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Past Continuous

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name

Class

Date

We ................... football when the bell rang.

played

were playing

were played

playing

She didn't complete the test when the time ................... over.

was being

were being

were

was

When the accident happened, she ...................her mobile phone.

talked with

were talking with

was talking with

When she ................... dinner yesterday evening , she cut her hand.

cooked

were cooking

was cooking

My friends__________ a bike and I was running at the park.

were riding

rode

was riding

Alex ................... for a bus when I saw him.

waited

was waiting

were wating

When I came to class, the teacher ____________ there.

wasn't

wasn't being

weren't being

weren't

................... TV when I called you yesterday afternoon?

Were you watching

Did you watch

Was you watching

He wasn‘t driving very fast when the accident ....... .

happend

was happening

happened

were happening

10.

I saw Carolyne at the party yesterday. She ................... a beautiful red dress.

weared

wore

was wearing

were wearing

11.

"Was Jane busy when you went to see her?"

Yes, she was studying.

Yes, she were studying.

Yes, she studied a lot.

12.

Did Paul call you this morning?

Yes, he called me while I was having breakfast.

Yes, he was calling me while I was having breakfast.

Yes, he called me while I had breakfast.

Yes, he was calling me while I had breakfast.

13.

"How fast were you driving when the police stopped you?"

I'm not sure, but I wasn't driving very fast.

I'm not sure, but I weren't driving very fast.

I'm not sure, but I didn't drive very fast.

14.

"How did you break the window?"

We were playing football. I kicked the ball and hit the window.

We played football. I kicked the ball and hit the window.

We were playing football. I was kicking the ball and hit the window.

We were playing football. I kicked the ball and was hitting the window.

We were playing football. I was kicking the ball and hitting the window.

15.

a: I lost my key last night.

b: How did you get into your room?

I climbed in through a window.

I was climbing in through a window.

I were climbing in through a window.

16.

Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

She was surfing when the shark (a) (attack) her

17.

Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

When I (a) (call) Julie, she was working.

18.

Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

When they saw the shark they (a) (swim) in the sea.

19.

Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

My husband gave me a painting for my birthday. I (a) (put) it on a wall in my office.

20.

Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

David (a) (sleep) when I arrived because he was studying!

21.