Past Continuous Tense Exercises with Answers in English (PDF)

Past Continuous Tense Exercises (Download PDF) – There are three different exercises given to practice which will help students to have a better understanding of Past Continuous Tense. These exercises are designed so that students of any class can practice them.

Having answers for all exercises can help students check the answers they have done. We have prepared Past continuous Tense Exercises with Answers which will help the students to understand the sentences when they make mistakes.

These following Past Continuous Tense exercises can be solved by students of any class or board. So, let’s look at these exercises and find out how many students can answer them correctly.

Past Continuous Tense Exercises

Exercise -1

Fill in the blanks with appropriate past continuous verbs from the given brackets.

1. She ____ (write) an essay.
2. You ____ (speak) very fast.
3. He ____ (sell) books.
4. You ____ (clean) the utensils.
5. Ram ____ (make) the building.
6. We ____ (sleep) in our room.
7. I ____ (revise) my lesson.
8. The boys____ (swim) in the river.
9. Sita ____ (make) the ornaments.
10. My sister ____ (prepare) tea.
11. Rohan____ (play) football.
12. Sohan ____ (read) a book.
13. You ____ (wash) your clothes.
14. We ____ (attend) the class.
15. I ____ (do) a good job.
16. You ____ (try) Your best.
17. My brother ____ (cook) the food.
18. Your grandfather ____ (help) the poor.
19. We ____ (go) to Delhi.
20. You ____ (attend) the class.

Answers –

1. She was writing an essay.
2. You were speaking very fast.
3. He was selling books.
4. You were cleaning the utensils.
5. Ram was making the building.
6. We were sleeping in our room.
7. I was revising my lesson.
8. The boys were swimming in the river.
9. Sita was making the ornaments.
10. My sister was preparing tea.
11. Rohan was playing football.
12. Sohan was reading a book.
13. You were washing your clothes.
14. We were attending the class.
15. I was doing a good job.
16. You were trying your best.
17. My brother was cooking the food.
18. Your grandfather was helping the poor.
19. We were going to Delhi.
20. You were attending the class.

Exercise – 2

Change all the sentences given below into the Past continuous tense.

1. Ram did a good job.
2. Rohan is playing cricket.
3. Roma will practice for her dance performance.
4. My mother will cook food for me.
5. We are going to watch a movie in PVR.
6. She is singing at the ceremony.
7. My father used to teach in class.
8. Peter used to play guitar at home.
9. You are reading an inspiring storybook.
10. A woman is driving a car on the road.
11. She has looked at everyone at the party.
12. Rohan begs like a beggar on the street.
13. You and your father helped the poor.
14. Ram insulted Rohan in class.
15. Sohan has completed his homework.

Answers –

1. Ram was doing a good job.
2. Rohan was playing cricket.
3. Roma was practicing for her dance performance.
4. My mother was cooking food for me.
5. We were going to watch a movie in PVR.
6. She was singing at the ceremony.
7. My father was teaching in the class.
8. Peter was playing guitar at home.
9. You were reading an inspiring storybook.
10. A woman was driving a car on the road.
11. She was looking at everyone at the party.
12. Rohan was begging like a beggar on the street.
13. You and your father were helping the poor.
14. Ram was insulting Rohan in class.
15. Sohan was completing his homework.

Exercise – 3

Change the sentences given below appropriately as instructed in the brackets

1. Were you playing cricket? (Change to affirmative)
2. Ram was not coming. (Change to affirmative)
3. I was waiting for the bus. (Change to negative)
4. You were not behaving like a fool. (Change to interrogative)
5. You were not confusing me. (Change to affirmative)
6. She was leaving now. (Change to interrogative)
7. He was earning now. (Change to negative)
8. Were you feeling very much better today? (Change to affirmative)
9. She was telling the truth. (Change to negative)
10. Was he earning now? (Change to affirmative)
11. We were learning English. (Change to negative)

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You can check all your answers with these given solutions by easily solving the exercises. All these Past continuous Tense Exercises will help you to understand it

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