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PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The boys __________ in the badminton court yesterday afternoon.

a)

is playing

b)

was playing

c)

were playing

2.
They ________  a model aeroplane this morning.
a)
are making
b)
were making
c)
is making
3.

She __________ when I entered the kitchen.

a)

is cooking

b)

was cooking

c)

were cooking

4.
My brother and sister _____ playing tennis at 11am yesterday. 
a)
was
b)
are
c)
were
5.

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

a)

was

b)

am

c)

were

6.

Mr. Adam was ___________ dinner at 6 o'clock yesterday evening.

a)

had

b)

have

c)

having

7.

Yesterday, at six my mother ___________ dinner.

a)

was making

b)

were making

c)

is making

8.

Mr. Thompson ____________________

(drive) to work in his new car yesterday morning.

a)

is driving

b)

was driving

c)

were driving

9.

Peter, John and Rebecca _______________ (wait) for the school bus at 7 o'clock yesterday morning.

a)

are waiting

b)

was waiting

c)

were waiting

10.

Joseph ________________ (ride) a camel for the whole morning yesterday.

a)

were riding

b)

are riding

c)

was riding

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.

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

a)

wasn't doing

b)

weren't doing

c)

wasn't do

d)

were'nt doing

14.

My parents ____ (work) when I came home.

a)

was work

b)

were work

c)

was working

d)

were working

15.

She ____ (listen) to music when I called.

a)

were listening

b)

was listen

c)

was listening

d)

wasn't listening

16.

cooking / she / pasta / was /.

a)

Was She cooking pasta.

b)

She was cooking pasta.

c)

She cooking was pasta.

d)

She wasn't cooking pasta.

17.

You ___________(watch)TV yesterday night.

a)

was watching

b)

were watching

c)

were watch

d)

was watch

18.

The dog __________ (not/ eat) yesterday morning.

a)

wasn't eating

b)

weren't eating

c)

werent eating

d)

wasnt eating

19.

You ___________(sleep) more than ten hours.

a)

were sleep

b)

was sleeping

c)

were sleeping

d)

was sleep

20.

What/ doing/ were/ yesterday/ ?/ you

a)

What were you doing yesterday?

b)

What you were doing yesterday?

c)

What you doing yesterday?

d)

What was you doing yesterday?