Past Continuous Tense Passive Voice English Grammar Exercises

Question. You were annoying me. / I ………… by you.
(a) was annoyed
(b) was being annoyed
(c) am being annoyed

Answer : B

Question. They were cleaning the windows. / The windows …………….. by them.
(a) are being cleaned
(b) were being cleaned
(c) were cleaned

Answer : B

Question. They were building the house. / The house ……………. by them.
(a) was built
(b) was being built
(c) had been built

Answer : B

Question. The boys were flying kites. / Kites …………… by the boys.
(a) were being flown
(b) were flown
(c) had been flowing

Answer : A

Question. He was doing his homework. / His homework ………………. by him.
(a) is done
(b) was done
(c) was being done

Answer : C

Question. The police were interrogating the thief. / The thief ……………….. by the police.
(a) was interrogated
(b) was being interrogated
(c) was interrogating

Answer : B

Question. She was removing the nail polish. / The nail polish ………………. by her.
(a) is removed
(b) is being removed
(c) was being removed

Answer : C

Question. The cat was chasing the mouse. / The mouse ………………… by the cat.
(a) was chased
(b) was being chased
(c) is being chased

Answer : B

Question. The doctor was examining the patient. / The patient ………………. by the doctor.
(a) was examined
(b) was being examined
(c) was examining

Answer : B

Question. They were making clay models. / Clay models ………………. by them.
(a) were made
(b) are being made
(c) were being made

Answer : A

Question. She was reciting the poem. / The poem ………………….. by her.
(a) was recited
(b) was being recited
(c) was reciting

Answer : B

Question. She was drafting the report. / The report ………………. by her.
(a) was drafted
(b) was being drafted
(c) is being drafted

Answer : B
 

Past Continuous vs. Simple Past

Can you use past simple and past continuous correctly?

Test what you know with this interactive exercise.

Fill in the blanks.

Question. He ....................... at 110 miles/hour when the accident ..................
(a) drove, occurred
(b) was driving, occurred
(c) was driving, was occurring

Answer : B

Question. When I ..................... in the morning, it ..................
(a) was waking up, rained
(b) woke up, rained
(c) woke up, was raining

Answer : C

Question. I .................. up at 6 am.
(a) got
(b) was getting

Answer : A

Question. He .................. at a young age.
(a) died
(b) was dying

Answer : A

Question. That ................... a long time ago.
(a) happened
(b) was happening

Answer : A

Question. This time last week, he .................... in the Bahamas.
(a) holidayed
(b) was holidaying

Answer : B

Question. She ................... the call because she ...................
(a) didn't answer, was driving
(b) was not answering, was driving
(c) didn't answer, drove

Answer : C

Question. I .................. dinner when you .................. me.
(a) had, phoned
(b) was having, phoned
(c) was having, were phoning

Answer : B

Question. At that time, she ................... as a receptionist in Mumbai.
(a) worked
(b) was working

Answer : B

Question. She ................... chemistry at university.
(a) studied
(b) was studying

Answer : A

Question. What ..................... at 7 o'clock yesterday evening?
(a) were you doing
(b) did you do
(c) were you done

Answer : A

Question. He ................... his leg while he ................... football yesterday.
(a) injured, was playing
(b) injured, played
(c) was injuring, was playing

Answer : A