Past Continuous Tense Exercises

 PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
To test your knowledge on Past Continuous Tense,do the following exercises.
Exercises-1
Use the verbs in brackets in past Continuous tense to complete the sentences.
Q.1. The boy fell when he_____(run).
Q.2. I _____(have)a bath when the phone rang.
Q.3. Anita burnt her hand while she_____(cook).
Q.4. Usha dropped her purse while she______(get) into the car.
Q.5. While I_____(work) in the garden, I hurt my back.
Q.6 The TV screen went blank when I _____(watch) the news.
Q.7. The tyre burst when he_____(turn) a corner.
Q.8. It trained when we_____(come) out.
Q.9. She cut her finger when she______(peel) potatoes.
Q.10. We went down in the lift when suddenly it______(Stop).
Q.11. The phone rang when He _____(play) cricket in the garden.
Q.12. He called me while I _____(watch) the movie.
Q.13. He bit his finger when he_____ (have) lunch.
Q.14. when I saw him he_____(play) chess.
Q.15. I _____(watch) the news at that time.
Q.16. They_____(dance) in the stage.
Q.17. It____ (boil).
Q.18. Sraban _____(learn) to paint.
Q.19. My teacher_______ (write) in the blackboard.
Q.20. Daniel ______(read) a novel.

Past Continuous Tense

Exercises-2
Choose the correct options to complete the sentences: (Use Past Continuous Tense)
Q.1. They (were drinking/ was drinking) coffee when I arrived.
Q.2. Your (were watching/ was watching) television last night.
Q.3. The students (were drawing/ was drawing) beautiful pictures when the teacher entered into the classroom.
Q.4. I (was reading/ were reading) an interesting story, last night.
Q.5. The baby (was crying /were crying) while he was laughing.
Q.6. They (were going/ was going)to the library.
Q.7. Dinesh (was buying / were buying) a new iphone.
Q.8. The teacher (was teaching / were teaching) in a class.
Q.9. She (was washing/ were washing) the dishes when the phone rang.
Q.10. He (was not watching /were not watching) a film for two months.
Q.11. They (were watching / was watching ) football match on TV when I entered.
Q.12. My mom (was cooking /were cooking) while I was reading.
Q.13. He (was learning/ were learning) English last year.
Q.14. The shopkeeper (was selling/ were selling) his clothes.
Q.15. It (was raining/ were raining) when she came.
Q.16. My father (were reading/ was reading) a letter.
Q.17. They (were getting/ was getting) worried about the matter.
Q.18. The artist (was showing were showing) his arts.
Q.19. The boy (was swimming/ were swimming) in the pool.
Q.20. He (was not reading/ were reading) properly.