The questions
- 1
At 8 pm yesterday I ___ TV.
- At 8 pm yesterday I was watch TV.
- At 8 pm yesterday I was watching TV.
- At 8 pm yesterday I watching TV.
- At 8 pm yesterday I were watching TV.
Answer: At 8 pm yesterday I was watching TV.
- 2
They ___ football when it started to rain.
- They playing football when it started to rain.
- They was playing football when it started to rain.
- They were play football when it started to rain.
- They were playing football when it started to rain.
Answer: They were playing football when it started to rain.
- 3
I was cooking when the phone ___.
- I was cooking when the phone rang.
- I was cooking when the phone ringed.
- I was cooking when the phone rings.
- I was cooking when the phone was ring.
Answer: I was cooking when the phone rang.
- 4
What ___ at 10 o'clock last night?
- What did you doing at 10 o'clock last night?
- What was you doing at 10 o'clock last night?
- What were you do at 10 o'clock last night?
- What were you doing at 10 o'clock last night?
Answer: What were you doing at 10 o'clock last night?
- 5
She ___ when I came home.
- She sleeping when I came home.
- She was sleep when I came home.
- She was sleeping when I came home.
- She were sleeping when I came home.
Answer: She was sleeping when I came home.
- 6
While I was walking to school, I ___ my friend.
- While I was walking to school, I saw my friend.
- While I was walking to school, I seed my friend.
- While I was walking to school, I sees my friend.
- While I was walking to school, I was see my friend.
Answer: While I was walking to school, I saw my friend.
- 7
We ___ dinner when the lights went out.
- We having dinner when the lights went out.
- We was having dinner when the lights went out.
- We were have dinner when the lights went out.
- We were having dinner when the lights went out.
Answer: We were having dinner when the lights went out.
- 8
It ___ when we left the house.
- It raining when we left the house.
- It was rain when we left the house.
- It was raining when we left the house.
- It were raining when we left the house.
Answer: It was raining when we left the house.
- 9
He ___ to music, so he didn't hear me.
- He listening to music, so he didn't hear me.
- He was listen to music, so he didn't hear me.
- He was listening to music, so he didn't hear me.
- He were listening to music.
Answer: He was listening to music, so he didn't hear me.
- 10
I ___ my homework when my mum called me.
- I doing my homework when my mum called me.
- I was do my homework when my mum called me.
- I was doing my homework when my mum called me.
- I were doing my homework when my mum called me.
Answer: I was doing my homework when my mum called me.
- 11
The sun ___ and the birds were singing.
- The sun shining and the birds were singing.
- The sun was shine and the birds were singing.
- The sun was shining and the birds were singing.
- The sun were shining and the birds were singing.
Answer: The sun was shining and the birds were singing.
- 12
___ she wearing a coat?
- Did she wearing a coat?
- Is she wore a coat?
- Was she wearing a coat?
- Were she wearing a coat?
Answer: Was she wearing a coat?
- 13
They ___ not listening to the teacher.
- They did not listening to the teacher.
- They not were listening to the teacher.
- They was not listening to the teacher.
- They were not listening to the teacher.
Answer: They were not listening to the teacher.
- 14
I broke my arm while I ___.
- I broke my arm while I skiing.
- I broke my arm while I was ski.
- I broke my arm while I was skiing.
- I broke my arm while I were skiing.
Answer: I broke my arm while I was skiing.
- 15
Which sentence about arriving is correct?
- When I arrive, they were eating.
- When I arrived, they was eating.
- When I arrived, they were eating.
- When I was arriving, they ate already.
Answer: When I arrived, they were eating.
- 16
Which question about when you saw her is correct?
- What she was doing when you saw her?
- What was she do when you saw her?
- What was she doing when you saw her?
- What were she doing when you saw her?
Answer: What was she doing when you saw her?
- 17
How do we make the past continuous?
- did + verb
- have + past participle
- was/were + verb-ing
- will + verb
Answer: was/were + verb-ing
- 18
Which word often comes before the past continuous?
- Ago
- Tomorrow
- While
- Yet
Answer: While
- 19
Which sentence about sleeping is correct?
- I didn't sleeping. I was reading.
- I wasn't sleep. I was reading.
- I wasn't sleeping. I was reading.
- I weren't sleeping. I was reading.
Answer: I wasn't sleeping. I was reading.
- 20
Which question about yesterday afternoon is correct?
- Did you working yesterday afternoon?
- Was you working yesterday afternoon?
- Were you work yesterday afternoon?
- Were you working yesterday afternoon?
Answer: Were you working yesterday afternoon?
