Past Countinuous test - 7 grade

Past Continuous Test – Grade 7

Part 1: Choose the correct form of the verb (1 point each)

Example: She ___ (watch) TV when I called her.

A) was watching

B) watched

C) is watching

1. They ___ (play) football at 5 p.m. yesterday.

A) were playing

B) are playing

C) played

2. I ___ (do) my homework while my brother was watching cartoons.

A) did

B) was doing

C) do

3. We ___ (not sleep) when the alarm rang.

A) were not sleeping

B) was not sleeping

C) are not sleeping

4. What ___ you ___ (do) at 8 last night?

A) are / doing

B) were / doing

C) did / do

Part 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct Past Continuous form (2 points each)

5. She __________ (read) a book when the lights went out.

6. They __________ (not listen) to the teacher during the lesson.

7. I __________ (talk) to my friend when you saw me.

8. We __________ (have) dinner at 7 o’clock yesterday.

Part 3: Correct the mistakes in the sentences (2 points each)

Example: He was play football when it started to rain. → He was playing football when it started to rain.

9. She were doing her homework all evening.

10. The children was not sleeping at midnight.

11. Was you watching TV when I called?

12. They playing video games when their mom arrived.

Part 4: Write sentences using Past Continuous (3 points each)

Use the words to make correct Past Continuous sentences.

13. (I / read / a magazine / at 6 p.m. yesterday)

14. (they / not / work / when the power went out)

15. (what / he / do / when you saw him?)

16. (my parents / cook / dinner / while we / play / outside)