Past Continuous Test

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Example: Eddie __________ a comic. (to read)

Answer: Eddie was readinga comic.

1) She hockey. (to play)

2) They in the pool. (to swim)

3) It . (to rain)

) !e to m"sic. (to listen)

#) The mo$ile . (to ring)

%) The st"dents . (to text)

&) 'ax with two (irls. (to dance)

) I in *ront o* the shop. (to wait)

+) The cat in the $asket. (to sleep)

1,) -e erry/s $ike. (to repair)

1) I to my *riend. (to talk)2) -e the $eds. (to make)3) The $oys

the parrots. (to feed)) !e $reak*ast at #:3, this mornin(. (to have)#) She

a nice skirt. (to wear)%) Tom/s yo"n(er $rother . (to cry)&) 0o"

photos with my new camera weren/t yo" (to take)) 'y *ather e(eta$les

at the s"permarket. (to buy)+) They on the so*a. (to sit)1,) 4o$ert on the$each. (to lie)

Example: ___ she ______ a $ook (to read)

Answer: Wasshe readinga $ook

1) Ashley on the comp"ter (to work)

2) they the $ike (to repair)

3) 'elissa o"t a $ook (to take)

) yo" to m"sic (to listen)

#) 5icolas at a pict"re (to look)

%) Emma and 6ertha her *riend (to phone)

&) the (irl the window (to open)

) he 7"do (to do)

+) the *riends home *rom school(to come)

1,) Tyler with the cookin( (to help)

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Example: ______________ a $ook (she/to read)

Answer: Was she readinga $ook

1) the m"se"m (she/to visit)

2) with a pencil (you/to write)

3) comics (the boys/to read)

) 8"estions (Kimberly/to ask)

#) photos (Helen and Anne/to take)

%) a lot o* noise (your brother/to make)

&) the classroom (the teacher/to leave)

) text messa(es (the girls/to send)

+) "nder the tree (the dog/to sit)

1,) at pict"res (they/to look)

Example: I ________ my keys while I ________ to school. (to lose) (to walk)

Answer: I lostmy keys while I was walkingto school.

1) !hile I the school $"s . (to text) (to arrive)

2) 9indy her le( while she . (to break) (to snowboard)

3) -e to the radio while he $reak*ast. (to listen) (to prepare)

) 'y *ather at &, kmh when a policeman him. (to drive) (to stop)

#) The (irl that the $oy her. (to notice) (to watch)

%) 'y dad the ladder while he the carport. (to fall off) (to paint)

&) !hile we we crossword p";;les. (to wait) (to do)

) 5ick sick while he in Texas. (to become) (to travel)

+) !hat when yo" a$o"t +11 (to do) (to hear)

1,) She said that she happy so I to her. (not/to feel) (to talk)

Write sentences in past continuous.

1. the snowman melt in the s"n "neti >ast Simple sa" 9ontin"o"s:

!hile my sister ?play) tennis I ?do) her homework.

I ?want) to $"y some $read yesterday $"t the shopkeeper not ?hae) any.

red ?(o) home and ?hae) a shower $e*ore he ?call) his sister.

-enry ?*inish) his newspaper while he ?wait) *or the $"s. =ill ?work) in the (arden when it ?$e(in) to rain.

!hen yo" last ?open) this sa*e

They ?play) with the do( when I ?see) them.

'andy ?play) the piano while =ack ?do) his homework

!here yo" ?(o) yesterday when I ?see) yo"

The man ?leae) the shop when the policeman ?stop) him.

B"r plane ?*ly) oer Scotland when the accident ?happen).

!hen rank ?see) the policeman he ?p"t) the pen $ack.

!hen I ?$e) a little $oy I not ?like) $asket$all.

The teacher ?correct) tests when the postman ?rin() the $ell.

1.The children ________ o"tside.

were playin(

was playin(

2. The do( ________ at "s.

were $arkin(

was $arkin(

3. 'y teacher ________ the exercise to me.

was explainin(


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were explainin(

. I ________ to my mp3 player.

were listenin(

was listenin(

#. Those people ________ towards the li$rary.

were walkin(

was walkin(

%. The cook ________ a tasty meal.

were preparin(

was preparin(

&. I ________ to *ix my comp"ter.

were tryin(

was tryin(

. 'y *riend and I ________ $asket$all.

was playin(

were playin(

+. The police ________ the thie*.were chasin(

was chasin(

1,. 'y sister and my $rother ________.

was sin(in(

were sin(in(

Treceti la Past Tense Continuous:

1. I spoke to my teacher. I was to my teacher.

2. She listened to the son(. She was to the son(.

3. 'y *riend la"(hed at my 7oke. 'y *riend was at my 7oke.

. She was silly. She was silly.

#. I san(. I was yesterday.

%. They did their homework. They were their homework.

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&. 'y $oss planned a meetin(. 'y $oss was a meetin(.

. !e had a party. !e were a party.

+. The $and played a $ea"ti*"l son(. The $and was a $ea"ti*"l son(.

1,. I tried to explain. I was to explain.

I ________ @ I didn/t hear yo" come in.

a. was sleepin(

$. slept

I ________ to see her twice $"t she wasn/t home.

a. was comin(

$. came

!hat ________ I was watchin( TC.

a. did yo" do$. were yo" doin(

4o$in -ood was a character who ________ *rom the rich and (ae to the poor.

a. stole

$. was stealin(

-ey did yo" talk to her 0es I ________ to her.

a. was talkin(

$. talked

I ________ home ery late last ni(ht.

a. came

$. was comin(

-ow lon( ________ the *l"

a. did yo" hae

$. were yo" hain(

________ a (ood time in 6ra;il 0es I had a $lastD

a. !ere yo" hain(

$. id yo" hae

!e ________ $reak*ast when she walked into the room.

a. had

$. were hain(

Fast month I decided to $"y a new car and today I *inally ________ it.

a. $o"(ht

$. was $"yin(

I ________ when the waitress took my plate.a. still ate

$. was still eatin(

Q1 - 9hild

9hilds9hild/s

9hildren

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Q2 - -al*

-al*s

-ales

Q3 - >otato

>otatos

>otatoesEither

Q4 - ish

ish

ishes

Either

Q5 - oose

eeses

eese

ooses

oose

Q6 - Aircra*tAircra*t

Aircra*ts

Q7 - 9h"rch

9h"rchs

9h"rch

9h"rches

Q8 - !oman

!omen

!omans

Q9 - ly

lys

lies

Q1 - Sheep

Sheep

Sheep/s

Sheeps

Q11 - oot

oot

oots

eet

Q12 - Bx

Bx

Bxes

Bxen

Q13 - 6ox

6ox

6oxes

6oxen

Q1 - lasses

Sin("lar

>l"ral

Q2 -5ews

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9o"nta$le@ sin("lar

9o"nta$le@ pl"ral

Gnco"nta$le

Q3 - Scissors

Sin("lar

>l"ralQ4 - >olice

Sin("lar

>l"ral

Q5 - Bxen

Sin("lar

>l"ral

Q1 - 'an

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q2 - !oman

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q3 - Air

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q4 - !ater

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q5 - 6eer

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q6 - 'oney

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q7 - esk

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q8 - 'ilk

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q9 - 9ar

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$leQ1 - 9hair

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q11 - 6athroom

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q12 - -orse

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q13 - in(er

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Q14 - -o"se

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q15 - Fesson

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$leQ16 - 4ice

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q17 - 6"tter

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q18 - In*ormation

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q19 - Adice

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q2 - -eat

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q21 - 9ash

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q22 - Expense

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q23 - Bran(e

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q24 - >erson

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q25 - Bran(e 7"ice

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q26 - 6anana

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q27 - Bil9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q28 - >etrol

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q29 - "rnit"re

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q3 -5ews

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$leQ31 - 9o**ee

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9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q32 - 9otton

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q33 - 9omp"ter9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q34 - 6"s

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q35 - Star

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q36 - oor

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$leQ37 - lat

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q38 - 4oad

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q39 - Hni*e

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q4 - 9hild

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

Q41 - E8"ipment

9o"nta$le

Gnco"nta$le

1. !hile Tom ?read) Amely ?watch) a doc"mentary on TC.

2. 'arin ?come) home ?switch) on the comp"ter and ?check)

his emails.

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3. The thie* ?sneak) into the ho"se ?steal) the 7ewels and ?leae)

witho"t a trace.

. 5o$ody ?listen) while the teacher ?explain) the tenses.

#. !hile we ?do) a si(ht@seein( to"r o"r *riends ?lie) on the $each.

%. -e ?wake) "p and ?look) at his watch.

1. A: !hat ?yo" do) when the accident occ"rred

6: I ?try) to chan(e a li(ht $"l$ that had $"rnt o"t.

2. A*ter I ?*ind) the wallet *"ll o* money I ?(o immediately) to the

police and ?t"rn) it in.

3. The doctor ?say) that Tom ?$e) too sick to (o to work and that he

?need) to stay at home *or a co"ple o* days.

. Se$astian ?arrie) at S"san/s ho"se a little $e*ore +:,, >' $"t she ?$e not)

there. She ?st"dy at the li$rary) *or her *inal examination in

rench.

#. Sandy is in the liin( room watchin( teleision. At this time yesterday she ?watch also)

teleision. That/s all she eer doesD

%. A: I ?call) yo" last ni(ht a*ter dinner $"t yo" ?$e not) there. !here

were yo"

6: I ?work) o"t at the *itness center.

&. !hen I ?walk) into the $"sy o**ice the secretary ?talk) on the phone

with a c"stomer seeral clerks ?work $"sily) at their desks and two mana(ers

?disc"ss 8"ietly) methods to improe c"stomer serice.

. I ?watch) a mystery moie on TC when the electricity went o"t. 5ow I am neer

(oin( to *ind o"t how the moie ends.

+. Sharon ?$e) in the room when =ohn told me what happened $"t she didn/t hear

anythin( $eca"se she ?listen not) .

1,. It/s stran(e that yo" ?call) $eca"se I ?think 7"st) a$o"t yo".

11. The Titanic ?cross) the Atlantic when it ?strike) an ice$er(.

12. !hen I entered the $a;aar a co"ple o* merchants ?$ar(ain $"sily) and ?try)

to sell their (oods to naie to"rists who ?h"nt) *or so"enirs. Some yo"n(

$oys ?lead) their donkeys thro"(h the narrow streets on their way home. A co"ple o*

men ?ar("e) oer the price o* a leather $elt. I ?walk) oer to a man who

?sell) *r"it and ?$"y) a $anana.

13. The *iremen ?resc"e) the old woman who ?$e) trapped on the third*loor o* the $"rnin( $"ildin(.

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1. She was so annoyin(D She ?leae always) her dirty dishes in the sink. I think she

?expect act"ally) me to do them *or her.

1#. Samantha ?lie) in 6erlin *or more than two years. In *act she ?lie)

there when the 6erlin !all came down.

=ames Ellis ?(o) on a $"siness trip last week. -e ?$e) ?isit) some c"stomers in

rank*"rt. -e ?leae) home early on 'onday mornin( and ?take) a taxi to the airport. -e

?(et) there at a$o"t o/clock. -e ?check in) and ?(o) to the airport lo"n(e. -e

?$"y) a newspaper and ?(o) to (et a co**ee.

-e ?$e) ?drink) his co**ee when he ?see) an old *riend 6o$. -e ?$e) ery

s"rprised that 6o$ ?$e) in Fondon and ?*ind o"t) that he ?$e) ?start) a

new 7o$ in the city. As they ?$e) ?speak) they ?hear) an anno"ncement. !o"ld

all passen(ers *or the +.3, *li(ht to rank*"rt please (o to $oardin( (ate 1,. =ames ?say)

(ood$ye to 6o$ and as they ?$e) ?leae) 6o$ ?(ie) him his $"siness card and

?ask) him to phone when he ?ret"rn) *rom rank*"rt.

A*ter ?$oard) =ames ?p"t) his $rie*case in the oerhead locker and ?sit) down.

"rin( the *li(ht =ames ?do) some paper work and ?speak) to the woman sittin( next to

him while they ?$e) ?speak) the *li(ht attendant ?$rin() $reak*ast. !hen the

plane ?land) in Fondon it was almost 11 o/clock.

=ames ?take) a train to his hotel. Then he ?walk) to the c"stomer/s o**ice. -e ?(et)

there at 1.,, pm and ?(o) to the reception desk. The receptionist ?ask) him to wait.

!hilst he ?$e) ?wait) she ?o**er) him a drink. -e and his c"stomer ?talk)

all a*ternoon. !hen 6o$ ?(et) to his hotel at & o/clock that ni(ht he ?phone) his wi*e and

then ?(o) to the hotel resta"rant.

2! Write t"e #ost suita$le %or&s in eac" 'ap (a'o) *ester&a*)last) %"ile) %"en) as) on) in) at!

1) Tommy/s *ather worked in that o**ice 2 years

2) The plane was *lyin( p.m.

3) 'y $est *riend went to Fondon month

) I was hain( dinner my sister was hain( a shower

#) did the s"permarket close

%) 0o"r a"nt st"died erman 2,,1&) 4ose played in an orchestra she was 12 years old

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) =ason was swimmin( his (irl*riend was drinkin( a coke

+) The TC $roke 2%th Bcto$er

1,) did he delier the shoppin(

11) 'y *ather/s *riend had a $a$y

12) The s"spect can/t hae committed the crime. -e was hain( dinner in the resta"rant that time

13) 'y co"sin $o"(ht the >S> he was in Fondon.

!e _____ ?(o) down the road at 1,, kph when the wheel ____ ?*all) o** .

-e nearly _____ ?hae) a heart attack when he ______ ?see) the $ear.

Gncle 6en _____ ?(et) dressed ___when he ____ ?*eel) a sharp pain in his chest.

The winnin( racin( drier ____ ?shake) the $ottle then _____ ?take) the cork o"t.

She ______ ?*ill) in a 8"estionnaire when the pen _____ ?r"n)o"t o* ink.

They ____ ?watch) TC when the li(hts ____ ?(o) o**.'ike ____ ?not see) his *riend $eca"se he ____ ?*ace) the other way.

1! Write past si#ple or past continuous in t"e 'aps:

1) !hen the post man ?arrie) my *ather ?hae a shower)

2) !hile my $rother ?st"dy) my (randma ?make) some m"**ins

3) I ?(o) to the doctor 2 days a(o $eca"se I ?hae) a terri$le headache

) !hen I ?$e) 1, I ?eat) a sandwich eery eenin(

#) -e ?miss) the train $eca"se he ?talk) with some *riends

%) The thiees ?come) into the ho"se while the man ?sleep)

&) I ?drink) a (lass o* water at eleen. I/m not thirsty now

) yo" ?write) the composition last week

+) 'y mother ?not$e) at home when she ?*all) down the stairs

1,) The children ?plant) a tree when their m"mmy ?call) them

3! W"ic" sentence is t"e correct one+

1) a) The men were st"dyin( on the new proyect all day yesterday

$) The men was st"dyin( on the new proyect all day yesterday

c) The men st"died on the new proyect all day yesterday

2) a) !hen were yo" *inishin( yo"r pro7ect

$) !hen did yo" *inish yo"r pro7ect

c) !hen were yo" *inish yo"r pro7ect

3) a) 0o" didn/t $e in the party yesterday

$) yo" didn/t were in the party yesterday

c) 0o" weren/t in the party yesterday

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) a) 'y sister watched TC while his h"s$and was playin( with the children

$) 'y sister was watchin( TC while his h"s$and was playin( with the children

c) 'y sister was watchin( TC while his h"s$and played with the children

#) a) The st"dents were talkin( when the teacher was arriin(

$) The st"dents talked when the teacher was arriin(

c) The st"dents were talkin( when the teacher arried

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