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WorksheetsP5B Ch.6 Past continuous tense
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 27mins
While I __________ (wait) for the bus, she called me.
were waiting
was waited
was waitting
was waiting
When they came here, I ______ (watch) TV.
watch
was watching
watched
were watching
She was reading a book when I ______ (get) home.
getting
was getting
got
were getting
I was watching through the window ...
when a car was crashing
while a car was crashing
while a car crashed
when a car crashed
The teacher was angry because some students ______ (play) football in the classroom when he came in.
are playing
played
were playing
was playing
When I ________ (walk) into the room, everyone ________ (work).
was walking / worked
walked / worked
walked / was working
walked / were working
Tina _______ (dance) when she _____ (fall) and ____ (hurt) her leg.
dance / fell / hurt
was dancing / fell / hurted
was dancing / fell / hurt
danced / fell / hurt
I ______ (read) a book while my mother ______ (cook) dinner.
read / cook
was reading / cooked
was reading / was cooking
read / was cooking
First I ______ (have) breakfast and then I _____ (take) a shower.
was having / was taking
had / was taking
had / took
was having / took
Steve ______ (have) an accident yesterday.
was having
had
has
have
I was going to the cinema last night when I ______ (meet) my old friend from kindergarten.
met
meeted
was meeting
Where _____ these beautiful shoes?
did you bought
were you buying
did you buy
The kids _____ (sleep) when I ______ (enter) their bedroom.
wasn't sleeping / entered
weren't sleeping / entered
didn't sleep / was entering
weren't sleeping / was entering
Which of the following verbs do we seldom use with the continuous form? (Choose two answers)
hate
cut
love
think
Which of the following verbs do we seldom use with the continuous form? (Choose two answers)
feel
hear
want
look
What is the tense used in the following sentence?
"The children were playing in the playground at that time."
Present Continuous
Past Continuous
Present Perfect
Past Perfect
Which of the following sentence is correct?
Mary was reading a book when I came in.
Mary was read a book when I came in.
Mary was reading a book when I was coming in.
Mary was reading a book when I was came in.
Which of the followings are the time markers for Past Continuous Tense?
now
when
never
while
next week
Choose the most suitable form of verb for the sentence below.
My mum ________ a cake while Tom ________ computer games.
was baking, was playing
baked, was playing
was baking, played
baked, played
baking, plays
Which of the following is a ‘long action’?
‘watch TV on the sofa’
‘my dog jumps on my lap’
Which of the following is a ‘short action’?
‘paint the wall’
‘my cat knocks the paint bucket down’
Which tense should I use to write a long action in a sentence?
Past Tense
Past Continuous Tense
Which tense should I use to write a short action in a sentence?
Past Tense
Past Continuous Tense
I was watching TV on the sofa __________ my dog jumped on my lap.
when
while
I was painting the wall __________ my dad was cleaning the floor.
when
while
The naughty students __________(talk) in the assembly while the teacher __________(speak) on the stage.
talked......spoke
were talking......was speaking
talked......was speaking
were talking......spoke
Many people __________(ride) bicycles on the bridge when it __________(break).
rode......broke
were riding......was breaking
were riding......broke
rode......was breaking
While they ............. eating their toast, we .................... out.
was/went
were/go
went/were
were/went
Mr. Sekerci was playing the piano..................... his brother was ....................... the guitar.
while/playing
when/playing
when/played
while/played
While Mr.Sali and Mr.E .............. playing outside, Cem and Cemile .............. playing inside.
were/were
didn’t/did
was/was
are/are
Soner ………… in the park when a dog ………… him yesterday.
is jogging/is attacking
was jogging/attacked
was jogging/was attacking
jogged/attacked
While I ……… bath, the phone ………
were having/rang
had/was ringing
had/rang
was having/rang
While Mr. Iner………… tv, the lights ………… off
was watch/went
was watching/went
watched/was going
watched/went
They ……… chess when I ……… a sleep last night.
were playing/fell
was playing/was falling
played/was falling
played/fell
What ……… you ……… when I ………… you last night?
are/doing/call
were/doing/is calling
were/doing/was calling
were/doing/called
While I ................ on the board, the bell ................ yesterday.
wrote/was ringing
wrote/rang
was writing/rang
am writing/is ringing
................. you .................... to music while you ..................... last night?
Were/listening/were working
Did/listen/worked
Are/listen/are work
Was/listening/was/working
My cousins and I .................for the bus when the rain ...................
are waiting/will start
waited/started
was waiting/was starting
were waiting/started
They ..................... picnic when they ................... a big turtle.
were having/were seeing
had/were seeing
were having/saw
had/saw
My mother ...................... an e-mail while she .................. her suitcase.
was receiving/was packing
received/was packing
received/packed
was receiving/packed
The students ..............................attention while the teacher ........................ the problem.
weren't paying/was solving
was paying/were solving
were paid/solved
didn't pay/didn't solve
While he ....................... on the phone, my sister ................. the vase last week.
was talking/broke
talked/was breaking
were talking/break
is talking/breaks
Make a sentence using past continuous tense for the given words.
play video game, cut my finger
Make a sentence using past continuous tense for the given words.
watch TV, break the window
Make a sentence using past continuous tense for the given words.
cook dinner, burn
