English past continuous tense test 02

English Past Continuous Tense - Test 02 Questions There was a strong smell and the sound of frying Obviously Mrs Jones (cook) fish A was cooking B were cooking C was cookying The director didn't allow the actors to travel by air while they _ (work) on the film A was working B were working Two men _ (fight) at a street comer and a policeman _ (try) to stop them A were fighting/were trying B were fighting/was tring C was fighting/were trying D were fighting/was trying The exam had just begun and the candidates _ (write) their names at the top of their papers A were writing B was writing © http://www.englishteststore.net Photocopiable He said that he was the captain of a ship which _ (sail) that night for Marseilles A were sailing B was sailing As she _ (climb) the ladder it slipped sideways and she fell off it A were climbing B was climbing They had taken off the wheel of the car and _ (mend) the puncture I asked when it would be ready A were mending B was mending The airplane in which the football team _ (travel) crashed soon after taking off A was traveling B was travelling C were traveling D were travelling My wife and I _ (talk) about you the other day A was talking B were talking 10 Where he _ (live) when you saw him last? A was he living © http://www.englishteststore.net Photocopiable B were he living C was he liveing D were he liveing © http://www.englishteststore.net Photocopiable