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Past Continuous

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We ____ (play) video games yesterday at 3 o'clock.

a)

were play

b)

was playing

c)

were playing

d)

was play

2.
My brother and sister _____ playing tennis at 11am yesterday. 
a)
was
b)
are
c)
were
3.

Mike: Hi Clara, what were you doing last night ?

Clara: I ______ music

a)

was listening

b)

listened

c)

am listening

d)

am listen

4.

At 6.20 am today, my father _____ driving to send me to school.

a)

was

b)

am

c)

were

5.

Which of the following is the continuous past form...

a)

S + v2

b)

S + is/am/are + ving

c)

S + was/ were + V2

d)

S + was/were + ing

6.

I ____ my work at six o'clock yesterday.

a)

finish

b)

finished

c)

finishes

d)

was finishing

7.

_____ you _____ football at 2 PM ?

a)

Were, playing

b)

Was, playing

c)

Are, playing

d)

Do, playing

8.

What is the correct sentence for that picture?

a)

When the bell was ringing, they did an exercise

b)

They doing an exercise and the bell rang

c)

While the bell rang, they doing an exercise.

d)

They were doing an exercise when the bell rang.

9.

What is the correct sentence for that picture?

a)

I was watching TV and my mother coming

b)

My mother come while I was watching TV

c)

My mother was coming when I was watching TV

d)

My mother came while I was watching TV

10.

What is the structure of Past Continuous if the sentence is affirmative?

a)

Was/Were + Subject + Verb-ing ?​

b)

Subject + was/were + Verb-ing

c)

Subject + was/were + not (wasn’t/weren’t) +Verb-ing​

11.

What is the structure of Past Perfect if the sentence is a question?

a)

Had + Subject + Verb-ed (for irregular verbs, we use the Past Participle)​

b)

Subject + had + Verb-ed (for irregular verbs, we use the Past Participle)​

c)

Subject + had + not (hadn’t)+ Verb-ed (for irregular verbs, we use the Past Participle)​

12.

You (watch).............. TV yesterday night.

a)

was watching

b)

were watching

c)

were watch

d)

was watch

13.
Hafiz didn't go out yesterday because it ___________ all day.
a)
is raining
b)
was raining
c)
were raining
14.
The athletes _________ very hard for the sports all last week.
a)
are practising
b)
was practising
c)
were practising
15.

What is the structure of Past Continuous if the sentence is a negative?

a)

Subject + was/were + not (wasn’t/weren’t) +Verb-ing

b)

Subject + was/were + Verb-ing

c)

Was/Were + Subject + Verb-ing ?