Past Continuous Exercises
Past Continuous exercises covering affirmative and negative forms, questions, time expressions, interrupted actions with 'when', parallel actions with 'while', background descriptions in narratives, and comparison with Past Simple. 9 exercise sets with 180 questions (A1 - B1 Level).
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Affirmative Forms: was/were + -ing
Past Continuous Exercises
Negative Forms: wasn't/weren't + -ing
Past Continuous Exercises
A1 ReadingNEWAI Bot Not Real Doctor
Pennsylvania is taking an AI (computer) company to court. The company makes chatbots. Chatbots are programs that can tal…
Yes/No Questions & Short Answers
Past Continuous Exercises
Wh- Questions
Past Continuous Exercises
“What ___ you doing at 10 pm last night?”
Time Expressions & Context
Past Continuous Exercises
“___ this time yesterday, I was flying to Paris.”
Interrupted Actions with "when"
Past Continuous Exercises
“I ___ (have) a shower when the doorbell rang.”
Parallel Actions with "while"
Past Continuous Exercises
“While I ___ (cook), my sister was setting the table.”
A2 ReadingNEWPennsylvania Fights AI Fake Doctor
Pennsylvania has a problem with an AI (smart computer) company called Character.AI. The company makes chatbots — compute…
Background Description in Narratives
Past Continuous Exercises
Past Simple vs Past Continuous: Mixed Practice
Past Continuous Exercises
“I ___ (meet) Sarah while I was shopping yesterday.”
B1 ReadingNEWState Fights AI Chatbot Acting as Doctor
Pennsylvania is taking the artificial intelligence (AI) company Character.AI to court. The state says some of the compan…
Why practice Past Continuous exercises?
These Past Continuous exercises take you from basics to confident usage. Start with affirmative sentences (was/were + -ing), then master negatives and questions. You'll learn to describe actions in progress at a specific moment in the past, understand how to use 'when' for interrupted actions and 'while' for parallel actions, practise setting the scene in narratives, and finally compare Past Continuous with Past Simple to know exactly when to use each tense.