Past continuous tense – English Grammar Test for A2
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(a) Was
(b) Were
(c) Is
2 ___ they playing football at 7 o’clock yesterday?
(a) Was
(b) Were
(c) Are
3 ___ you watching TV at 9 p.m. last night?
(a) Were
(b) Was
(c) Are
4 ___ your father reading a newspaper when you came home?
(a) Were
(b) Was
(c) Is
5 ___ the children playing in the garden yesterday afternoon?
(a) Was
(b) Were
(c) Are
6 ___ your brother playing computer games while you were studying?
(a) Were
(b) Was
(c) Is
7 ___ you listening to music at that time?
(a) Were
(b) Was
(c) Are
8 ___ she preparing for the exam all night?
(a) Was
(b) Were
(c) Is
9 ___ they walking to school when it started raining?
(a) Were
(b) Was
(c) Are
10 ___ you talking on the phone when I knocked at the door?
(a) Were
(b) Was
(c) Are
11 ___ he doing his homework at 6 o’clock yesterday evening?
(a) Was
(b) Were
(c) Is
12 ___ you walking in the park when you saw a rainbow?
(a) Were
(b) Was
(c) Are
13 ___ she wearing a red dress at the party yesterday?
(a) Was
(b) Were
(c) Is
14 ___ they studying in the library yesterday afternoon?
(a) Was
(b) Were
(c) Are
15 ___ the dog running in the yard when you got home?
(a) Was
(b) Were
(c) Is
16 ___ you lying in bed at 11 p.m. last night?
(a) Were
(b) Was
(c) Are
17 ___ the teacher explaining the lesson when the bell rang?
(a) Was
(b) Were
(c) Is
18 ___ you having dinner together yesterday at 8 o’clock?
(a) Were
(b) Was
(c) Are
19 ___ she listening to music while she was driving?
(a) Was
(b) Were
(c) Is
20 ___ your friends watching a football match on TV at that time?
(a) Was
(b) Were
(c) Are
21 ___ you going to work when you met your old friend?
(a) Were
(b) Was
(c) Are
22 ___ they studying English when you entered the classroom?
(a) Was
(b) Were
(c) Are
23 ___ the sun shining when you left the house?
(a) Was
(b) Were
(c) Is
24 ___ he writing an email at midnight?
(a) Was
(b) Were
(c) Is
25 ___ you eating a sandwich while your sister was cooking?
(a) Were
(b) Was
(c) Are
26 ___ you talking about your holiday plans yesterday evening?
(a) Were
(b) Was
(c) Are
27 ___ she sitting in the library when her friend called?
(a) Was
(b) Were
(c) Is
28 ___ they waiting for the bus at 5 p.m. yesterday?
(a) Was
(b) Were
(c) Are
29 ___ the baby sleeping in her bed all afternoon?
(a) Was
(b) Were
(c) Is
30 ___ he writing a letter to his parents yesterday evening?
(a) Was
(b) Were
(c) Is
Answer
1 (a) Was – Singular subject “she” → Was she cooking…?
2 (b) Were – Plural subject “they” → Were they playing…?
3 (a) Were – Subject “you” (plural or singular polite) → Were you watching…?
4 (b) Was – Singular subject “father” → Was your father reading…?
5 (b) Were – Plural subject “children” → Were the children playing…?
6 (b) Was – Singular subject “brother” → Was your brother playing…?
7 (a) Were – Subject “you” → Were you listening…?
8 (a) Was – Singular subject “she” → Was she preparing…?
9 (a) Were – Plural subject “they” → Were they walking…?
10 (a) Were – Subject “you” → Were you talking…?
11 (a) Was – Singular subject “he” → Was he doing…?
12 (a) Were – Subject “you” → Were you walking…?
13 (a) Was – Singular subject “she” → Was she wearing…?
14 (b) Were – Plural subject “they” → Were they studying…?
15 (a) Was – Singular subject “dog” → Was the dog running…?
16 (a) Were – Subject “you” → Were you lying…?
17 (a) Was – Singular subject “teacher” → Was the teacher explaining…?
18 (a) Were – Subject “you” (plural) → Were you having dinner…?
19 (a) Was – Singular subject “she” → Was she listening…?
20 (b) Were – Plural subject “friends” → Were your friends watching…?
21 (a) Were – Subject “you” → Were you going…?
22 (b) Were – Plural subject “they” → Were they studying…?
23 (a) Was – Singular subject “sun” → Was the sun shining…?
24 (a) Was – Singular subject “he” → Was he writing…?
25 (a) Were – Subject “you” → Were you eating…?
26 (a) Were – Subject “you” → Were you talking…?
27 (a) Was – Singular subject “she” → Was she sitting…?
28 (b) Were – Plural subject “they” → Were they waiting…?
29 (a) Was – Singular subject “baby” → Was the baby sleeping…?
30 (a) Was – Singular subject “he” → Was he writing…?