Past Continuous Tense Exercises with Answers

Exercise of Past Continuous Tense

Write down the correct form of the verb given in the bracket to make a sentence into the Past Continuous tense.

  1. She __________ her child. (beat)
  2. He ___________ the dust from the blower. (blow)
  3. What _____ she _______ for her husband on his birthday? (buy)
  4. He _____________ his own plaster in the hospital. (break)
  5. _____ you _________ down the tree last night? (cut)
  6. She _____________ with the shopkeeper yesterday. (deal)
  7. ______ we ________ for picnic? (go)
  8. He _________ something from us. (hide)
  9. You were ______ the bill to the delivery boy. (pay)
  10. They __________ on the roller coaster for a ride. (sit)
  11. He __________ behind your back. (not/stand)
  12. She ______________ in her bedroom. (sleep)
  13. What ______ he ________ in the backyard? (do)
  14. His feet _____________ so much during the match. (bleed)
  15. She was __________ the Rolce Royce that time. (drive)

Past Continuous Tense with Answer

  1. She was beating her child.
  2. He was blowing the dust from the blower.
  3. What was she buying for her husband on his birthday?
  4. He was breaking his own plaster in the hospital.
  5. were you cutting down the tree last night?
  6. She was dealing with the shopkeeper yesterday.
  7. were we going for a picnic?
  8. He was hiding something from us.
  9. You were paying the bill to the delivery boy.
  10. They were sitting on the roller coaster for a ride.
  11. He was looking behind your back.
  12. She was sleeping in her bedroom.
  13. What was he doing in the backyard?
  14. His feet were bleeding so much during the match.
  15. She was driving the Royal Royce at that time.

Past Continuous Tense Worksheet

past continuous tense worksheet

More Exercise

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  2. Exercise of Past Perfect Continuous Tense
  3. Exercise of Simple Past Tense