Quiz: Past continuous (past continuous)


Past continuousOnline version In this exercise you can practise the past continuous tense. by Dragana Djordjevic 1 When I saw you yesterday, you looked like you _____. a were fleeing b were fleing c were fleying d fleing 2 While she was studying, she _____ herself with gummy worms and double dose of coffeine. a was fortifing b was fortifying c was fortifiing d fortifying 3 Charles _____ himself on Instagram. a was entertainning b was entertainiing c was entertaining d entertaining 4 Betty _____ something into her phone when Peter appeared. a was typping b was typeing c typing d was typing 5 Steve messaged to Sam and Dan who _____ somewhere to or over Europe. a were flying b was flying c were fliing d flying 6 How _____ the situation? a was Miranda handling b Miranda was handling c was Miranda handlling d Miranda handling 7 _____ the end of the tour when they decided to record a new album? a Were The Rolling Stones nearring b Were The Rolling Stones nearing c Was The Rolling Stones nearing d Was the Rolling Stones nearring 8 _____ the view from the floor-to-ceiling window in your office when you came back? a Was your dad admirring b Was your dad admire c Was your dad admiring d Your dad was admirring 9 _____ a bunch of roses when you opened the door? a Was your husband holdding b Was your husband helding c Was your husband holding d Was your husband heldding 10 Where _____ when her assistant called her? a Mrs Hoffman was heading b was Mrs Hoffman headding c was Mrs Hoffman head d was Mrs Hoffman heading 11 I _____ to see you at the party yesterday. a wasn't hoping b wasn't hopping c wasn't hopeing d not hoping 12 Some people _____ yesterday afternoon. a wasn't kayaking b weren't kayaking c weren't kayakking d wasn't kayakking 13 His girlfriend _____. She didn't want to. a wasn't suning b wasn't sunnying c wasn't sunning d not sunning 14 Ryan _____ anything when I saw him. a wasn't scaning b wasn't scanying c wasn't scanning d not scanning 15 The kids _____ bags full of stuff through the airport. a wasn't dragging b weren't draging c not dragging d weren't dragging Feedback 6 Pay attention when you make questions! Always use the interrogative form! 7 Pay attention when you make questions! Always use the interrogative form! 8 Pay attention when you make questions! Always use the interrogative form! 9 Pay attention when you make questions! Always use the interrogative form! 10 Pay attention when you make questions! Always use the interrogative form!

1

When I saw you yesterday, you looked like you _____.

a

were fleeing

b

were fleing

c

were fleying

d

fleing

2

While she was studying, she _____ herself with gummy worms and double dose of coffeine.

a

was fortifing

b

was fortifying

c

was fortifiing

d

fortifying

3

Charles _____ himself on Instagram.

a

was entertainning

b

was entertainiing

c

was entertaining

d

entertaining

4

Betty _____ something into her phone when Peter appeared.

a

was typping

b

was typeing

c

typing

d

was typing

5

Steve messaged to Sam and Dan who _____ somewhere to or over Europe.

a

were flying

b

was flying

c

were fliing

d

flying

6

How _____ the situation?

a

was Miranda handling

b

Miranda was handling

c

was Miranda handlling

d

Miranda handling

7

_____ the end of the tour when they decided to record a new album?

a

Were The Rolling Stones nearring

b

Were The Rolling Stones nearing

c

Was The Rolling Stones nearing

d

Was the Rolling Stones nearring

8

_____ the view from the floor-to-ceiling window in your office when you came back?

a

Was your dad admirring

b

Was your dad admire

c

Was your dad admiring

d

Your dad was admirring

9

_____ a bunch of roses when you opened the door?

a

Was your husband holdding

b

Was your husband helding

c

Was your husband holding

d

Was your husband heldding

10

Where _____ when her assistant called her?

a

Mrs Hoffman was heading

b

was Mrs Hoffman headding

c

was Mrs Hoffman head

d

was Mrs Hoffman heading

11

I _____ to see you at the party yesterday.

a

wasn't hoping

b

wasn't hopping

c

wasn't hopeing

d

not hoping

12

Some people _____ yesterday afternoon.

a

wasn't kayaking

b

weren't kayaking

c

weren't kayakking

d

wasn't kayakking

13

His girlfriend _____. She didn't want to.

a

wasn't suning

b

wasn't sunnying

c

wasn't sunning

d

not sunning

14

Ryan _____ anything when I saw him.

a

wasn't scaning

b

wasn't scanying

c

wasn't scanning

d

not scanning

15

The kids _____ bags full of stuff through the airport.

a

wasn't dragging

b

weren't draging

c

not dragging

d

weren't dragging