(A) Fill in the blanks with Past (C) Change the given sentences into their

Continuous Tense. negative and interrogative forms of Past

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