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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Start with Multiple Choice to build confidence with Past Continuous exercises, or try Worksheet to practice all questions on one page.
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Affirmative Forms: was/were + -ing
Past Continuous Exercises
Negative Forms: wasn't/weren't + -ing
Past Continuous Exercises
A1 ReadingNEWOld Spaceship Falls Down
An old Soviet spaceship fell to Earth on Saturday. Its name was Kosmos 482. It was in space for more than 50 years. The…
Yes/No Questions & Short Answers
Past Continuous Exercises
Interrupted Actions with "when"
Past Continuous Exercises
Parallel Actions with "while"
Past Continuous Exercises
A2 ReadingNEWOld Spacecraft Falls to Earth
An old Soviet spacecraft fell back to Earth on Saturday. Its name is Kosmos 482. It had been in space for more than 50 y…
Background Description in Narratives
Past Continuous Exercises
Past Simple vs Past Continuous: Mixed Practice
Past Continuous Exercises
B1 ReadingNEWOld Soviet Probe Falls to Earth
An old Soviet spacecraft called Kosmos 482 fell back to Earth on Saturday. It had been in orbit (the path around Earth) …
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.