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Past Continuous

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We ___________ lunch in the cafeteria at noon.

a)

WERE DOING

b)

WERE HAVING

c)

WERE HAVE

2.

A: ___________ you talking on the phone a few minutes ago? B: No, I __________.

a)

WAS / WASN'T

b)

WERE / WEREN'T

c)

WERE / WASN'T

3.

I ___________ home when I saw the car accident.

a)

WAS WALKING

b)

WAS DOING

c)

WERE WALKING

4.

My classmate and I ___________ together at the library.

a)

WERE STYING

b)

WERE STUDYING

c)

WERE STUDING

5.

While he ___________ the house, we ___________ .

a)

WAS CLEANING / WERE COOKING

b)

WERE CLEANING / WAS COOKING

c)

WAS CLEANING / WAS COOKING

6.

The car engine ___________ , so I had to fix it.

a)

WAS WORKING

b)

WASN'T DOING

c)

WASN'T WORKING

7.

Steven ___________ his homework, he _________ with his friends

a)

WERE DOING / WERE PLAYING

b)

WAS DOING / WASN'T PLAYING

c)

WAS DOING / WAS PLAYING

8.

It ___________ last night, so I __________ my umbrella.

a)

WAS RAIN / TOOK

b)

WAS RAINING / TAKE

c)

WAS RAINING / TOOK

9.

Anne ___________ in London last year

a)

WAS LIVING

b)

LIVES

c)

WAS LIVE

10.

I ___________ as a teacher when I first met my husband.

a)

WERE WORKING

b)

WAS WORKING

c)

WASN'T TEACHING

11.

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

a)

were play

b)

was playing

c)

were playing

d)

was play

12.

In 2010, we ____ (live) in a small flat in London.

a)

were living

b)

was live

c)

were live

d)

was living

13.

She (a)   (listen) to music when I called.

14.

Complete the sentence using past continuous.


My classmates (a)   hardly in their project. (work)

15.

Complete the sentence:


Lucas (a)   through the window when I arrived. (look)