Past Continuous Tense Testi

1) I ___ ________ a cup of tea yesterday evening.

a) was drink
b) were drinking
c) was drinking
d) is drunk

2) ___ Sheila ______ to the party today?

a) is/came
b) was/coming
c) was/came
d) is/come

3) Hank ___ ________ in the frontyard when I came home.

a) was sleep
b) is sleeping
c) is sleep
d) was sleeping

4) My mother ___ ________ the frying pan when a cat ran into the house.

a) was cleaning
b) is clean
c) is cleaning
d) was eating

5) She ___ ______ when I came into her room.

a) is crying
b) was crying
c) was cry
d) was flying

6) His brother ___ ______ an apple yesterday.

a) is eat
b) was eat
c) will eat
d) was eating

7) Sigmund ___ ______ aeroplanes before he retired.

a) was fly
b) was eating
c) was flying
d) was sleeping

8) Donald ___ _______ the guitar at the beach an hour ago.

a) is play
b) was play
c) was played
d) was playing

9) Little Cara ___ ________ while her parents ____ _______.

a) was sleeping/were cook
b) was sleeping/were cooking
c) was sleeping/was cooking
ç) was sleep/were cooking

10) I ___ _____ my homework while she ___ _______ on the phone.

a) was do/was talking
b) was doing/was talking
c) was doing/were talking
d) was do/was talk