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

PAST CONTINUOUS (PART 1) PART 3: INTERMEDIATE AND UPPER INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISES WITH ANSWERS ITEMS FOR B1&B2

 

ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISES WITH ANSWERS ITEMS FOR B1&B2 PART 3: INTERMEDIATE AND UPPER INTERMEDIATE PAST CONTINUOUS (PART 1)

 

1361 Peter … a book yesterday evening. a) reads b) was reading c) is reading 1362 When I called Jim, he … . a) was eating b) ate c) has eaten 1363 Yesterday, I dropped a glass while I … the dishes. a) wash b) am washing c) was washing 1364 I … the bike when I saw Liz. a) were riding b) was riding c) ride 1365 Were you … in the shower? a) sang b) will sing c) singing 1366 They … about the weather two days ago. a) were talking b) talk c) have talked 1367 Was John … tennis with Andrew? a) played b) playing c) play 1368 She … cricket yesterday. a) was playing b) plays c) will be playing 1369 They … their plans for the weekend three days ago. a) will discuss b) discussing c) were discussing 1370 When she arrived, we … dinner. a) were having b) had c) having 1371 My teacher … the exercise to me when he entered. a) explained b) explaining c) was explaining 1372 We … when the alarm went off. a) slept b) sleep c) were sleeping 1373 We … TV yesterday. a) are watching b) watch c) were watching 1374 I … the guitar when my dad came home. a) practised b) practicing c) was practicing 1375 When I entered the room, Mary … her hair. a) was brushing b) brush c) brushed 1376 Was she … to Matt yesterday? a) talked b) talking c) was talking 1377 John … at the door when we arrived at the office. a) will wait b) waited c) was waiting 1378 They … to what I was talking about. a) listen not b) listening not c) weren’t listening 1379 Simon … a shower when someone knocked at the door. a) was having b) has had c) had 1380 Yesterday at three o’clock, I … . a) was working b) worked c) have worked ANSWER KEY 1361 B 1362 A 1363 C 1364 B 1365 C 1366 A 1367 B 1368 A 1369 C 1370 A 1371 C 1372 C 1373 C 1374 C 1375 A 1376 B 1377 C 1378 C 1379 A 1380 A