Past Continuous in practice (different kinds of testing)
тест по английскому языку (6, 7 класс)

Test: The Past Continuous Tense

(6-7 grades)

Name: _________________________
Date: _________________________

Part 1: Form (Образование)

A. Write the correct form of the verb in brackets to complete the sentences. (Напишите правильную форму глагола в скобках, чтобы закончить предложения).

1. I _______________ (watch) TV when you called.
2. They _______________ (not/work) at 10 PM last night.
3. What _______________ you _______________ (do) when the accident happened?
4. She _______________ (read) a book while he _______________ (cook) dinner.
5. _______________ he _______________ (sleep) when I arrived?

Part 2: Usage (Употребление)

B. Choose the correct option (a or b) to complete the sentences. (Выберите правильный вариант).

1. The Past Continuous describes...
   a) a completed action in the past.
   b) an action in progress at a specific time in the past.
2. We use the Past Continuous often...
   a) to describe the main event in a story.
   b) to describe the background situation or an interrupted action.
3. In the sentence "While I was walking home, it started to rain," "was walking" is...
   a) the interrupting action.
   b) the longer background action.

Part 3: Past Continuous vs. Past Simple

C. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb (Past Continuous or Past Simple). (Закончите предложения, используя правильную форму глагола: Past Continuous или Past Simple).

1. While Tom __________ (drive) to work, his car __________ (break down).
2. I __________ (see) an old friend while I __________ (wait) for the bus.
3. What __________ (you/do) when I __________ (call) you yesterday?
4. She __________ (not/answer) the phone because she __________ (have) a shower.
5. He __________ (break) his leg while he __________ (play) football.

Part 4: Making Questions and Negatives (Построение вопросов и отрицаний)

D. Make these sentences negative and then questions. (Сделайте эти предложения отрицательными, а затем вопросительными).

Example:

• He was sleeping at 10 PM.
• Negative: He wasn't sleeping at 10 PM.
• Question: Was he sleeping at 10 PM?

1. They were talking about the movie.

• Negative: __________________________________________________
• Question: ___________________________________________________

2. She was wearing a red dress.

• Negative: __________________________________________________
• Question: ___________________________________________________

Part 5: Translation (Перевод)

E. Translate the following sentences into English. Use the Past Continuous. (Переведите следующие предложения на английский язык. Используйте Past Continuous).

1. Вчера в 6 вечера я делал домашнее задание.

2. Что ты делал, когда началось землетрясение (earthquake)?

3. Пока мы ужинали, дети играли в своей комнате.

Answer Key

(ответы)

Part 1: A

1. was watching
2. were not working / weren't working
3. were ... doing
4. was reading, was cooking
5. Was ... sleeping

Part 2: B

1. b
2. b
3. b

Part 3: C

1. was driving, broke down
2. saw, was waiting
3. were you doing, called
4. didn't answer, was having
5. broke, was playing

Part 4: D

1. Negative: They were not (weren't) talking about the movie.
   Question: Were they talking about the movie?
2. Negative: She was not (wasn't) wearing a red dress.
   Question: Was she wearing a red dress?

Part 5: E

1. Yesterday at 6 PM, I was doing my homework.
2. What were you doing when the earthquake started?
3. While we were having dinner, the children were playing in their room.