Past continuous – A2 English Grammar Test

1  Complete the sentences with the past tense of to be to make the past continuous.

1   Last night I ……was…… reading in bed until late.

2   We ………………. swimming yesterday on the island.

3   My dad ………………. working. He was on holiday.

4   My sister ………………. skiing because it was too hot.

5   It was sunny so my friends ………………. playing football.

6   ………………. you eating last night?

2  Complete the sentences with the words in the box in the correct form to make the past continuous.

1   Were you ……playing…… football at 5 pm last Saturday?

      Yes, I was.

2   I usually study on Sunday but last Sunday I was ………………… TV.

3   What were your friends ………………… yesterday?

      I didn’t see them anywhere on the island.

4   We were ………………… last weekend on the mountain in the snow.

5   The party was excellent. I was ………………… my red dress and everybody loved it.

6   The water was very cold. Juan wasn’t ………………… .

3  Complete the sentences with the words in the box and then match with the correct ending.

1   Last weekend we ……were…… skiing while   …C…

2   My sister ………………… helping me tidy the house

3   What were you ………………… yesterday

4   I was afraid because we …………………

5   The teacher said she …………………

6   It was very sunny so we …………………

A   copying in the exam!

B   so she didn’t go to the cinema.

C   my sister was snowboarding.

D   climbing a very high mountain.

E    walking fast.

F    when I saw you in the shopping centre?

4  Circle the correct option, A, B, C or D.

1   Last summer I hurt my leg when I was …… .

      A run            B runned     C ran               D running

2   My teachers …… correcting our exams all day yesterday.

      A were         B was            C to                 D to be

3   He wasn’t swimming, he was …… in the field!

      A walking     B to walk     C wallking      D walk

4   Were you …… mountains last weekend?

      A climb         B climbed    C climbing     D climbbing

5   They were eating and …… all night at the party.

      A dance        B to dance   C danced       D dancing

6   We …… skiing yesterday because there was no snow.

      A aren’t        B weren’t     C wasn’t         D is

5  Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences.

1   Last night I am watching TV until late.   ……was……

2   We was studying for an exam all day yesterday.   ……………………

3   Last Sunday my family was climb in the mountains.   ……………………

4   Are you working last summer or were you on holiday?  ……………………

5   Juan and Rosa were help their friends learn to ski all last Christmas.   ……………………

6   My mother isn’t thinking so she forgot to meet me at the cinema.   ……………………

6  Complete Hannah’s email with the correct verb and in the correct form.

Hi Fabia,

I was busy every day last week. On Monday, we went to the mountains and we were 1……climbing…… and then skiing all day. Tuesday was boring because I 2……………… studying. On Friday, my parents had a surprise for me. We went to the city centre and I was 3……………… with my mum for five hours. It was amazing. I 4……………… gloves, scarves and boots for the winter but yesterday I was 5……………… my swimsuit all day and I was 6……………… in the river near my house. What 7……………… you yesterday?

Hannah