Past Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 14: Past continuous tense · Set 207 · 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.Yash ___ milk when the bell rang. (a) was drink (b) were drinking (c) was drinking (d) is drinking
2. 2.She ___ cricket at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was play (b) were playing (c) was playing (d) is playing
3. 3.You ___ vegetables when the phone rang. (a) are buying (b) were buy (c) was buying (d) were buying
4. 4.My parents ___ tea at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were make (b) were making (c) was making (d) are making
5. 5.When Mum came home, Nisha ___ a tree. (a) were climbing (b) was climbing (c) was climb (d) is climbing
6. 6.When Mum came home, I ___ a picture. (a) were drawing (b) was draw (c) was drawing (d) am drawing
7. 7.My sister ___ a cartoon when the phone rang. (a) were watching (b) is watching (c) was watching (d) was watch
8. 8.You ___ Hindi when the phone rang. (a) were speaking (b) were speak (c) are speaking (d) was speaking
9. 9.When it started to rain, my sister ___ vegetables. (a) is buying (b) was buy (c) were buying (d) was buying
10. 10.When Mum came home, Ishaan ___ a letter. (a) were writing (b) was writing (c) was write (d) is writing
11. 11.They ___ a cake at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were bake (b) were baking (c) are baking (d) was baking
12. 12.You ___ Hindi when Mum came home. (a) was speaking (b) were speak (c) are speaking (d) were speaking
13. 13.When it started to rain, they ___ a tree. (a) was climbing (b) were climbing (c) were climb (d) are climbing
14. 14.You ___ a letter when it started to rain. (a) were writing (b) were write (c) are writing (d) was writing
15. 15.When the phone rang, we ___ the room. (a) were cleaning (b) were clean (c) are cleaning (d) was cleaning
16. 16.She ___ a tree when it started to rain. (a) were climbing (b) was climb (c) is climbing (d) was climbing
17. 17.My sister ___ a story when the bell rang. (a) is telling (b) were telling (c) was tell (d) was telling
18. 18.When the phone rang, they ___ tea. (a) are making (b) were make (c) was making (d) were making
19. 19.At 8 pm yesterday, she ___ for the team. (a) were clapping (b) was clapping (c) was clap (d) is clapping
20. 20.We ___ rice when the bell rang. (a) were cook (b) were cooking (c) was cooking (d) are cooking
21. 21.He ___ in the pool when the bell rang. (a) was swim (b) were swimming (c) was swimming (d) is swimming
22. 22.When the phone rang, Manav ___ a message. (a) is sending (b) were sending (c) was sending (d) was send
23. 23.When the phone rang, you ___ the room. (a) were clean (b) was cleaning (c) were cleaning (d) are cleaning
24. 24.When Mum came home, he ___ tea. (a) were making (b) was make (c) is making (d) was making
25. 25.My sister ___ the ball when it started to rain. (a) were throwing (b) was throw (c) is throwing (d) was throwing
26. 26.At 8 pm yesterday, I ___ a mango. (a) were eating (b) am eating (c) was eating (d) was eat
27. 27.The students ___ to school when Mum came home. (a) was going (b) were go (c) are going (d) were going
28. 28.He ___ a cartoon when the bell rang. (a) was watch (b) is watching (c) was watching (d) were watching
29. 29.When Mum came home, Kabir ___ a tree. (a) is planting (b) was planting (c) was plant (d) were planting
30. 30.When it started to rain, we ___ milk. (a) were drink (b) was drinking (c) are drinking (d) were drinking
31. 31.When it started to rain, she ___ a song. (a) was singing (b) is singing (c) were singing (d) was sing
32. 32.Farhan ___ a cake when the phone rang. (a) were baking (b) was baking (c) was bake (d) is baking
33. 33.My brother ___ tea when it started to rain. (a) was make (b) were making (c) was making (d) is making
34. 34.He ___ the ball when Mum came home. (a) was throw (b) is throwing (c) was throwing (d) were throwing
35. 35.You ___ the bag when the phone rang. (a) were carry (b) were carrying (c) was carrying (d) are carrying
36. 36.He ___ a cartoon when Mum came home. (a) was watch (b) was watching (c) is watching (d) were watching
37. 37.My sister ___ the match when the bell rang. (a) was win (b) is winning (c) were winning (d) was winning
38. 38.I ___ a cake when it started to rain. (a) was baking (b) am baking (c) was bake (d) were baking
39. 39.When Mum came home, I ___ the bag. (a) am carrying (b) were carrying (c) was carrying (d) was carry
40. 40.You ___ for the team at 8 pm yesterday. (a) are clapping (b) were clap (c) was clapping (d) were clapping

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