Past Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 14: Past continuous tense · Set 869 · 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 the phone rang. (a) were clapping (b) are clapping (c) were clap (d) was clapping
2. 2.At 8 pm yesterday, you ___ cricket. (a) were playing (b) were play (c) was playing (d) are playing
3. 3.My sister ___ a tree when Mum came home. (a) is climbing (b) were climbing (c) was climb (d) was climbing
4. 4.The children ___ the train when the phone rang. (a) were take (b) were taking (c) are taking (d) was taking
5. 5.When it started to rain, my cousins ___ the ball. (a) were throwing (b) were throw (c) are throwing (d) was throwing
6. 6.When the phone rang, she ___ a message. (a) were sending (b) was send (c) was sending (d) is sending
7. 7.They ___ the room when it started to rain. (a) was cleaning (b) were cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) were clean
8. 8.I ___ on the stage when Mum came home. (a) am dancing (b) was dancing (c) was dance (d) were dancing
9. 9.He ___ a picture when the phone rang. (a) is drawing (b) was drawing (c) was draw (d) were drawing
10. 10.He ___ a story when the bell rang. (a) was telling (b) was tell (c) were telling (d) is telling
11. 11.My friends ___ a picture when the bell rang. (a) were drawing (b) are drawing (c) were draw (d) was drawing
12. 12.When the phone rang, my brother ___ vegetables. (a) is buying (b) were buying (c) was buying (d) was buy
13. 13.At 8 pm yesterday, I ___ rice. (a) am cooking (b) was cook (c) was cooking (d) were cooking
14. 14.I ___ the dog when Mum came home. (a) was feed (b) was feeding (c) were feeding (d) am feeding
15. 15.When it started to rain, I ___ the dishes. (a) was wash (b) was washing (c) am washing (d) were washing
16. 16.When the bell rang, we ___ a cake. (a) were baking (b) are baking (c) were bake (d) was baking
17. 17.My brother ___ a mango at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were eating (b) was eating (c) was eat (d) is eating
18. 18.My sister ___ a story when the phone rang. (a) was tell (b) were telling (c) is telling (d) was telling
19. 19.Neel ___ a cartoon when the phone rang. (a) was watch (b) was watching (c) were watching (d) is watching
20. 20.At 8 pm yesterday, Dev ___ on the stage. (a) was dance (b) was dancing (c) were dancing (d) is dancing
21. 21.He ___ Hindi when it started to rain. (a) was speaking (b) is speaking (c) was speak (d) were speaking
22. 22.My sister ___ a sandcastle when the phone rang. (a) was build (b) were building (c) is building (d) was building
23. 23.They ___ rice when Mum came home. (a) were cooking (b) was cooking (c) are cooking (d) were cook
24. 24.When it started to rain, we ___ a tree. (a) were climb (b) were climbing (c) are climbing (d) was climbing
25. 25.When the bell rang, my parents ___ a tree. (a) was planting (b) were plant (c) are planting (d) were planting
26. 26.When it started to rain, my brother ___ the train. (a) is taking (b) were taking (c) was taking (d) was take
27. 27.When the bell rang, Yash ___ a message. (a) was sending (b) is sending (c) was send (d) were sending
28. 28.You ___ a tree at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were planting (b) were plant (c) are planting (d) was planting
29. 29.At 8 pm yesterday, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) are building (b) were build (c) was building (d) were building
30. 30.When it started to rain, Diya ___ a tree. (a) is planting (b) was planting (c) were planting (d) was plant
31. 31.When Mum came home, Karan ___ a kite. (a) was fly (b) was flying (c) is flying (d) were flying
32. 32.At 8 pm yesterday, Diya ___ science. (a) is studying (b) was study (c) was studying (d) were studying
33. 33.When it started to rain, I ___ a picture. (a) am drawing (b) were drawing (c) was draw (d) was drawing
34. 34.He ___ a letter when the phone rang. (a) is writing (b) was writing (c) was write (d) were writing
35. 35.We ___ for the team when Mum came home. (a) were clapping (b) were clap (c) was clapping (d) are clapping
36. 36.I ___ the dog when the phone rang. (a) were feeding (b) am feeding (c) was feed (d) was feeding
37. 37.When the bell rang, the children ___ milk. (a) were drinking (b) were drink (c) are drinking (d) was drinking
38. 38.When Mum came home, Isha ___ the train. (a) was take (b) was taking (c) is taking (d) were taking
39. 39.At 8 pm yesterday, we ___ cricket. (a) are playing (b) was playing (c) were playing (d) were play
40. 40.She ___ a picture at 8 pm yesterday. (a) is drawing (b) was drawing (c) was draw (d) were drawing

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