WorksheetsPast continuous
Total questions: 119
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
When I _____________ home , I ____________ a terrible accident.
drove/saw
drove/was seeing
was driving/saw
What __________ when I _________ you last night?
did you do / was calling
were you doing / called
did you do / called
I (a) the windows when the phone rang .
What were you doing when I saw you in town yesterday?
I was looking for some new toes.
I looked for some new shoes.
I were looking for some new shoes.
I was looking for some new shoes.
Sophie was eating her breakfast when a bird ................... into the kitchen window.
flew
drove
walked
rode
Marge______________ the dishes when she broke the glass.
wash
washed
was washing
were washing
The kids were playing in the garden when it suddenly (a) to rain. (begin)
George _________off the ladder while he __________ the ceiling.
was falling, was painting
fell, painted
was falling, painted
fell, was painting
Last night I _____________ in bed when I suddenly ___________ a terrible scream.
read, heard
was reading, heard
read, was hearing
was reading, was hearing
We_____________ swimming every day when we were young.
went
was going
were going
It was raining heavily while we _____________ for the bus.
was waiting
waited
were waiting
Philip was washing the car ........................the fire started.
when
while
because
Julie _____________ her bedroom when she ___________ a huge spider on the wall.
was cleaning/ was finding
was cleaning/ found
cleaned/ was finding
cleaned/found
Both verbs in the last question were past continuous because...
they were both short actions happening at the same time
one shorter action interrupted one longer action
they were both long actions happening at the same time
one longer action interrupted one shorter action
She was getting into her car when someone (a) her bag.
What were you doing this time last week?
This time last week I ...................
We heard the news of Diana's death when we (a) for a walk in the bush.
How fast (a) (you/drive) when the accident happened?
Complete the sentence using the past continuous
The doorbell rang while I .......
Complete the sentence with a verb in the past continuous
The TV was on, but nobody.....
Just as Teresa __ her homework, she __ another task she __ to do
did, was remembering, had
was doing, remembered, was having
was doing, remembered, had
did, remembered, was having
When her husband __, Sally __
was arriving, was cooking
was arriving, cooked
arrived, cooked
arrived, was cooking
While I __ T.V., the doorbell __
was watching, was ringing
was watching, rang
watched, was ringing
watched, rang
Yesterday morning I __ while Samantha __
read, shopped
was reading, was shopping
was reading, shopped
read, was shopping
I __ my teeth when suddenly he ___ into the bathroom
brushed, was coming
was brusing, was coming
was brushing, came
brushed, came
I __ when I __ burnt
was cooking, got
cooked, was getting
was cooking, was getting
cooked, got
When she __ home and __ the new T.V. she __ surprised
was coming, saw, felt
came, saw, felt
were coming, were seeing, felt
came, were seeing, felt
Fiona ……………………. (put) on her scarf and gloves and ……………………. (go) out to play in the snow.
put, went
was putting, was going
The children …………………….their homework while it ……………………. outside.
did, rained
were doing, was raining
It ……………………. when we left but everything was white when we came home.
snowed
wasn' t snowing
The panda _______ bamboo leaves when I saw her. (eat)
ate
eated
was eating
eaten
Just as Teresa __ her homework, she __ another task she __ to do
did, was remembering, had
was doing, remembered, was having
was doing, remembered, had
did, remembered, was having
When her husband __, Sally __
was arriving, was cooking
was arriving, cooked
arrived, cooked
arrived, was cooking
While I __ T.V., the doorbell __
was watching, was ringing
was watching, rang
watched, was ringing
watched, rang
Yesterday morning I __ while Samantha __
read, shopped
was reading, was shopping
was reading, shopped
read, was shopping
I __ my teeth when suddenly he ___ into the bathroom
brushed, was coming
was brusing, was coming
was brushing, came
brushed, came
I __ when I __ burnt
was cooking, got
cooked, was getting
was cooking, was getting
cooked, got
When she __ home and __ the new T.V. she __ surprised
was coming, saw, felt
came, saw, felt
were coming, were seeing, felt
came, were seeing, felt
Fiona ……………………. (put) on her scarf and gloves and ……………………. (go) out to play in the snow.
put, went
was putting, was going
The children …………………….their homework while it ……………………. outside.
did, rained
were doing, was raining
It ……………………. when we left but everything was white when we came home.
snowed
wasn' t snowing
The panda _______ bamboo leaves when I saw her. (eat)
ate
eated
was eating
eaten
You ....... visiting your friends
was
were
are
is
........ she reading a magazine when Peter arrived?
were
was
do
did
They ............... watching a film yesterday afternoon
weren`t
wasn`t
don`t
isn`t
Ann ................. cleaning her room when her mother called her
weren`t
doesn`t
didn`t
wasn`t
We were ................ around the park
climb
doesn`t run
running
is eating
We ____ (play) video games yesterday at 3 o'clock.
were play
was playing
were playing
was play
They ____ (not/do) their homework yesterday at 3 o'clock
was not doing
were not doing
was not do
My parents ____ (work) when I came home.
My parents was work when I came home.
My parents were work when I came home.
My parents was working when I came home.
My parents were working when I came home.
In 2010, we ____ (live) in a small flat in London.
were living
was live
were live
was living
cooking / she / arrived / was / I / when
Was She cooking when I arrived.
She was cooking when I arrived.
She cooking was when I arrived.
¿Cuál es la estructura para pasado continuo?
sujeto + verbo auxiliar + verbo principal + complemento
sujeto + verbo principal + verbo auxiliar + complemento
verbo principal + sujeto + complemento
verbo principal + complemento + sujeto
They were (a) soccer in the park
Escribe una oración en forma afirmativa en pasado progresivo
Escribe una oracion usando la preposicion during
Mary and Thomas (a) drinking coffee near to the Hospital
It (rain)...........all the day.
was raining
were raining
was rain
were rain
You (sleep)........more than ten hours.
were sleep
was sleeping
were sleeping
was sleep
The phone rang while I (have) ........breakfast.
was having
were having
was have
were have
The students ____ _____ very loudly when the teacher came.
are talk
are talking
was talk
were talking
Sara ____ ____ at college when she had a baby.
is study
is studying
was studying
was study
What ____ you ____ when the accident happened?
are, do
are, doing
was, do
were, doing
When I looked in the window, some people ____ ____ lunch.
was eat
were eat
were eating
was eating
The students ____ taking notes while the teacher ____ talking.
were, was
was, was
was, were
were, were
Why ____ you listening when the manager told you what to do?
was
wasn't
weren't
aren't
My brother fell asleep while he ___ ____.
was drive
were drove
was driving
were driving
Nobody ___ ___ when the thief stole the laptop.
was watching
were watching
was watched
were watched
Were you ____ dinner when I called you?
eat
eaten
ate
eating
The boy ___ playing while his mother ___ cooking.
was, were
were, were
was, was
were, was
The people on the plane ____ ____ when it almost crashed.
was sleep
was sleeping
were sleep
were sleeping
Last night, my friend and I ____ ____ at the mall.
was shopped
were shopped
were shopping
was shopping
The baby was _____ while the mother was _____ a video.
laugh, record
laughing, recording
laughed, recorded
laughing, recorded
What was she doing?
She was running.
She ran.
She running.
She was runing.
What were they doing?
They were playing board games.
They were studying.
They were talking.
They were plaing board games.
It (snow) heavily when he (wake) up.
was snowing/ woke
snowed/ woke
snowed/ woked
snowed/ was waking
