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Past Continuous Tense

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My brother and sister _____ playing tennis at 11am yesterday.

a)

was

b)

are

c)

were

d)

is

2.

Chinki and Minki are _________ the bell now.

a)

rings

b)

ring

c)

ringing

d)

rang

3.
I ________ walking to school now.
a)
is
b)
are
c)
am
d)
was
4.
The wind  ___________ now.
a)
are blowing
b)
was blowing
c)
were blowing
d)
is blowing
5.

The children _________ playing at the park now.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

was

d)

were

6.

The boys __________ in the badminton court yesterday afternoon.

a)

is playing

b)

was playing

c)

were playing

d)

are playing

7.

Hafiz didn't go out yesterday because it ___________ all day.

a)

is raining

b)

was raining

c)

were raining

d)

are raining

8.

She __________ when I entered the kitchen.

a)

is cooking

b)

was cooking

c)

cooked

d)

am cooking

9.

Jigar ____________a bike last evening.

a)

is riding

b)

are riding

c)

was riding

d)

were riding

10.

We ______________ meeting yesterday.

a)

is having

b)

are having

c)

was having

d)

were having

11.

Mrs. Brown ______________ two cups of tea to her guess when we came.

a)

is serving

b)

are serving

c)

was serving

d)

were serving

12.

The babies ___________ when they heard the loud noise.

a)

is crying

b)

are crying

c)

was crying

d)

were crying

13.

PAST CONTINUOUS-

I ................. (make) the notes while the class was going on.

a)

am making

b)

is making

c)

was making

d)

were making

14.

My grandmother ...................... (bake) a cake at the moment.

a)

am baking

b)

is baking

c)

was baking

d)

were baking

15.

I .................. (eat) a pizza at the moment.

a)

am eating

b)

is eating

c)

was eating

d)

were eating

16.

All the dogs ................. (bark) on me and my frieng yesterday.

a)

am barking

b)

is barking

c)

are barking

d)

was barking

e)

were barking

17.

My grandfather .................... (read) a newspaper yesterday.

a)

am reading

b)

is reading

c)

was reading

d)

were reading

18.
Our teacher ____________________ in the middle of the room right now. 
a)
stands 
b)
is standing 
c)
stood
19.

He ( dance)............with lan at present.

a)

was dancing

b)

were dancing

c)

is dancing

d)

are dancing

20.

What were they doing this time yesterday?

They...( work).....on the computer.

a)

are working

b)

is working

c)

was working

d)

were working

21.

My brother ( learn)..........English when I came home.

a)

learn

b)

learns

c)

was learning

d)

are learning

22.

I ( play) ..................football when my mother came back.

a)

played

b)

was playing

c)

were playing

d)

am playing

23.

I ____________ in front of my computer few hours ago.

a)

am sleeping

b)

is sleeping

c)

was sleeping

d)

were sleeping

24.

I ___________doing my homework now.

a)

am doing

b)

is doing

c)

was doing

d)

were doing

25.

The cats _______________ over the fence because there's a dog chasing after them.

a)

is jumping

b)

are jumping

c)

was jumping

d)

were jumping

26.

Mr Sharma and his children _______________in their garden.

a)

is gardening

b)

are gardening

c)

was gardening

d)

were gardening

27.

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

28.

The boy is playing football.

a)

Present Tense

b)

Present Continuous

c)

Past Tense

d)

Future Tense

29.

Select the correct answer


My aunt Laxmi ______________ T.V. yesterday when I arrived.

a)

was watching

b)

were watching

c)

was watched

d)

were watched

30.

Complete the sentence:


I ___________________ a shower when my mom called me.

a)

was taking

b)

were taking

c)

was take

d)

were take

31.

What is he doing?

a)

He are riding bicycle.

b)

He am riding bicycle.

c)

He riding bicycle.

d)

He is riding bicycle.

32.

The children _______ under the tree. (talk)

a)

talking

b)

talks

c)

are talking

d)

is talking

33.

Mother is _______ a letter. (type)

a)

typing

b)

typeing

c)

types

d)

type

34.

We are ___________ because we see a big dog. (shake)

a)

shakes

b)

shakeing

c)

shakying

d)

shaking

35.

The thief was ________ to the policeman all afternoon. (lie)

a)

lyeing

b)

lying

c)

lieing

d)

lie

36.

The birds _______ around the garden. (fly)

a)

were fliing

b)

was flying

c)

was fliing

d)

were flying

37.

The children _____ seeds last week. (sow)

a)

is sowing

b)

were sow

c)

are sowing

d)

were sowing

38.

Many rabbits were _________ in the farmer's field. (hop)

a)

hopping

b)

hoping

c)

hopeing

d)

hopying

39.

The students _________ the room last week.

a)

are cleaning

b)

was cleaning

c)

were cleaning

d)

is cleaning

40.

It’s Friday today and at the moment he ________ TV.

a)

watches

b)

watch

c)

is watching

d)

was watching

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