Grammar Test: Past Continuous

Curso: Division: Name:

I. Choose the right combinations of words to complete the sentences. In some cases, II. Put the verbs into the correct form (past
there is more than one correct answer. continuous).
1. What ___ at eight 2. The police stopped 3. When I got to 1. When I phoned my friends, they……… (play)
o'clock last night? Willis as ___ to the work, I realised monopoly.
a) you were doing airport. that I ___ my 2. Yesterday at six I ………….(prepare) dinner.
b) you doing a) was driving
c) were you doing
watch. 3. The kids ………..(play) in the garden when it
b) he was driving a) were not wearing
c) he is driving
suddenly began to rain.
b) was not wearing
4. I ……….(practice) the guitar when he came
c) wasn't wearing
4. Where ___ when they
home.
5. Anyway, what ___ 6. By the time we got
had their first child? 5. We ………….(not / cycle) all day.
about? I can't to the party, ___
a) were Rob and Rebecca 6. While Alan…… (work) in his room, his
remember. home.
living
a) were I talking a) everyone was going
friends ………..(swim) in the pool.
b) Rob and Rebecca were 7. I tried to tell them the truth but they………..
b) was I talking b) was everyone going
living
c) living Rob and c) I were talking c) was going everyone (not / listen).
Rebecca 8. What………………. (you / do) yesterday?
7. One of our 8. Jules ___ in and 9. Most of the time we……….. (sit) in the park.
teachers told us out of love when 10. I ………(listen) to the radio while my sister
that we ___ hard he was a young …………..(watch) TV.
enough. man. 11. When I arrived, They …………..(play) cards.
a) not were working a) was always falling 12. We ………(study) English yesterday at 4:00
b) weren't working b) was falling always pm.
c) were not working c) always was falling

III. Make past continuous 'wh' or 'yes / no' questions 5) When you arrived at the party …..(Jodie/put on make up)?

1) When you arrived at the party …..(Alan/dance)? 6) When you arrived at the party …..(we/cook)?

2) When you arrived at the party….. (Susie/drink gin)? 7) When you arrived at the party …..(Jane/play the guitar)?

3) When you arrived at the party …..(John and Ann/sing)? 8) When you arrived at the party …..(David/read a book)?

4) When you arrived at the party …..(Luke/talk to the girls)? 9) When you arrived at the party …..(Francis/sit in the corner)?
IV. Make the Past Continuous (this exercise includes positive, V. Choose the correct option, a. b. or c. to each question according
negative, Yes/No and Wh-question form). to the pictures.

1.I …… to bed at 10 am yesterday. (to go)

2.Why …… you …… the text the whole morning? (to
translate)
3. …… he …… him at 2 o'clock yesterday? (to visit)
4.They …… an interesting book, when something fell on the
floor. (to read)
5.He …… me carefully. (not / to listen to)
6.Why …… she …… the whole day? (to cry)
7.I …… your sister. (not / to laugh at)
8. …… he …… alone, when you met him? (to stand)
9.We …… our mother the whole day. (to help)
10. …… it …… , when you got off the train? (to snow)
11.We …… at 2 o'clock. (not / to study)
1. What was Homer doing in his office?
12.What …… you …… , when I said your name? (to think
a) He was eating donuts.
about) b) He was playing video games.
13.We …… , when you met us. (to hurry) c) He was surfing in the internet.
14.What …… Tim …… , when you took his phone 2. What was Marge doing in her bathroom?
away? (to listen to) a) She was running.
b) She was taking a shower.
15.She …… with him the whole night. (to dance)
c) She was taking a bath.
3. What was Liza doing in her bedroom?
a) She was surfing in the internet.
b) She was doing her homework.
c) She was reading a newspaper.
4. What was Grandpa Simpson doing in his armchair?
a) He was taking a nap.
b) He was taking a shower.
c) He was eating dinner.
5. What were Selma and Patty doing?
a) They were sleeping in their bedroom.
b) They were having a date.
c) They were buying groceries.
6. What were The Flanders doing?
a) They were talking about news.
b) They were having dinner.
c) They were praying in the church.