Past Continuous Tense Exercise 2

Question 1: They ____________ (work) when we got there.

A

was working

B

were working

C

working

D

was worked

Question 2: He ____________ (chat) with his friend when his mother came into the room.

A

chatting

B

chatted

C

was chatting

D

was chatted

Question 3: My mother ____________ (cooking) lunch while my father ____________ (clean) the floor at 10 am yesterday.

A

was cooking – was cleaning

B

cooking – cleaning

C

cooked – cleaned

D

was cooking - cleaned

Question 4: At this time 2 days ago, I ____________ (travel) in America.

A

travelled

B

travelling

C

was travelled

D

was travelling

Question 5: At 12 o’clock yesterday, we ____________ (have) lunch.

A

was having

B

had

C

were having

D

having

Question 6: Janet ____________ some washing this time yesterday.

A

is doing

B

had done

C

was doing

D

was going

Question 7: ____________ that dress when your boyfriend saw you in the street?

A

Have you worn

B

Did you wear

C

Were you wearing

D

Are you wearing

Question 8: –“Hey, look where are you going?” –“Oh, I’m terribly sorry. ____________.”

A

I’m not noticing

B

I wasn’t noticing

C

haven’t noticing

D

I don’t notice

Question 9: Shirley_____________a book about Japan last year but I don’t know whether she has finished it.

A

has written

B

wrote

C

had written

D

was writing

Question 10: –“Alice, why didn’t you come yesterday?” – “I____________but I had an unexpected visitor.”

A

had

B

would

C

was going to

D

did

Question 11: We …… on the lake when it started to rain so we went home.

A

finished

B

finishing

C

were finishing

D

are finishing

Question 12: My dad found some money while he …… his suitcase.

A

packing

B

package

C

are packing

D

was packing

Question 13: My brother ……… in Ireland when he met his girlfriend.

A

study

B

was studying

C

were study

D

was study

Question 14: My grandma tried pizza for the first time while she ………. in Italy.

A

staying

B

is staying

C

is stayed

D

was staying

Question 15: My mom ………. in the sea when she saw a dolphin.

A

was swimming

B

was swiming

C

were swimming

D

were swiming

Past Continuous Tense Exercise 2

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