B1Englishgrammar16 questions

Past continuous

Describe actions in progress in the past.

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  1. At midnight, I ___ in my bed.

    • am sleeping
    • sleep
    • slept sleeping
    • was sleeping
    Show answerwas sleeping

  2. The children ___ football at four o'clock.

    • are play
    • is playing
    • plays
    • were playing
    Show answerwere playing

  3. Mum ___ dinner at six o'clock.

    • cooking
    • cooks
    • was cooking
    • were cooking
    Show answerwas cooking

  4. What ___ at eight last night?

    • are you doing
    • did you doing
    • was you doing
    • were you doing
    Show answerwere you doing

  5. We stayed home because it ___ heavily.

    • is raining
    • rains
    • was raining
    • were raining
    Show answerwas raining

  6. I ___ to school when I saw my teacher.

    • am walking
    • walk
    • was walking
    • were walking
    Show answerwas walking

  7. I was watching TV when the phone ___.

    • has rung
    • rang
    • ringing
    • rings
    Show answerrang

  8. Why ___ to music in class yesterday?

    • did you listening
    • was you listening
    • were you listening
    • you were listening
    Show answerwere you listening

  9. The boys ___ to the teacher, so they missed the homework.

    • aren't listening
    • didn't listening
    • wasn't listening
    • weren't listening
    Show answerweren't listening

  10. Anna ___ a book when the lights went out.

    • has reading
    • reads
    • was reading
    • were reading
    Show answerwas reading

  11. While he was riding his bike, he ___ off.

    • falls
    • fell
    • is falling
    • was falling
    Show answerfell

  12. ___ when you left home this morning?

    • Did it snowing
    • It was snowing
    • Was it snowing
    • Were it snowing
    Show answerWas it snowing

  13. While Tom ___ photos, a bird landed on his hand.

    • has taken
    • is taking
    • was taking
    • were taking
    Show answerwas taking

  14. We ___ lunch when our cousins arrived.

    • are having
    • have
    • was having
    • were having
    Show answerwere having

  15. She was singing while her brother ___ the dishes.

    • does
    • has done
    • was doing
    • were doing
    Show answerwas doing

  16. I dropped my cup because I ___ where I was going.

    • am not looking
    • didn't looking
    • wasn't looking
    • weren't looking
    Show answerwasn't looking

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