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Past continuous tense

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Emma ______ (wash) the dishes when the telephone _____ (ring).

a)

was washed / rang

b)

washed / was ringing

c)

washed / rang

d)

was washing / rang

2.

What (you / do)---------- yesterday?

a)

you were doing

b)

you was doing

c)

you doing

d)

was do

3.

"Mina and Sana ___ visiting my house yesterday morning"

(was/were)

a)

was

b)

were

c)

wear

d)

wos

4.
Yesterday, at six I ___________ dinner.
a)
was preparing
b)
was prepare
c)
did prepare
5.

John and Joe (a)   (hide) in the bushes when we found them.

6.

What do we add in the verb to make it a Past Continuous?

a)

-ing

b)

-ed

c)

-d

d)

none

7.

George ________________ off the ladder while he ________________ the ceiling. (fall, paint)

a)

fell - painted

b)

fell - was painting

c)

was falling - was painting

d)

was falling - painted

8.

Fill in the blank with the correct form of simple past continuous tense.

I (a)   (draw) while my brothers were sleeping.

9.

She (a)   (read) when the phone rang.

10.

As Sophie ...................... up Regent Street she ....................... an old friend from collage.

a)

was walking / met

b)

walked / meet

c)

was walking / was meeting

d)

walked / met

11.

Anne and Maureen ………………. singing a song.

a)

was

b)

were

12.

The counselors were surprised that all the Bibles were apps.

a)

Present progressive tense

b)

Past progressive tense

13.

Ann ................. cleaning her room when her mother called her

a)

weren`t

b)

doesn`t

c)

didn`t

d)

wasn`t

14.

While she _____, she _____ an accident

a)

drove, had

b)

was driving, had

c)

were driving, had

15.
The bridge …………… (repair) yesterday so the traffic was delayed.
a)
Was being repaired
b)
Was repairing
c)
Was repaired
d)
Were being repairing
16.

______________ they staying at the same hotel that year?

a)

was

b)

were

17.

Where _____ you going when we saw you the other day?

a)

we're

b)

were

18.

While people were talking to each other, he _______ his book.

a)

read

b)

reads

c)

is reading

d)

was reading

19.
Amare was playing basketball, Aaron was playing video games. 
a)
Amara was playing basketball, while Aaron was playing video games. 
b)
Amare was playing basketball and Aaron was playing video games. 
c)
correct as is
d)
Amara was playing basketball, Aaron was playing video games.
20.

They were interviewing for the job.

She....................for the job.

a)

Was being interviewed

b)

Was interviewed

c)

Has been interviewed