Past continuous tense worksheet

Use the past continuous form of the verbs given in the brackets and fill in the blanks.

(wait, cook, cry, read, rain, do, blow, flit, chase, knit)

1. I ………………… dinner when the doorbell rang.

2. We …………………… for the bus when the accident occurred.

3. She ……………… a book when the lights went out.

4. It ……………….. cats and dogs.

5. She ……………… her homework when her friends arrived.

6. The wind ………………… fiercely.

7. The butterflies ………………… from one flower to another. 

8. The dog ……………….. the cat.

9. I ……………….. a sweater when the puppy took away the ball of wool.

10. The child ………………. because it was hungry.

Answers

1. I was cooking dinner when the doorbell rang.

2. We were waiting for the bus when the accident occurred.

3. She was reading a book when the lights went out.

4. It was raining cats and dogs.

5. She was doing her homework when her friends arrived.

6. The wind was blowing fiercely.

7. The butterflies were flitting from one flower to another.

8. The dog was chasing the cat.

9. I was knitting a sweater when the puppy took away the ball of wool.

10. The child was crying because it was hungry.