Past continuous tense – English Grammar Test for A2

2 At 7 o’clock yesterday, they ___ football in the park.
(a) wasn’t playing
(b) weren’t playing
(c) aren’t playing

3 I ___ TV at 9 p.m. last night.
(a) wasn’t watching
(b) weren’t watching
(c) am not watching

4 My father ___ a newspaper while my mother was cooking.
(a) weren’t reading
(b) wasn’t reading
(c) isn’t reading

5 The children ___ in the garden all afternoon yesterday.
(a) weren’t playing
(b) wasn’t playing
(c) aren’t playing

6 While I was studying, my brother ___ computer games.
(a) wasn’t playing
(b) weren’t playing
(c) isn’t playing

7 At that time, we ___ to music in the living room.
(a) weren’t listening
(b) wasn’t listening
(c) aren’t listening

8 She ___ for the exam all night.
(a) wasn’t preparing
(b) weren’t preparing
(c) isn’t preparing

9 They ___ to school when it started raining.
(a) wasn’t walking
(b) weren’t walking
(c) aren’t walking

10 I ___ on the phone when you knocked at the door.
(a) weren’t talking
(b) wasn’t talking
(c) am not talking

11 He ___ his homework at 6 o’clock yesterday evening.
(a) weren’t doing
(b) wasn’t doing
(c) isn’t doing

12 We ___ in the park when we saw a rainbow.
(a) wasn’t walking
(b) weren’t walking
(c) aren’t walking

13 She ___ a red dress at the party yesterday.
(a) wasn’t wearing
(b) weren’t wearing
(c) isn’t wearing

14 They ___ in the library yesterday afternoon.
(a) weren’t studying
(b) wasn’t studying
(c) aren’t studying

15 The dog ___ in the yard when I got home.
(a) wasn’t running
(b) weren’t running
(c) isn’t running

16 I ___ in bed at 11 p.m. last night.
(a) weren’t lying
(b) wasn’t lying
(c) am not lying

17 The teacher ___ the lesson when the bell rang.
(a) wasn’t explaining
(b) weren’t explaining
(c) isn’t explaining

18 We ___ dinner together yesterday at 8 o’clock.
(a) weren’t having
(b) wasn’t having
(c) aren’t having

19 She ___ to music while she was driving home.
(a) wasn’t listening
(b) weren’t listening
(c) isn’t listening

20 At that time, my friends ___ a football match on TV.
(a) wasn’t watching
(b) weren’t watching
(c) aren’t watching

21 I ___ to work when I met my old friend.
(a) weren’t going
(b) wasn’t going
(c) am not going

22 They ___ English when I entered the classroom.
(a) weren’t studying
(b) wasn’t studying
(c) aren’t studying

23 The sun ___ when we left the house.
(a) wasn’t shining
(b) weren’t shining
(c) isn’t shining

24 At midnight, he ___ an email to his colleague.
(a) weren’t writing
(b) wasn’t writing
(c) isn’t writing

25 I ___ a sandwich while my sister was cooking pasta.
(a) wasn’t eating
(b) weren’t eating
(c) am not eating

26 We ___ about our holiday plans yesterday evening.
(a) weren’t talking
(b) wasn’t talking
(c) aren’t talking

27 She ___ in the library when her friend called.
(a) wasn’t sitting
(b) weren’t sitting
(c) isn’t sitting

28 They ___ for the bus at 5 p.m. yesterday.
(a) weren’t waiting
(b) wasn’t waiting
(c) aren’t waiting

29 The baby ___ in her bed all afternoon.
(a) wasn’t sleeping
(b) weren’t sleeping
(c) isn’t sleeping

30 He ___ a letter to his parents yesterday evening.
(a) weren’t writing
(b) wasn’t writing
(c) isn’t writing