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past continuous tense

Total questions: 104

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We ____ (study) online yesterday at 3 o'clock.

a)

were study

b)

was study

c)

were studying

d)

was studying

2.

They ____ (not/do) their homework at 3 o'clock last Sunday.

a)

was not doing

b)

were not doing

c)

was not do

d)

were not do

3.

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.

4.

She ____ (listen) to music when I called.

a)

were listening

b)

was listen

c)

was listening

d)

were listen

5.

cooking / she / arrived / was / I / when

a)

Was She cooking when I arrived.

b)

She was cooking when I arrived.

c)

She cooking was when I arrived.

6.

was/ his/ eating/ Marcos /found/ when /a/ he/ worm/ apple/ in.

a)

Marcos was eating when he found a worm in his apple.

b)

Marcos found when he was eating a worm in his apple.

c)

Was Marcos eating when a worm found he in his apple.

7.

While my twin brothers______________ (paint) in art class, the paint run out.

a)

was paint

b)

were paint

c)

were painting

d)

was painting

8.

were/ The students/ talking/ came/ when/ loudly/ the teacher.

a)

The students came when the teacher were talking loudly.

b)

The students were talking loudly when the teacher came.

c)

The students loudly came when were the teacher talking

9.

When I left the house, two dogs ________ on the street.

a)

was walk

b)

were walk

c)

was walking

d)

were walking

10.

One of my friends ____ ____ a good time in his new school.

a)

was having

b)

were having

c)

was have

d)

were have

11.

Complete the sentence using past continuous.


My classmates (a)   hardly in their project. (work)

12.

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

a)

were play

b)

was playing

c)

were playing

d)

was play

13.

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.

14.

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.

15.

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

a)

was raining

b)

were raining

c)

was rain

d)

were rain

16.

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

a)

was having

b)

were having

c)

was have

d)

were have

17.

Complete the sentence with the correct option:


My friends __________________ outside yesterday at 5:00p.m.

a)

were playing

b)

was playing

c)

were played

d)

was played

18.

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

19.

For singular subjects we use:

a)

were

b)

was

20.

For plural subjects we use:

a)

was

b)

were

21.

Complete the following sentence.

They _______ _______________ an ice cream

a)

Wasn’t eating

b)

Were eating

c)

Weren’t eating

d)

Was eating

22.

They (study) in the library when the fire alarm went off.

(a)  

23.

The fire (start) while she (was sleeping)

(a)  

24.

I (play) games while mom (cook).

(a)  

25.

While people were talking to each other, he (read) his book.

(a)  

26.

While we (ran) in the park, Mary (fall) over.

(a)  

27.

They (watched) football on TV at 7 p.m. yesterday.

(a)  

28.

While I (study) last night, Fred (drop by) to visit me.

(a)  

29.

Jim was standing under the tree when he (a)   an explosion (hear)

30.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


John, __________ the floor yesterday?

a)

Did you sweep

b)

Were you sweeping

31.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


John, __________ the floor at this time yesterday?

a)

Did you sweep

b)

Were you sweeping

32.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


As a child, I kept a pet dog and every morning I __________ it in the park.

a)

walked

b)

was walking

33.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


Mary __________ a shower when the phone __________ so she couldn't answer it.

a)

was taking/ rang

b)

took/ was ringing

c)

took/ rang

34.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


Jim __________ an accident when he __________ home but luckily he wasn't badly injured.

a)

had/ drove

b)

was having/ drove

c)

had/ was driving

35.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


My sister is so careless. Yesterday she __________ two bowls while she __________ the washing-up.

a)

broke/ did

b)

broke/ was doing

c)

was breaking/ was doing

36.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


I couldn't hear my phone ringing because the kids __________ too loud.

a)

sang

b)

were singing

37.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


We had a peaceful evening yesterday. While the kids __________ books, we __________ cards.

a)

read/ played

b)

were reading/ played

c)

were reading/ were playing

38.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


The boy __________ a buffalo when he __________ over and hurt himself badly.

a)

rode/ fell

b)

was riding/ was falling

c)

was riding/ fell

39.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


Yesterday morning, my father __________ water for his paddy field.

a)

collected

b)

was collecting

40.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


When the farmer __________ to his paddy field, he __________ that there was no rice there.

a)

got/ found

b)

was getting/ found

c)

got/ was finding

41.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


When there __________ no green grass, the nomads _________ their cattle to another pasture.

a)

was/ were herding

b)

were/ herded

c)

was/ herded

42.

COMPLETE:

What are you _________?

a)

doing

b)

cooked

c)

said

d)

writing

43.

COMPLETE:

I’m ________.

a)

making lunch

b)

did my homework

c)

read my book

d)

watching a film

44.

COMPLETE:

Can you ______________, please?

a)

going shopping

b)

watched it

c)

help me

d)

find a better one

45.

COMPLETE:

It’s ________.

a)

eat

b)

delicious

c)

boring

d)

went

46.

The monkey ______ playing. He ______ eating.

a)

was/wasn't

b)

weren't/were

c)

wasn't/was

d)

wasn't/wasn't

47.

A special thing in the sky at night:

a)

Shooting star

b)

Campfire

c)

Ground

d)

Stream

48.

PUT IN ORDER:

Jane / What / doing / at / ten / o’clock / was / yesterday?

a)

What Jane was doing at ten o’clock yesterday?

b)

Yesterday at ten o’clock what Jane was doing?

c)

What was Jane doing at ten o’clock yesterday?

49.

Yesterday, at six o'clock, he _____ sleeping. He _____ doing his homework.

a)

was/wasn't

b)

wasn't/were

c)

were/was

d)

weren't/wasn't

50.

Where cows eat grass:

a)

Grass

b)

Ground

c)

Field

d)

World

51.

PUT IN ORDER:

her? / Why / calling / you / were

a)

Why were you calling her?

b)

Why you were calling her?

c)

Were you calling her why?

52.

The birds _____ flying. They _____ hiding.

a)

were/wasn't

b)

weren't/were

c)

was/wasn't

d)

were/weren't

53.

A small river:

a)

Lake

b)

Stream

c)

Branch

d)

Nest

54.

PUT IN ORDER:

visit / going / friend? / Were / they / their / to

a)

Were they going their friend to visit?

b)

Were they going to visit their friend?

c)

They were going to visit their friend?

55.

The leopard _____ waiting. He _____ eating.

a)

was/wasn't

b)

was/weren't

c)

were/weren't

d)

wasn't/was

56.

The place where we all live:

a)

Field

b)

Countryside

c)

Town

d)

World

57.

The birds _____ singing. They _____ sleeping.

a)

were/weren't

b)

wasn't/was

c)

weren't/were

d)

weren't/wasn't

58.

You have this near your tent. You use it for cooking:

a)

Shooting Star

b)

Branch

c)

Campfire

d)

Leaves

59.

The tiger _____ hiding. He _____ dancing.

a)

was/weren't

b)

was/wasn't

c)

wasn't/was

d)

were/weren't

60.

Birds build this for their eggs:

a)

Ground

b)

Nest

c)

Branch

d)

Leaf

61.

A part of a tree with leaves on:

a)

Ground

b)

Field

c)

Nest

d)

Branch

62.

I ( play) ..................football when my mother came back.

a)

played

b)

was playing

c)

were playing

d)

am playing

63.

you ( listen) ..........to music at 6 p.m yesterday?

a)

Do you listen

b)

Are you listening

c)

Did you listen

d)

Were you listening

64.

Where ..... you ( go)........ last summer?

a)

was you going

b)

were you going

c)

did you go

d)

did you went

65.

what you ( do ) ...................at 9 p.m yesterday?

a)

are you doing

b)

was you doing

c)

were you doing

d)

is you doing

66.

My brother ( learn)..........English when I came home.

a)

learn

b)

learns

c)

was learning

d)

are learning

67.

the telephone ( ring)...........while I was cleaning the house.

a)

were ringing

b)

rang

c)

rings

d)

has ring

68.

Nam and Lan ( read)............books at 8 p.m yesterday.

a)

read

b)

reads

c)

was reading

d)

were reading

69.

what were they doing this time yesterday?

they...( work).....on the computer.

a)

are working

b)

is working

c)

was working

d)

were working

70.

He ( dance)............with lan at present.

a)

was dancing

b)

were dancing

c)

is dancing

d)

are dancing

71.

My friend and I ( not/ sleep)..........at 9 a.m last Tuesday.

a)

don't sleep

b)

wasn't sleeping

c)

weren't sleeping

d)

didn't sleep

72.

Complete the sentence using past continuous negative.

My mom (a)   attention to my story last night (not/pay)

73.

Complete the sentence with the correct option:


My friends __________________ outside yesterday at 5:00p.m.

a)

were playing

b)

was playing

c)

were played

d)

was played

74.

Complete the sentence with the correct option:


_______ the boy _________ his vegetables?

a)

Were/ eating

b)

Was / eating

c)

Were/ ate

d)

Was/ ate

75.

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

76.

Complete the sentence:


I ___________________ a shower when my mom called me.

a)

was taking

b)

were taking

c)

was take

d)

were take

77.

Complete the sentence:


The teacher ______________________ grammar when I _______________ notes.

a)

were explaining / was taking

b)

was explaining / was taking

c)

was explaining / were taking

d)

were explaining / were taking

78.

Complete the sentence:


My boyfriend ______________________ his room last night at 10:00 p.m

a)

wasn't cleaning

b)

were cleaning

c)

was clean

d)

weren't cleaning

79.

Complete the sentence.


The dogs __________________ with their balls at the park.

a)

was playing

b)

was play

c)

were playing

d)

were play

80.

Is it important to know the irregular verbs to use past continuous?

a)

Yes

b)

No

81.

Complete the sentence:


My students ____________________ the lesson last class.

a)

was study

b)

were study

c)

was studying

d)

were studying

82.

Complete the sentence:


____________ they ____________ me when I arrived?

a)

was / calling

b)

was / call

c)

were / call

d)

were / calling

83.

The students ____ _____ very loudly when the teacher came.

a)

are talk

b)

are talking

c)

was talk

d)

were talking

84.

Sara ____ ____ at college when she had a baby.

a)

is study

b)

is studying

c)

was studying

d)

was study

85.

What ____ you ____ when the accident happened?

a)

are, do

b)

are, doing

c)

was, do

d)

were, doing

86.

When the taxi arrived, the friends ____ ____ goodbye.

a)

was say

b)

were saying

c)

were say

d)

was saying

87.

When I left the house, two dogs ____ _____ on the street.

a)

was walk

b)

were walk

c)

was walking

d)

were walking

88.
Liz ................................windows when I .................her. 
a)
were cleaning / saw
b)
was cleaning / saw
c)
was cleaning / was seeing
89.
Julie ...................................her bedroom when she ...................a huge spider on the wall. 
a)
was tidying / was finding
b)
was tidying / found
c)
tidied / found 
90.
Philip was washing the car ........................the fire started. 
a)
when
b)
while
91.
While I ________________(talk) on the phone, someone ____________________ (steal) my car.
a)
was talking / stole
b)
was talking / was stealing
c)
talked / stole
d)
talked / was stealing
92.
I ______________________(make) breakfast when _____________________ the dog (eat) my sandwich.
a)
was making / ate
b)
was making / was eating
c)
made / ate
d)
made / was eating
93.

Emily .................. breakfast when the phone ..........

a)

was having, ring

b)

were having, rang

c)

was having, rang

d)

was having, was ringing

94.
Tina ....................................when she fell and hurt here leg. 
a)
were dancing
b)
was dancing
c)
danced
95.
The Titanic ___________________ the Atlantic when it ___________________ an iceberg. 
a)
crossed / struck
b)
was crossing / was striking
c)
was crossing / struck
d)
crossed / was striking
96.

We were walking in the mountains when we_________ (see) a strange animal.

a)

seed

b)

saw

c)

seen

d)

stoped

97.

I was listening to the radio when you ________(call) me.

a)

called

b)

calt

c)

were calling

d)

was calling

98.

Alan _______ out of the window when he ________ a UFO.

a)

a) was looking\was seeing

b)

b) was looking\saw

c)

c) looked\was seeing

d)

d) looked\saw

99.

I ________ along the road when I ________ an old friend.

a)

a) was walking\met

b)

b) was walking\meet

c)

c) walked\met

d)

c) walked\was meeting

100.

. I ____________ the thief while he ________________into my neighbor’s house.

a)

a) saw\ was geting

b)

b) was seeing\got

c)

c) saw\was getting

d)

d) was seeing\was getting

101.

Yejun ______ (read) when the dog ______ (bite) his leg.

a)

was reading / bit

b)

reading / was biting

c)

were reading / bit

d)

was reading / bited

102.

Juyeong ______ (visit) while I ______ (do) my homework.

a)

was visiting / did

b)

visited / were doing

c)

visited / was doing

d)

was visiting / was doing

103.

Siwan ______ (sleep) when I _____ (send) him a message.

a)

slept / was sending

b)

was sleeping / sent

c)

sleeping / sending

d)

were sleeping / sent

104.
I ......................... my car when it ......................... to rain.
a)
was driving / started
b)
drove / was starting
c)
drove / started
d)
was driving / was starting

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