PAST CONTINUOUS (PART 2) ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISES WITH ANSWERS ITEMS FOR B1&B2 PART 3: INTERMEDIATE AND UPPER INTERMEDIATE

 

ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISES WITH ANSWERS ITEMS FOR B1&B2 PART 3: INTERMEDIATE AND UPPER INTERMEDIATE PAST CONTINUOUS (PART 2)

 

1381 She … when I telephoned her. a) was cooking b) cooked c) is cooking 1382 She … when she broke her leg. a) will ski b) was skiing c) skied 1383 Were you listening while the teacher …? a) speak b) spoke c) was speaking 1384 I … when you phoned. a) slept b) was sleeping c) will sleep 1385 I … if you could open the window. a) was wonder b) wondered c) was wondering 1386 At 11:30 yesterday morning, I … in the park. a) was walking b) walked c) will walked 1387 When I phoned him, he … tennis with his brother. a) was playing b) played c) had played 1388 It … when I left home this morning. a) snowed b) is snowing c) was snowing 1389 I … my bike all day yesterday. a) ride b) am riding c) was riding 1390 Was Ben … a shower? a) had b) having c) will have 1391 Two children … on the sand and two fishermen … against an upturned boat. a) was leaning/was playing b) were playing/was leaning c) was leaning/were playing d) were playing/were leaning 1392 When my parents came I … the piano. a) played b) was playing c) has playing 1393 I … a bath when my smartphone rang. a) was having b) have having c) was had 1394 When the accident happened Marie … too fast. a) was driving b) has drive c) drives 1395 She … the ironing when she heard the news. a) has doing b) doing c) was doing 1396 When I first met her, she … in a restaurant. a) is worked b) was working c) has worked 1397 Jeremy had a bad fall while he … his roof. a) repaired b) has repaired c) was repairing 1398 Tom said that he was the captain of a ship which … that night for Marseilles. a) sailing b) sailed c) was sailing 1399 The airplane in which the football team … crashed soon after taking off. a) traveled b) travel c) was travelling 1400 The car had nobody in it but the engine … . a) was running b) run c) has run ANSWER KEY 1381 A 1382 B 1383 C 1384 B 1385 C 1386 A 1387 A 1388 C 1389 C 1390 B 1391 D 1392 B 1393 A 1394 A 1395 C 1396 B 1397 C 1398 C 1399 C 1400 A