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Past Continuous

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

In which cases do we use The Past Continuous tense?

В каких случаях мы используем Past Continuous?

a)

Когда говорим о законченном действии в прошлом

b)

Когда говорим о длительном действии, происходившем в определённое время в прошлом

c)

Когда говорим о своих привычках и предпочтениях, о том, что мы умеем делать или делаем каждый день

d)

Когда говорим про процесс, длящийся непосредственно в момент речи

2.

The formula of the Past Continuous

a)

Местоимение + V2/ed

b)

Местоимение + was/were + Ving

c)

Местоимение + was/were + Ved

d)

Такого времени не существует

3.

What are the time markers of the Past continuous?

a)

Always, every week, sometimes

b)

Tomorrow, next week

c)

Six months ago, in 1999, on the 2nd of May

d)

At five o’clock, at that moment, the whole evening, from 5 till 8

4.

Choose the correct second part of the sentence:

I was working...

a)

at 10 o’clock last night?

b)

we were having dinner.

c)

in the library from three till five.

d)

I was living in Brazil.

5.

Choose a sentence that is composed correctly

a)

You were watching television when I phoned you?

b)

I fell asleep when I was watch television.

c)

At 9.30 she was reading a newspaper

d)

He was writing

next week

6.

Fill in the gaps in the sentence:

While I _____ in a souvenir shop, I _____ my money. I don’t know how.

a)

shopped / lose

b)

was shopping / lost

c)

shopped / was losing

d)

shop / lose

7.

Translate the sentence:

They were watching an animated film the whole evening yesterday

a)

Они смотрели научно-фантастический фильм все утро вчера

b)

Они смотрели мультфильм весь вечер вчера

c)

Они смотрят мультфильм каждый день по вечерам

d)

Они смотрели мелодраму весь день вчера

8.

I ___ the postcard to my granny when my friends ___ me to the cinema for an adventure film

a)

was write/invited

b)

wrote/were inviting

c)

was writing/invited

d)

write/invite

9.

True of false?

Mary was eating popkorn while Sam was laughing because of a funny moment in a comedy

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What was Michael doing when his friends came?

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