English 4
Worksheet - Grammar
Name:______________________________________________________________________
Date: ________________________ Score: ___________________________
Directions: Use the words below to form past continuous tense sentences. Don’t
forget to put a full-stop at the end of the sentence.
Example: Jan / have / breakfast / when the phone rang
Jan was having breakfast when the phone rang.
1. Irish / play / tennis at the club
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2. Sylvia / study / English
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3. Mary / cook / fried rice
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4. Benny / have / a bath
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5. Sofie and Cathy / eat / dinner
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6. We / walk / home
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7. They / watch / TV
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8. You / clean / the house
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9. John / drink / coffee
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10. Jeff / do / the washing
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Answer key:
1. Connie was playing tennis at the club.
2. Sylvia was studying English.
3. Helen was cooking fried rice.
4. Craig and Jenny were eating dinner.
5. Benny was having a bath.
6. We were watching TV.
7. They were watching TV.
8. You were cleaning the house.
9. John was drinking coffee.
10. Jill was doing the washing.

Grammar worksheet (Past continuous)

  • 1.
    English 4 Worksheet -Grammar Name:______________________________________________________________________ Date: ________________________ Score: ___________________________ Directions: Use the words below to form past continuous tense sentences. Don’t forget to put a full-stop at the end of the sentence. Example: Jan / have / breakfast / when the phone rang Jan was having breakfast when the phone rang. 1. Irish / play / tennis at the club ___________________________________________________________________ 2. Sylvia / study / English ___________________________________________________________________ 3. Mary / cook / fried rice ___________________________________________________________________ 4. Benny / have / a bath ___________________________________________________________________ 5. Sofie and Cathy / eat / dinner ___________________________________________________________________
  • 2.
    6. We /walk / home ___________________________________________________________________ 7. They / watch / TV ___________________________________________________________________ 8. You / clean / the house ___________________________________________________________________ 9. John / drink / coffee ___________________________________________________________________ 10. Jeff / do / the washing ___________________________________________________________________
  • 3.
    Answer key: 1. Conniewas playing tennis at the club. 2. Sylvia was studying English. 3. Helen was cooking fried rice. 4. Craig and Jenny were eating dinner. 5. Benny was having a bath. 6. We were watching TV. 7. They were watching TV. 8. You were cleaning the house. 9. John was drinking coffee. 10. Jill was doing the washing.