Past Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 14: Past continuous tense · Set 721 · 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.My friends ___ for the team when it started to rain. (a) was clapping (b) are clapping (c) were clap (d) were clapping
2. 2.When Mum came home, they ___ the ball. (a) was catching (b) are catching (c) were catch (d) were catching
3. 3.My friends ___ the ball when the phone rang. (a) are catching (b) were catch (c) was catching (d) were catching
4. 4.When the phone rang, you ___ cricket. (a) were playing (b) was playing (c) are playing (d) were play
5. 5.When it started to rain, Kabir ___ vegetables. (a) is buying (b) was buy (c) was buying (d) were buying
6. 6.My brother ___ a song when the phone rang. (a) is singing (b) were singing (c) was sing (d) was singing
7. 7.She ___ milk when it started to rain. (a) was drinking (b) is drinking (c) were drinking (d) was drink
8. 8.You ___ in the pool when the phone rang. (a) were swimming (b) were swim (c) was swimming (d) are swimming
9. 9.You ___ science when the phone rang. (a) was studying (b) are studying (c) were study (d) were studying
10. 10.My sister ___ the match when it started to rain. (a) is winning (b) was win (c) were winning (d) was winning
11. 11.They ___ a message when the phone rang. (a) were send (b) were sending (c) are sending (d) was sending
12. 12.They ___ the dishes when the bell rang. (a) were wash (b) was washing (c) are washing (d) were washing
13. 13.When the bell rang, we ___ for the team. (a) was clapping (b) were clapping (c) were clap (d) are clapping
14. 14.When the phone rang, my friends ___ a tree. (a) are climbing (b) were climb (c) were climbing (d) was climbing
15. 15.We ___ in the park when Mum came home. (a) were jogging (b) was jogging (c) are jogging (d) were jog
16. 16.When Mum came home, she ___ the dishes. (a) was washing (b) was wash (c) is washing (d) were washing
17. 17.At 8 pm yesterday, you ___ a story. (a) were tell (b) are telling (c) was telling (d) were telling
18. 18.When the phone rang, they ___ to school. (a) were going (b) are going (c) were go (d) was going
19. 19.At 8 pm yesterday, she ___ science. (a) is studying (b) were studying (c) was studying (d) was study
20. 20.My cousins ___ a cartoon when it started to rain. (a) are watching (b) was watching (c) were watch (d) were watching
21. 21.When the phone rang, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) were build (b) was building (c) were building (d) are building
22. 22.When Mum came home, she ___ the room. (a) is cleaning (b) were cleaning (c) was cleaning (d) was clean
23. 23.At 8 pm yesterday, we ___ a letter. (a) were writing (b) was writing (c) were write (d) are writing
24. 24.When Mum came home, they ___ the room. (a) were clean (b) was cleaning (c) were cleaning (d) are cleaning
25. 25.You ___ a sandcastle when it started to rain. (a) was building (b) are building (c) were building (d) were build
26. 26.We ___ the bag at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were carrying (b) are carrying (c) were carry (d) was carrying
27. 27.I ___ Hindi when it started to rain. (a) am speaking (b) was speak (c) was speaking (d) were speaking
28. 28.At 8 pm yesterday, Priya ___ a cartoon. (a) was watching (b) is watching (c) were watching (d) was watch
29. 29.I ___ in the pool when Mum came home. (a) am swimming (b) was swim (c) was swimming (d) were swimming
30. 30.She ___ the ball when the bell rang. (a) was catching (b) is catching (c) were catching (d) was catch
31. 31.Tara ___ vegetables when the bell rang. (a) is buying (b) was buy (c) were buying (d) was buying
32. 32.When it started to rain, they ___ lunch. (a) was bringing (b) were bring (c) were bringing (d) are bringing
33. 33.When the bell rang, we ___ Grandma. (a) were help (b) are helping (c) were helping (d) was helping
34. 34.When the bell rang, Tara ___ a tree. (a) is climbing (b) was climb (c) was climbing (d) were climbing
35. 35.When Mum came home, my parents ___ Grandma. (a) were helping (b) was helping (c) were help (d) are helping
36. 36.When the bell rang, Diya ___ lunch. (a) were bringing (b) is bringing (c) was bring (d) was bringing
37. 37.My brother ___ cricket when the phone rang. (a) was playing (b) were playing (c) was play (d) is playing
38. 38.When it started to rain, my brother ___ the ball. (a) were catching (b) is catching (c) was catch (d) was catching
39. 39.I ___ a song when the bell rang. (a) am singing (b) were singing (c) was sing (d) was singing
40. 40.They ___ vegetables when Mum came home. (a) was buying (b) were buy (c) were buying (d) are buying

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