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Past Continuous Tense Quiz
Use the past continuous tense or simple past tense as appropriate.
1
My brother and sister
are
was
were
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playing tennis at 11am yesterday.
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were
2
Were
Are
Was
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you still working at 7pm last night?
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Were
3
At 8.30am today I
was
am
were
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driving to work.
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was
4
We
was
weren't
won't
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sleeping at 11pm.
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weren't
5
Why
was
does
were
-
he having lunch at 4pm?
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was
6
I
(meet) John in town yesterday. He
(shop).
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met
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was shopping
7
Mary
(wait) for me when I
(arrive).
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was waiting
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arrived
8
(he/have) a shower when I
(call)?
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Was he having
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called
9
I
(not/know) what to say
when
while
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he asked that.
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did not know
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when
10
The telephone rang
when
while
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we
(watch) TV.
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while
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were watching
