Past Continuous Tense Exercise 3

Question 1: ……. it ……. when you woke up this morning?

Is….raining

was ….. raining

is….rain

were…… raining

Question 2: What …….. when the teacher came?

were you doing

was you doing

are you doing

Question 3: What did you watch on TV while you …….. dinner yesterday?

were having

was having

were haveing

was haveing

Question 4: The man ………. his letter in the post office at that time.

is sending

was sending

sending

was senting

Question 5: It ………and cloudy when we left Ireland.

was rain

was raining

is raining

raining

Question 6: We …… on the lake when it started to rain so we went home.

finished

finishing

were finishing

are finishing

Question 7: My dad found some money while he …… his suitcase.

packing

package

are packing

was packing

Question 8: My brother ……… in Ireland when he met his girlfriend.

study

was studying

were study

was study

Question 9: My grandma tried pizza for the first time while she ………. in Italy.

staying

is staying

is stayed

was staying

Question 10: My mom ………. in the sea when she saw a dolphin.

was swimming

was swiming

were swimming

were swiming

Question 11: The tree________________________________

were being cutting down by John at 5 o'clock yesterday in the backyard

were being cutting down in the backyard by John at 5 o'clock yesterday

were being cutting down in the backyard at 5 o'clock yesterday by John

in the backyard were being cutting down at 5 o'clock yesterday by John

Question 12: My room_______________ at 5 o'clock yesterday when I arrived

are being cleaned

is being cleaned

was being cleaned

were being cleaned

Question 13: Jag Niwas _______________________ by Prince Maharana Jagat Singh II.

were built

are built

was built

is built

Question 14: Lots of food________________these day

are thrown

is thrown

were thrown

was thrown

Question 15: She came into room while they___________TV

watched

were watching

are watching

have watch

Question 16: The children's song_____________by one of the parents this time last year

were taping

was taping

were being taped

was being taped

Question 17: All the beautiful building in our cities___________by the flood this time last year

are being destroyed

is being destroyed

were being destroyed

was being destroyed

Question 18: I lit the fire at 6 o'clock and it______brightly when Tom came in at 7 o'clock

was burning

were burning

was being burned

were being burned

Past Continuous Tense Exercise 3

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