Past continuous

Worksheet: Past continuous

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Answer the questions.

1. At midnight, I ___ in my bed.
   a) am sleepingb) sleepc) slept sleepingd) was sleeping
2. The children ___ football at four o'clock.
   a) are playb) is playingc) playsd) were playing
3. Mum ___ dinner at six o'clock.
   a) cookingb) cooksc) was cookingd) were cooking
4. What ___ at eight last night?
   a) are you doingb) did you doingc) was you doingd) were you doing
5. We stayed home because it ___ heavily.
   a) is rainingb) rainsc) was rainingd) were raining
6. I ___ to school when I saw my teacher.
   a) am walkingb) walkc) was walkingd) were walking
7. I was watching TV when the phone ___.
   a) has rungb) rangc) ringingd) rings
8. Why ___ to music in class yesterday?
   a) did you listeningb) was you listeningc) were you listeningd) you were listening
9. The boys ___ to the teacher, so they missed the homework.
   a) aren't listeningb) didn't listeningc) wasn't listeningd) weren't listening
10. Anna ___ a book when the lights went out.
    a) has readingb) readsc) was readingd) were reading
11. While he was riding his bike, he ___ off.
    a) fallsb) fellc) is fallingd) was falling
12. ___ when you left home this morning?
    a) Did it snowingb) It was snowingc) Was it snowingd) Were it snowing
13. While Tom ___ photos, a bird landed on his hand.
    a) has takenb) is takingc) was takingd) were taking
14. We ___ lunch when our cousins arrived.
    a) are havingb) havec) was havingd) were having
15. She was singing while her brother ___ the dishes.
    a) doesb) has donec) was doingd) were doing
16. I dropped my cup because I ___ where I was going.
    a) am not lookingb) didn't lookingc) wasn't lookingd) weren't looking