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WorksheetsPAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 23mins
We __________ dinner last night when we heard a loud explosion.
are having
had had
had been having
were having
The farmers __________ the field when it began to pour.
were ploughing
had ploughed
had been ploughing
ploughed
I could not sleep as the noise __________ on all night.
had gone
is going
had been going
was going
My mother __________ the whole of yesterday evening.
had been knitting
was knitting
is knitting
had knitted
The bird flew in as he __________ the windows.
closed
had closed
had been closing
was closing
I __________ along that road when I spotted a little puppy.
was driving
had driven
drove
had been driving
As I ___________ a shower, my parents came home.
was taking
had been taking
took
had taken
When you called, I __________ the newspaper.
had been reading
was reading
had read
read
While my grandparents __________ dumplings, I __________ cookies.
made...was baking
were making...baked
were making...was baking
had made...baked
I __________ in my room while you __________ at the top of your voice.
was studying...screamed
studied...were screaming
studied...screamed
was studying...were screaming
Fill in the blank with the past continuous tense of the word in the bracket.
It rained when we (a) (play) football.
They (a) (fight) when the teacher came in.
Sarah (a) (run) when I saw her.
John and Joe (a) (hide) in the bushes when we found them.
Grace (a) (sing) when Mrs Tish came in.
The cat (a) (chase) the birds in the garden this morning.
He (a) (do) his homework when his mother called him.
The boys (a) (play) football on the field when it rained.
We (a) (watch) television when the lights went out.
Ayan (a) (listen) to the radio a while ago.
My sister (a) sleeping when my grandparents went home.
The students (a) listening to audio materials when the headmaster knocked on the door.
My aunt (a) writing her first novel in 2019
Sinta and her mother (a) shopping when the accident happened
My sister (a) sleeping when my grandparents went home.( - )
Fina was .............. to me when her mother called
talk
talking
talked
talks
My mother was .............. ,when I came
cooking
cooked
cooks
cook
The farmers were ........... paddy at the last rain season
planted
Plant
planting
plans
They were ........... football
play
plays
played
playing
She was .............. garbage
Thrown
Throwing
Throw
Throws
