(A) Fill in the blanks with Past
Continuous Tense.
1) He _______________ an orange.
(eat)
2) They ______________ hard. (work)
3) Suresh _______________ the
traffic lights. (cross)
4) My grandmother ______________ us
stories. (tell)
5) We __________________ the
examinations. (take)
6) The girls _______________ the
picture. (paint)
7) She ________________ her hair.
(wash)
8) The children ______________ all
night. (dance)
9) Sita _______________ a letter.
(write)
10) Raja ________________ his
homework. (do)
(B) Fill in the blanks with interrogative
forms of Past Continuous Tense.
1) ___________ he __________?
(jump)
2) ___________ they _________ in
the same bus? (travel)
3) __________ she _________ an
umbrella? (carry)
4) _________ the man ________ with a
fishing rod? (fish)
5) _________ he __________ a pizza?
(eat)
6) ________ the patient __________
with pain? (cry)
7) ________ they _________ English
last days? (learn)
8) ________ the teacher _________ a
new lesson? (teach)
9) ________ you ____________ hard
for your test? (work)
10) ________ she __________ over to
my house? (come)
11) ________ everyone __________ me?
(miss)
12) ________ Rita ____________ in the
class? (weep)
(C) Change the given sentences into their
negative and interrogative forms of Past
Continuous Tense:
1) He was realizing his mistake.
(-) _______________________
(?) _______________________
2) She was listening to me.
(-) _______________________
(?) _______________________
3) They were playing well.
(-) _______________________
(?) _______________________
4) The dog was barking at the beggar.
(-) _______________________
(?) _______________________
5) Our team was winning the match.
(-) _______________________
(?) _______________________
6) The news was spreading like a jungle
fire.
(-) _______________________
(?) _______________________
7) We were trying to catch a bus.
(-) _______________________
(?) _______________________
8) They were hurting themselves.
(-) _______________________
(?) _______________________
9) I was finding my purse.
(-) _______________________
(?) _______________________
10) Children were flying kites.
(-) _______________________
(?) _______________________
11) The wood cutter was felling a tree.
(-) _______________________
(?) _______________________
12) Birds were chirping on the trees.
(-) _______________________
(?) _______________________
13) I was flying kites.
(-) _______________________
(?) _______________________
14) The bee was sitting on a flower.
(-) _______________________
(?) _______________________
ANSWERS
(A) Fill in the blanks with Past Continuous
Tense.
1) He __WAS EATING_ an orange. (eat)
2) They __WERE WORKING___ hard.
(work)
3) Suresh _WAS CROSSING_ the
traffic lights. (cross)
4) My grandmother __WAS TELLING__
us stories. (tell)
5) We __WERE TAKING__ the
examinations. (take)
6) The girls __WERE PAINTING__ the
picture. (paint)
7) She _WAS WASHING_ her hair.
(wash)
8) The children _WERE DANCING_ all
night. (dance)
9) Sita _WAS WRITING_ a letter.
(write)
10) Raja __WAS DOING__ his homework.
(do)
(B) Fill in the blanks with interrogative
forms of Past Continuous Tense.
1) __WAS_ he _JUMPING_? (jump)
2) _WERE_ they _TRAVELLING_ in the
same bus? (travel)
3) _WAS_ she _CARRYING_ an
umbrella? (carry)
4) _WAS_ the man _FISHING_ with a
fishing rod? (fish)
5) _WAS_ he _EATING_ a pizza? (eat)
6) _WAS_ the patient _CRYING_ with
pain? (cry)
7) _WERE_ they _LEARNING_ English
last days? (learn)
8) _WAS_ the teacher _TEACHING_ a
new lesson? (teach)
9) _WERE_ you _WORKING_ hard for
your test? (work)
10) _WAS_ she _COMING_ over to my
house? (come)
11) _WAS_ everyone _MISSING_ me?
(miss)
12) _WAS_ Rita _WEEPING_ in the
class? (weep)
(C) Change the given sentences into their
negative and interrogative forms of past
perfect tense:
1) He was realizing his mistake.
(-) _He was not realizing his mistake.
(?) _Was he realizing his mistake?
2) She was listening to me.
(-) _She was not listening to me.
(?) _Was she listening to me?
3) They were playing well.
(-) _They were not playing well.
(?) _Were they playing well?
4) The dog was barking at the beggar.
(-) _The dog was not barking at the
beggar.
(?) _Was the dog barking at the beggar?
5) Our team was winning the match.
(-) _Our team was not winning the match.
(?) _Was our team winning the match?
6) The news was spreading like a jungle
fire.
(-) _The news was not spreading like a
jungle fire.
(?) _Was the news spreading like a jungle
fire?
7) We were trying to catch a bus.
(-) _We were not trying to catch a bus.
(?) _Were we trying to catch a bus?
8) They were hurting themselves.
(-) _They were not hurting themselves.
(?) _Were they hurting themselves?
9) I was finding my purse.
(-) _I was not finding my purse.
(?) _Was I finding my purse?
10) Children were flying kites.
(-) _Children were not flying kites.
(?) _Were children flying kites?
11) The wood cutter was felling a tree.
(-) _The wood cutter was not felling a
tree.
(?) _Was the wood cutter felling a tree?
12) Birds were chirping on the trees.
(-) _Birds were not chirping on the trees.
(?) _Were birds chirping on the trees?
13) I was flying kites.
(-) _I was not flying kites.
(?) _Was I flying kites?
14) The bee was sitting on a flower.
(-) _The bee was not sitting on a flower.
(?) _Was the bee sitting on a flower?