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Past continuous

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

were play

b)

was playing

c)

were playing

d)

was play

2.

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.

3.

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.

4.

It (rain)...........all the day.

a)

was raining

b)

were raining

c)

was rain

d)

were rain

5.

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

a)

was having

b)

were having

c)

was have

d)

were have

6.

Select the correct answer


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

a)

was watching

b)

were watching

c)

was watched

d)

were watched

7.

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

a)

was not doing

b)

were not doing

c)

was not do

8.

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

a)

was watched

b)

was watching

c)

watched

d)

were watching

9.

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

a)

wasn't cooking

b)

wasn't cook

c)

didn't cook

d)

weren't cooking

10.

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

a)

chat

b)

chatted

c)

was chatting

d)

was chating

11.

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

a)

weren't plaing

b)

weren't playing

c)

played

d)

wasn't playing

12.

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

a)

waited

b)

was waiting

c)

was waitted

d)

was waitin

13.

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

a)

weren't reading

b)

wasn't reading

c)

read

d)

was not read

14.

You ....... visiting your friends

a)

was

b)

were

c)

are

d)

is

15.

........ she reading a magazine when Peter arrived?

a)

were

b)

was

c)

do

d)

did

16.

They ............... watching a film yesterday afternoon

a)

weren`t

b)

wasn`t

c)

don`t

d)

isn`t

17.

Ann ................. cleaning her room when her mother called her

a)

weren`t

b)

doesn`t

c)

didn`t

d)

wasn`t

18.

Last night we _____ ________ for an important test.

a)

were studying

b)

were studied

c)

was studying.

19.

I ___________ home when I saw the car accident.

a)

WAS WALKING

b)

WAS DOING

c)

WERE WALKING

20.

While he ___________ the house, we ___________ .

a)

WAS CLEANING / WERE COOKING

b)

WERE CLEANING / WAS COOKING

c)

WAS CLEANING / WAS COOKING

21.

Steven ___________ his homework, he _________ with his friends

a)

WERE DOING / WERE PLAYING

b)

WAS DOING / WASN'T PLAYING

c)

WAS DOING / WAS PLAYING