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Past continuous

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Complete the verbs into the correct form using the past progressive.


The boys ________ to school (go)

a)

were going

b)

was going

c)

went

d)

were went

2.

Complete the verbs into the correct form using the past progressive.


I ____________ to my younger brother (be/speak)

a)

spoke

b)

were speaking

c)

was speaks

d)

was speaking

3.

Complete the verbs into the correct form using the past progressive.


We ___________ karaoke. (be/not/sing)

a)

wasn't singing

b)

weren't singing

c)

not singing

d)

weren't sing

4.

Complete the verbs into the correct form using the past progressive.


She ___________ French since she was five years old. (be/learn)

a)

wasn't learning

b)

were learning

c)

was learning

d)

is learning

5.

Complete the verbs into the correct form using the past progressive.


I ______________ ill yesterday. (be/feel)

a)

wasn't felt

b)

was feelling

c)

were feeling

d)

was feeling

6.

Complete the verbs into the correct form using the past progressive.


Katy _______________ the bathroom all day yesterday. (be/clean)

a)

wasn't cleanning

b)

was cleaning

c)

was cleanning

d)

were cleaning

7.

Complete the verbs into the correct form using the past progressive.


Jhon and his daughter ___________ last week. (be/garden)

a)

weren't gardening

b)

was gardening

c)

were gardening

d)

are gardening

8.

Complete the verbs into the correct form using the past progressive.


Brian __________ dinner when the phone rang. (be/cook)

a)

were cooked

b)

was coking

c)

were cooking

d)

was cooking

9.

Complete the verbs into the correct form using the past progressive.


They __________________ to the bar every day after work. (be/go)

a)

went

b)

were went

c)

were going

d)

was going

10.

Complete the verbs into the correct form using the past progressive.


My mother ____________ to my father last night. (be/talk)

a)

were dancing

b)

was talking

c)

was tallking

d)

is talking

11.

Complete the verbs into the correct form using the past progressive.


They _______________ last weekend. (be/not/dance)

a)

weren't dancing

b)

were danced

c)

was dancing

d)

were dancing

12.

Complete the verbs into the correct form using the past progressive.


The kids ____________ in the garden when it suddenly began to rain. (be/play)

a)

were playinng

b)

were played

c)

was playing

d)

were playing

13.

Complete the verbs into the correct form using the past progressive.


I tried to tell them the truth but they _____________ (be/not/listen)

a)

was not listening

b)

were not listening

c)

were listening

d)

weren't listenning

14.

Complete the verbs into the correct form using the past progressive.


Yesterday at six I ______________ dinner. (be/prepare)

a)

was not preparing

b)

were preparing

c)

was preparing

d)

was prepared

15.

Complete the verbs into the correct form using the past progressive.


He _________ the internet at three o'clock. (be/use)

a)

is using

b)

was using

c)

were using

d)

isn't using