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Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We _____ sleeping when the police came.

a)

wasn't

b)

won't

c)

weren't

d)

isn't

2.

They ________ TV when I arrived.

a)

were watching

b)

were watched

c)

watched

d)

are watching

3.

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

a)

was having

b)

were having

c)

was have

d)

were have

4.

You (sleep)........more than ten hours.

a)

were sleep

b)

was sleeping

c)

were sleeping

d)

was sleep

5.

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

a)

was raining

b)

were raining

c)

was rain

d)

were rain

6.

You (watch).............. TV yesterday night.

a)

was watching

b)

were watching

c)

were watch

d)

was watch

7.

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.

8.

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.

9.

In 2010, we ____ (live) in a small flat in London.

a)

were living

b)

was live

c)

were live

d)

was living

10.

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.

11.

They ____ (not/do) their homework yesterday at 3 o'clock

a)

was not doing

b)

were not doing

c)

was not do

12.

While Ciello ________ (do) his homework, Lala _______(practice) for the presentation.

a)

was doing, was practicing

b)

was doing, practiced

c)

did, was practicing

13.

The students _________ (play) football when the bell __________ (ring).

a)

was playing, rang

b)

were playing, was ringing

c)

were playing, rang

14.

She _________ (sing) in the bathroom when her mom ___________ (knock) on the door.

a)

was singing, was knocking

b)

was singing, knocked

c)

sang, was knocking

15.

I _________ (have) dinner last night at 8 p.m.

a)

was having

b)

were having

c)

had

16.

He _____ his teeth while he was eating candy.

a)

breaks

b)

was breaking

c)

broke

17.

I _______ (not, sleep) when father ______ (come) home.

a)

did not sleep, came

b)

was not sleeping, was coming

c)

was not sleeping, came

18.

While Ciello ________ (do) his homework, Lala _______(practice) for the presentation.

a)

was doing, was practicing

b)

was doing, practiced

c)

did, was practicing

19.

Miss Siska _______ (explain) the lesson while her students _______ (listen) to her.

a)

was explaining, were listening

b)

was explaining, was listening

c)

were explaining, was listening

20.

The students _________ (play) football when the bell __________ (ring).

a)

was playing, rang

b)

were playing, was ringing

c)

were playing, rang

21.

She _________ (sing) in the bathroom when her mom ___________ (knock) on the door.

a)

was singing, was knocking

b)

was singing, knocked

c)

sang, was knocking

22.

I _________ (have) dinner last night at 8 p.m.

a)

was having

b)

were having

c)

had

23.
We ___________ our school when he came in.
a)
talked
b)
were talking
c)
were talked
24.
My father __________ a novel while I _______ TV.
a)
was read / was watching
b)
were reading / was watching
c)
was reading / was watching
25.
Yesterday, at six I ___________ dinner.
a)
was preparing
b)
was prepare
c)
did prepare
26.
My brother and sister _____ playing tennis at 11am yesterday.
a)
are
b)
was
c)
were
27.

We ..... when Ms. Wielgos .... the answer.

a)

was studying, said

b)

were studying, said

c)

studied, said

d)

studied, sayed

28.

Marcos .... when he .... a worm in his apple.

a)

was eating, found

b)

was eating, finded

c)

were eating, were finding

d)

ate, was finding

29.

For plural subjects we use:

a)

was

b)

were

30.

For singular subjects we use:

a)

were

b)

was

31.

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

32.

Complete the sentence using past continuous.


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

33.

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

34.

Complete the following sentence.

They _______ _______________ an ice cream

a)

Wasn’t eating

b)

Were eating

c)

Weren’t eating

d)

Was eating

35.

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

a)

was having

b)

were having

c)

was have

d)

were have

36.

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

a)

was raining

b)

were raining

c)

was rain

d)

were rain

37.

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.

38.

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.

39.

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

a)

were play

b)

was playing

c)

were playing

d)

was play