend ..... me while I ..... the homework
was phoning / was doing
phoned / was doing
phoned / did
were phoning / were doing
When she ..... her room, her mother ..... her
was cleaning / called
cleaned / was calling
were cleaning / called
was cleaning / was calling
I ..... for my notebook when I saw a spider
looked
was looking
was lookig
were looked
The panda ..... bamboo leaves when I saw her
ate
eated
was eating
eaten
My computer crashed ..... I was surfing on the Internet.
while
when
The students ..... very loudly when the teacher ..... .
are talking / came
are talking / came
was talk / was coming
were talking / came
Sara ..... at college when she ..... a baby.
is studying / was having
is studying / had
was studying / had
was studying / have had
When I looked in the window, some people ..... lunch.
was eat
were eat
were eating
was eating
The students ..... taking notes while the teacher ..... talking.
were / was
was / was
was / were
were / were
Why ..... you listening when the manager told you what to do?
was
wasn't
weren't
aren't
When the taxi arrived, the friends ..... goodbye.
was say
were saying
were say
was saying
Maitha said she ..... sleeping, she was awake.
wasn't
was
were
weren't
When I left the house, two dogs ..... on the street.
was walk
were walk
was walking
were walking
Most of my friends ..... a good time at the gathering.
was having
were having
was have
were have
My brother fell asleep while he .....
was drive
were drove
was driving
were driving
Nobody ..... when the thief stole the laptop.
was watching
were watching
was watched
were watched
The people on the plane ..... when it almost crashed.
was sleep
was sleeping
were sleep
were sleeping
Last night, my friend and I ..... coffee at the cafeteria.
was drank
were drank
were drinking
was drinking
They ..... very fast when the car hit the tree.
was driving
were driving
drove
Who ..... to when I ..... you in the park?
were you talking / saw
was you talking / saw
talking / saw
The kids ..... when I entered their bedroom.
wasn't sleeping
didn't slept
weren't sleeping
Why ..... when I came into the room?
she was crying
was she crying
were she crying
She ..... nervously outside the examination room when they ..... her.
was walking / called
were walking / called
walked / were calling
