This document is an English test on the past continuous tense for 4th year high school students. It contains 5 sections: 1) Writing verbs in the "-ing" form, 2) Completing a table with positive, negative, and question forms of the past continuous, 3) Identifying whether sentences use "was" or "were", 4) Writing sentences in the past continuous, and 5) Writing questions in the past continuous. The test is to be completed within 90 minutes.

1. DEPARTAMENTO DE INGLÉS
PROFESORA: VERÓNICA JILABERTO
Past Continuous Test
4to Medio
Nombre: Apellidos Puntaje Ideal:
Curso: Fecha: Tiempo: 90 minutos.
I. Write the ing form of the verbs.
1. live → _______________________________________
2. stay → _______________________________________
3. run → ________________________________________
4. win → _______________________________________
5. cycle → ______________________________________
II.- Complete the table in past progressive.
positive negative question
It was raining.
They were not playing.
Was I listening?
Caron was not eating.

2. You were singing.
III.- Was or Were?
1. We ________________ dancing.
2. The dog ________________ barking.
3. The printer __________________ printing out a photograph.
4. The pupils ______________________ writing a test.
5. Sue and Gareth ______________________ walking up the hill.
IV.- Write sentences in past progressive.
1. he / the car / wash →
___________________________________________________________________________________
2. she / home / go
→__________________________________________________________________________________
3. they / not / the match / watch
→ _________________________________________________________________________________
4. you / in the shop / work
→ _________________________________________________________________________________
5. I / not / a magazine / read
→ _________________________________________________________________________________
V.- Write questions in past progressive.
1. she / on a chair / sit
→ _________________________________________________________________________________
2. you / your bag / pack
→ _________________________________________________________________________________
3. his head / ache
→__________________________________________________________________________________

3. 4. we / tea / drink
→ _________________________________________________________________________________
5. you / the bike / repair
→__________________________________________________________________________________