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past continuous

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Complete the sentence with the correct option:


My friends __________________ outside yesterday at 5:00p.m.

a)

were playing

b)

was playing

c)

were played

d)

was played

2.

Complete the sentence with the correct option:


_______ the boy _________ his vegetables?

a)

Were/ eating

b)

Was / eating

c)

Were/ ate

d)

Was/ ate

3.

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

a)

were play

b)

was playing

c)

were playing

d)

was play

4.

They ____ (not/do) their homework yesterday at 3 o'clock

a)

was not doing

b)

were not doing

c)

was not do

5.

My parents ____ (work) when I came home.

a)

My parents was work when I came home.

b)

My parents were work when I came home.

c)

My parents was working when I came home.

d)

My parents were working when I came home.

6.

She ____ (listen) to music when I called.

a)

She were listening to music when I called.

b)

She was listen to music when I called.

c)

She was listening to music when I called.

7.

cooking / she / arrived / was / I / when

a)

Was She cooking when I arrived.

b)

She was cooking when I arrived.

c)

She cooking was when I arrived.

8.

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

a)

was watching

b)

were watching

c)

were watch

d)

was watch

9.

The phone rang while I (have) ........breakfast.

a)

was having

b)

were having

c)

was have

d)

were have

10.

What ______ you _______ at 10 o'clock last night? (do)

a)

were/ do

b)

were/ doing

c)

were/ doin

d)

was/ doing

11.

I ____________ TV and my dog was sleeping. (watch)

a)

was watched

b)

was watching

c)

watched

d)

were watching

12.

_______ you _____ your homework when I called you? (do)

a)

were/ doing

b)

were/ do

c)

was/ doing

d)

did/ do

13.

My mum ____________ while I was cleaning. (not/cook)

a)

wasn't cooking

b)

wasn't cook

c)

didn't cook

d)

weren't cooking

14.

Tom _______ his tablet when his dad came back home. (use)

a)

was useing

b)

was using

c)

used

d)

were using

15.

I ____________ online at 9 o'clock last night. (chat)

a)

chat

b)

chatted

c)

was chatting

d)

was chating

16.

They __________ computer games at 7 p.m. yesterday. (play)

a)

weren't plaing

b)

weren't playing

c)

played

d)

wasn't playing

17.

My friends__________ a bike and I was running. (ride)

a)

were riding

b)

rode

c)

was riding

d)

was rideing

18.

Alex ________ for a bus when I saw him. (wait)

a)

waited

b)

was waiting

c)

was waitted

d)

was waitin

19.

Max ___________ a book at 5 pm yesterday. (not/read)

a)

weren't reading

b)

wasn't reading

c)

read

d)

was not read

20.

What was she doing?

a)

She was running.

b)

She ran.

c)

She running.

d)

She was runing.

21.

What were they doing?

a)

They were playing board games.

b)

They were studying.

c)

They were talking.

d)

They were plaing board games.

22.

What were you doing last summer?

a)

I don't remember, leawe me alone!!!

b)

I was swimming.

c)

I was danceing.

23.
My brother and sister _____ playing tennis at 11am yesterday. 
a)
was
b)
are
c)
were
24.
_____ you still working at 7pm last night?
a)
Were
b)
Are
c)
Was
25.
At 8.30am today I _____ driving to work.
a)
was
b)
am
c)
were
26.
We _____ sleeping when the police came.
a)
was
b)
weren't
c)
wasn't
27.
Why _____ he having lunch at 4pm?
a)
was
b)
does
c)
were
28.
Somebody threw a shoe at him _____ he was speaking.
a)
after
b)
when
c)
before
29.
They ________ TV when I came.
a)
were watching
b)
were watched
c)
watched
30.
I was reading a book _____ I heard a noise.
a)
during
b)
when
31.
______ they swimming when the phone rang?
a)
Were
b)
Are
c)
Do
d)
Did
32.
Mrs Adams was ___________ dinner at 6 o'clock yesterday morning.
a)
hasing
b)
have
c)
having
d)
had
33.
What _________ Add and Helen __________ when you broke the glass?

a)
are / doing
b)
was / doing
c)
were / doing
d)
did / did
34.
Yesterday, at six my mother ___________ dinner.
a)
was making
b)
was make
c)
was made
d)
did make
35.
My baby brother ______________ loudly so I couldn't do my homework.
a)
was cried
b)
cried
c)
was crying
d)
has cried
36.
The teacher was angry because some students ___________ football in the class when he came in. 
a)
are playing
b)
played
c)
have played
d)
were playing