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P5B Ch.6 Past continuous tense

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

While I __________ (wait) for the bus, she called me.

a)

were waiting

b)

was waited

c)

was waitting

d)

was waiting

2.

When they came here, I ______ (watch) TV.

a)

watch

b)

was watching

c)

watched

d)

were watching

3.

She was reading a book when I ______ (get) home.

a)

getting

b)

was getting

c)

got

d)

were getting

4.

I was watching through the window ...

a)

when a car was crashing

b)

while a car was crashing

c)

while a car crashed

d)

when a car crashed

5.

The teacher was angry because some students ______ (play) football in the classroom when he came in.

a)

are playing

b)

played

c)

were playing

d)

was playing

6.

When I ________ (walk) into the room, everyone ________ (work).

a)

was walking / worked

b)

walked / worked

c)

walked / was working

d)

walked / were working

7.

Tina _______ (dance) when she _____ (fall) and ____ (hurt) her leg.

a)

dance / fell / hurt

b)

was dancing / fell / hurted

c)

was dancing / fell / hurt

d)

danced / fell / hurt

8.

I ______ (read) a book while my mother ______ (cook) dinner.

a)

read / cook

b)

was reading / cooked

c)

was reading / was cooking

d)

read / was cooking

9.

First I ______ (have) breakfast and then I _____ (take) a shower.

a)

was having / was taking

b)

had / was taking

c)

had / took

d)

was having / took

10.

Steve ______ (have) an accident yesterday.

a)

was having

b)

had

c)

has

d)

have

11.

I was going to the cinema last night when I ______ (meet) my old friend from kindergarten.

a)

met

b)

meeted

c)

was meeting

12.

Where _____ these beautiful shoes?

a)

did you bought

b)

were you buying

c)

did you buy

13.

The kids _____ (sleep) when I ______ (enter) their bedroom.

a)

wasn't sleeping / entered

b)

weren't sleeping / entered

c)

didn't sleep / was entering

d)

weren't sleeping / was entering

14.

Which of the following verbs do we seldom use with the continuous form? (Choose two answers)

a)

hate

b)

cut

c)

love

d)

think

15.

Which of the following verbs do we seldom use with the continuous form? (Choose two answers)

a)

feel

b)

hear

c)

want

d)

look

16.

What is the tense used in the following sentence?


"The children were playing in the playground at that time."

a)

Present Continuous

b)

Past Continuous

c)

Present Perfect

d)

Past Perfect

17.

Which of the following sentence is correct?

a)

Mary was reading a book when I came in.

b)

Mary was read a book when I came in.

c)

Mary was reading a book when I was coming in.

d)

Mary was reading a book when I was came in.

18.

Which of the followings are the time markers for Past Continuous Tense?

a)

now

b)

when

c)

never

d)

while

e)

next week

19.

Choose the most suitable form of verb for the sentence below.


My mum ________ a cake while Tom ________ computer games.

a)

was baking, was playing

b)

baked, was playing

c)

was baking, played

d)

baked, played

e)

baking, plays

20.

Which of the following is a ‘long action’?

a)

watch TV on the sofa’

b)

‘my dog jumps on my lap

21.

Which of the following is a ‘short action’?

a)

paint the wall’

b)

‘my cat knocks the paint bucket down

22.

Which tense should I use to write a long action in a sentence?

a)

Past Tense

b)

Past Continuous Tense

23.

Which tense should I use to write a short action in a sentence?

a)

Past Tense

b)

Past Continuous Tense

24.

I was watching TV on the sofa __________ my dog jumped on my lap.

a)

when

b)

while

25.

I was painting the wall __________ my dad was cleaning the floor.

a)

when

b)

while

26.

The naughty students __________(talk) in the assembly while the teacher __________(speak) on the stage.

a)

talked......spoke

b)

were talking......was speaking

c)

talked......was speaking

d)

were talking......spoke

27.

Many people __________(ride) bicycles on the bridge when it __________(break).

a)

rode......broke

b)

were riding......was breaking

c)

were riding......broke

d)

rode......was breaking

28.

While they ............. eating their toast, we .................... out.

a)

was/went

b)

were/go

c)

went/were

d)

were/went

29.

Mr. Sekerci was playing the piano..................... his brother was ....................... the guitar.

a)

while/playing

b)

when/playing

c)

when/played

d)

while/played

30.

While Mr.Sali and Mr.E .............. playing outside, Cem and Cemile .............. playing inside.

a)

were/were

b)

didn’t/did

c)

was/was

d)

are/are

31.

Soner ………… in the park when a dog ………… him yesterday.

a)

is jogging/is attacking

b)

was jogging/attacked

c)

was jogging/was attacking

d)

jogged/attacked

32.

While I ……… bath, the phone ………

a)

were having/rang

b)

had/was ringing

c)

had/rang

d)

was having/rang

33.

While Mr. Iner………… tv, the lights ………… off

a)

was watch/went

b)

was watching/went

c)

watched/was going

d)

watched/went

34.

They ……… chess when I ……… a sleep last night.

a)

were playing/fell

b)

was playing/was falling

c)

played/was falling

d)

played/fell

35.

What ……… you ……… when I ………… you last night?

a)

are/doing/call

b)

were/doing/is calling

c)

were/doing/was calling

d)

were/doing/called

36.

While I ................ on the board, the bell ................ yesterday.

a)

wrote/was ringing

b)

wrote/rang

c)

was writing/rang

d)

am writing/is ringing

37.

................. you .................... to music while you ..................... last night?

a)

Were/listening/were working

b)

Did/listen/worked

c)

Are/listen/are work

d)

Was/listening/was/working

38.

My cousins and I .................for the bus when the rain ...................

a)

are waiting/will start

b)

waited/started

c)

was waiting/was starting

d)

were waiting/started

39.

They ..................... picnic when they ................... a big turtle.

a)

were having/were seeing

b)

had/were seeing

c)

were having/saw

d)

had/saw

40.

My mother ...................... an e-mail while she .................. her suitcase.

a)

was receiving/was packing

b)

received/was packing

c)

received/packed

d)

was receiving/packed

41.

The students ..............................attention while the teacher ........................ the problem.

a)

weren't paying/was solving

b)

was paying/were solving

c)

were paid/solved

d)

didn't pay/didn't solve

42.

While he ....................... on the phone, my sister ................. the vase last week.

a)

was talking/broke

b)

talked/was breaking

c)

were talking/break

d)

is talking/breaks

43.

Make a sentence using past continuous tense for the given words.


play video game, cut my finger

4 lines
44.

Make a sentence using past continuous tense for the given words.


watch TV, break the window

4 lines
45.

Make a sentence using past continuous tense for the given words.


cook dinner, burn

4 lines