Past Continuous and Past Simple practice (A2)Fronts · page 1 of 6
1do / was / were / doing
2you / basketball / were / playing
3He ___ the guitar. (wasn't play / wasn't playing / weren't playing)
4cooking / was / were / cook
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2Were you playing basketball?
1Was doing?
4Was cooking?
3wasn't playing“He wasn't playing the guitar.”
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5were / watching / parents / your / TV
6It ___. (wasn't rain / wasn't raining / weren't raining)
7rain / was / were / raining
8they / eating / were / dinner
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6wasn't raining“It wasn't raining.”
5Were your parents watching TV?
8Were they eating dinner?
7Was raining?
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9The birds ___. (wasn't sing / wasn't singing / weren't singing)
10take / were / taking / was
11were / TV / watching / we
12They ___ tennis. (wasn't playing / weren't play / weren't playing)
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10Was taking?
9weren't singing“The birds weren't singing.”
12weren't playing“They weren't playing tennis.”
11Were we watching TV?
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13were / was / helping / help
14dog / was / barking / the
15The dog ___. (wasn't bark / wasn't barking / weren't barking)
16was / were / repair / repairing
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14Was the dog barking?
13Were helping?
16Was repairing?
15wasn't barking“The dog wasn't barking.”
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17playing / was / soccer / he
18They ___. (wasn't laughing / weren't laugh / weren't laughing)
19studying / was / study / were
20laughing / they / were
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18weren't laughing“They weren't laughing.”
17Was he playing soccer?
20Were they laughing?
19Were studying?
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21We ___ Easter eggs. (wasn't painting / weren't paint / weren't painting)
22watching / watch / were / was
23John / dinner / eating / Kate / and / were
24Kate and John ___ dinner. (wasn't eat / wasn't eating / weren't eating)
Past Continuous and Past Simple practice (A2)Backs · page 6 of 6
22Were watching?
21weren't painting“We weren't painting Easter eggs.”
24weren't eating“Kate and John weren't eating dinner.”
23Were Kate and John eating dinner?