Past Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 14: Past continuous tense · Set 15 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (was / were + -ing): Time words: when the phone rang, when Mum came home, at 8 pm yesterday. I / he / she / it / one name → was + -ing. You / we / they / many → were + -ing. The short action that “interrupts” is in the simple past (the phone rang).

1. 1.At 8 pm yesterday, my cousins ___ cricket. (a) was playing (b) were play (c) were playing (d) are playing
2. 2.I ___ cricket at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was playing (b) am playing (c) was play (d) were playing
3. 3.When the bell rang, my friends ___ a kite. (a) were fly (b) were flying (c) was flying (d) are flying
4. 4.When the bell rang, Arjun ___ the ball. (a) were catching (b) was catch (c) was catching (d) is catching
5. 5.When the phone rang, Aditya ___ the dishes. (a) were washing (b) was wash (c) was washing (d) is washing
6. 6.He ___ the room when the bell rang. (a) is cleaning (b) were cleaning (c) was clean (d) was cleaning
7. 7.I ___ milk at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were drinking (b) am drinking (c) was drinking (d) was drink
8. 8.He ___ the dishes at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was washing (b) were washing (c) was wash (d) is washing
9. 9.When the bell rang, my sister ___ in the park. (a) were running (b) was run (c) is running (d) was running
10. 10.At 8 pm yesterday, my brother ___ a kite. (a) is flying (b) was fly (c) was flying (d) were flying
11. 11.When it started to rain, the children ___ a bicycle. (a) was riding (b) are riding (c) were riding (d) were ride
12. 12.When Mum came home, Dev ___ a tree. (a) were climbing (b) was climb (c) is climbing (d) was climbing
13. 13.They ___ a cap when the phone rang. (a) were wearing (b) were wear (c) are wearing (d) was wearing
14. 14.I ___ a bicycle at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was ride (b) am riding (c) was riding (d) were riding
15. 15.Neel ___ a sandcastle when the bell rang. (a) was building (b) is building (c) were building (d) was build
16. 16.When the bell rang, the students ___ cricket. (a) are playing (b) were play (c) was playing (d) were playing
17. 17.You ___ a sandcastle when the phone rang. (a) was building (b) were build (c) were building (d) are building
18. 18.The children ___ a mango at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was eating (b) were eat (c) were eating (d) are eating
19. 19.When the bell rang, I ___ a cartoon. (a) was watch (b) was watching (c) am watching (d) were watching
20. 20.I ___ a story when Mum came home. (a) was telling (b) were telling (c) was tell (d) am telling
21. 21.She ___ to school when the phone rang. (a) was go (b) were going (c) was going (d) is going
22. 22.You ___ the bag when the bell rang. (a) was carrying (b) are carrying (c) were carry (d) were carrying
23. 23.When the phone rang, Saanvi ___ to school. (a) was going (b) were going (c) is going (d) was go
24. 24.You ___ the bag at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were carry (b) are carrying (c) was carrying (d) were carrying
25. 25.When it started to rain, they ___ a cake. (a) was baking (b) were baking (c) were bake (d) are baking
26. 26.You ___ the bag when Mum came home. (a) was carrying (b) were carrying (c) were carry (d) are carrying
27. 27.She ___ the ball when the bell rang. (a) is catching (b) was catching (c) were catching (d) was catch
28. 28.I ___ a story when the phone rang. (a) was tell (b) was telling (c) were telling (d) am telling
29. 29.At 8 pm yesterday, I ___ in the pool. (a) was swimming (b) were swimming (c) was swim (d) am swimming
30. 30.When the phone rang, they ___ the bag. (a) was carrying (b) were carrying (c) are carrying (d) were carry
31. 31.When it started to rain, he ___ in the pool. (a) was swimming (b) is swimming (c) was swim (d) were swimming
32. 32.At 8 pm yesterday, Vivaan ___ to school. (a) is going (b) was going (c) were going (d) was go
33. 33.My brother ___ the bag at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was carry (b) is carrying (c) was carrying (d) were carrying
34. 34.You ___ milk when Mum came home. (a) were drinking (b) are drinking (c) were drink (d) was drinking
35. 35.Dev ___ a mango when the bell rang. (a) was eating (b) was eat (c) is eating (d) were eating
36. 36.When the phone rang, Dev ___ a picture. (a) were drawing (b) was drawing (c) is drawing (d) was draw
37. 37.When Mum came home, we ___ Grandma. (a) were helping (b) were help (c) was helping (d) are helping
38. 38.We ___ milk at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was drinking (b) were drink (c) are drinking (d) were drinking
39. 39.When the phone rang, he ___ lunch. (a) was bringing (b) were bringing (c) was bring (d) is bringing
40. 40.At 8 pm yesterday, we ___ cricket. (a) are playing (b) were play (c) were playing (d) was playing

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