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Past Continuous Test

  • / Exercise 1.

    Complete the sentences using the Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
    1. 1.
      Emily
      breakfast when the phone rang. (cook)
    2. 2.
      We
      to music while driving. (not listen)
    3. 3.
      I
      for my exams all evening yesterday. (study)
    4. 4.
      The guests
      a great time at the party when it suddenly started raining. (have)
    5. 5.
      The children
      when I came home. (not sleep)
    6. 6.
      William and Claire
      the project details during lunch. (discuss)
    7. 7.
      Matthew
      a novel all afternoon yesterday. (read)
    8. 8.
      She
      an email. (not write)
    9. 9.
      They
      about the movie. (talk)
    10. 10.
      Nobody
      at the joke; it wasn’t funny. (laugh)
    11. 11.
      The dog
      loudly at the stranger outside. (not bark)
    12. 12.
      You
      when you hurt your ankle. (not run)

  • / Exercise 2.

    Write questions in the Past Continuous using the prompts.
    1. 1.
      he / swim in the river?
    2. 2.
      they / cross the street?
    3. 3.
      Emma / try on a red dress?
    4. 4.
      the man / draw a picture?
    5. 5.
      you / walk home at 8?

  • / Exercise 3.

    Put the Wh-question to the word/‌phrase in bold. Use Past Continuous.
    1. 1.
      The woman was reading a book.
    2. 2.
      They were waiting for a bus.
    3. 3.
      The boy was skiing.
    4. 4.
      The cat was running fast.
    5. 5.
      We were eating pizza.

  • / Exercise 4.

    Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences.
    1. 1.
      She was cook dinner when he arrived.
    2. 2.
      They was talking loudly during the movie.
    3. 3.
      He weren’t paying attention to the teacher.
    4. 4.
      I wasn’t slept when the phone rang.
    5. 5.
      We were play basketball.

  • / Exercise 5.

    Rewrite the sentences in the Past Continuous.
    1. 1.
      The workers built a bridge.
    2. 2.
      I am sitting by the window.
    3. 3.
      We didn’t work in the garden.
    4. 4.
      Is Lilly wearing a white dress?
    5. 5.
      We went to the cinema.
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