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Coopling Past Continuous

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Helen _____ in the park when a dog attacked her.

a)

was walking

b)

walked

c)

walks

2.

It was evening and I _______ television with my parents.

a)

watching

b)

was watching

c)

were watching

3.

Daniel ______ dinner when Emma came in.

a)

has

b)

having

c)

was having

4.

Tim ______ the violin when the doorbell rang.

a)

were playing

b)

was playing

c)

playing

5.

Tina ____ the dishes while Luis ____ a book.

a)

was washing / was reading

b)

washed / read

c)

washing / reading

6.

Liz _____ her car when she ____ out of fuel.

a)

driving / ran

b)

was driving / run

c)

was driving / ran

7.

Yesterday it _____ when you called me.

a)

rains

b)

were raining

c)

was raining

8.

He ____ football when he ____ his leg.

a)

was playing / hurt

b)

was playing / hurting

c)

playing / hurting

9.

While Carol _____ a book, her sister _____ the net.

a)

reading / surfing

b)

was reading / was surfing

c)

was surfing / was reading

10.

He _____ his teeth while he was eating candy.

a)

breaks

b)

was breaking

c)

broke

11.
They ....................................very fast when the car hit the tree. 
a)
was driving
b)
were driving
c)
drove
12.
He .......................................... the glass while he ............................................the washing up. 
a)
was dropping / did
b)
dropped / did
c)
dropped / was doing 
13.
Who ............................................to you when I .............................you in the park?
a)
were talking / saw
b)
was talking / saw
c)
talking / saw
14.
While I .....................................the bathroom, he .....................................TV ! 
a)
was cleaning / watched
b)
cleaned / was watching
c)
was cleaning / was watching 
15.
The kids ...............................................when I entered their bedroom. 
a)
wasn't sleeping
b)
didn't slept
c)
weren't sleeping
16.
He ................................at 7, .........................a shower and left the house. 
a)
got up / was having
b)
got up / had
c)
was getting up / had
17.

I ......................my finger while I ..........................dinner.

a)

cutted / was cooking

b)

cut / cooked

c)

cut / was cooking

18.
While I was waiting for the bus it suddenly .............................to rain. 
a)
begin
b)
beginned
c)
began
19.
Why .......................................................... when I came into the room?
a)
she was crying
b)
was she crying
c)
were she crying
20.
She ................................nervously outside the examination room when they ........................her. 
a)
was walking / called
b)
were walking / called
c)
walked / were calling
21.

We __________ dinner last night when we heard a loud explosion.

a)

are having

b)

had had

c)

had been having

d)

were having

22.

I could not sleep as the noise __________ on all night.

a)

had gone

b)

is going

c)

had been going

d)

was going

23.

I __________ along that road when I spotted a little puppy.

a)

was driving

b)

had driven

c)

drove

d)

had been driving

24.

As I ___________ a shower, my parents came home.

a)

was taking

b)

had been taking

c)

took

d)

had taken

25.

When you called, I __________ the newspaper.

a)

had been reading

b)

was reading

c)

had read

d)

read