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A2 u5 Past Continuous practice

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  • True or False: We use past continuous for actions in progress at a specific time in the past.
    True
  • While mom _____ cooking we _____ playing.
    were / were
    were / was
    was / was
    was / were
  • True or False: "He was play tennis" is correct.
    False
  • While I was studying my sister was watching TV. - Correct?
    No
    Yes
  • What were you and your friends doing last Saturday?
    We play games
    We are playing games
    We played games
    We were playing games
  • Complete: I _____ _____ to music at 6 o'clock.(listen)
    was listening
  • At 9 AM this morning I _____ _____ breakfast.(eat)
    was eating
  • True or False: "I were watching a movie" is grammatically correct.
    False
  • Complete: The children _____ _____ in the park.(run)
    were running
  • True or False: Past continuous describes completed actions.
    False
  • Is this correct? "It were snowing yesterday evening."
    No
    Yes
  • When I saw him he _____ _____ on the phone.(talk)
    was talking
  • Is this sentence correct? "The birds were singing in the trees."
    No
    Yes
  • Is this sentence correct? "We were studying for the exam."
    No
    Yes
  • Complete the sentence: They _____ _____ soccer yesterday afternoon.(play)
    were playing
  • They _____ _____ about their vacation.(talk)
    were talking
  • Complete: You _____ _____ too fast! (drive)
    were driving
  • Complete: She _____ _____ a blue dress yesterday. (wear)
    was wearing
  • She _____ reading when I called.
    is
    are
    was
    were
  • Choose the correct sentence:
    It was raining all day.
    It is raining all day.
    It raining all day.
    It were raining all day.
  • The dog _____ barking all night.
    was
    are
    were
    is
  • What were they doing at midnight?
    They are sleeping
    They slept
    They were sleeping
    They sleep
  • What were you doing at 8 PM yesterday?
    I am watching TV
    I watched TV
    I was watching TV
    I watch TV
  • I _____ _____ for the bus when it started to rain.(wait)
    was waiting
  • She was dancing when the music stopped. - Is this sentence correct?
    Yes
    No
  • True or False: We can use past continuous with "when" and "while".
    True
  • Were the students listening to the teacher?
    Yes they are
    Yes they was
    Yes they were
    No they wasn't
  • Choose the correct form:
    I wasn't listening to you.
    I weren't listening to you.
    I amn't listening to you.
    I not listening to you.
  • Complete: The teacher _____ _____ the lesson. (explain)
    was explaining
  • True or False: Past continuous uses was/were + verb-ing.
    True
  • Complete: We _____ _____ a great time at the party. (have)
    were having
  • True or False: "They was playing football" is correct.
    False
  • Is this grammatically correct? "They were talked during the movie."
    Yes
    No
  • True or False: "You was eating lunch" is correct.
    False
  • What was she doing when you arrived?
    She is cooking
    She cooked
    She was cooking
    She cooks
  • Is this correct? "My brother was sleep when I came home."
    Yes
    No
  • Were you sleeping when the phone rang?
    Yes I was
    No I wasn't
    Yes I am
    Yes I were
  • He _____ his homework at 7 PM.
    was doing
    were doing
    does
    is doing
  • What was the cat doing on the sofa?
    It is sleeping
    It sleeps
    It was sleeping
    It slept
  • Choose the incorrect sentence:
    They were reading a book.
    She was reading a book.
    I was reading a book.
    She were reading a book.
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