Grammar

Level B2

Part 1 - Past Continuous

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For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.

1

Past Continuous

At 9 p.m. last night, I .......... (to review) the contract before sending it.

was reviewing

have reviewed

reviewed

was reviewed

2

Past Continuous

While the technician .......... (to fix) the server, the office .......... (to work) offline.

fixed / was working

fixed / worked

was fixing / was working

was fixing / worked

3

Past Continuous

We .......... (to not / listen) carefully, so we missed the key detail in the briefing.

haven't been listening

didn't listen

weren't listening

wasn't listening

4

Past Continuous

When the lights went out, the audience .......... (to watch) the final scene in silence.

watched

were watching

was watching

had watched

5

Past Continuous

.......... you .......... (to wait) outside when I called your name?

Did / wait

Had / waited

Was / waiting

Were / waiting

6

Past Continuous

I .......... (to take) notes when the speaker suddenly .......... (to change) the topic.

took / changed

was taking / changed

was taking / was changing

took / was changing

7

Past Continuous

They .......... (to discuss) the budget when the CFO walked in.

were discussing

had discussed

have been discussing

discussed

8

Past Continuous

This time yesterday, our team .......... (to fly) to Madrid for the conference.

has flown

flew

was flying

had flown

9

Past Continuous

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

What did you doing when I arrived?

What you were doing when I arrived?

Were you doing what when I arrived?

What were you doing when I arrived?

10

Past Continuous

She .......... (to know) the answer immediately, so she didn't hesitate.

was knowing

knew

had been knowing

has known

What to do

This part consists of a number of assessments, each of which has only one valid answer.

Select the best answer according to what you read.

There's only one valid answer

There's only a correct answer which you will have to select by clicking on it.

Don't spend unnecessary time

Don't spend time in an assessment you don't know. Wasting time on this activity might cost you points later in the exam because you won’t have enough time to do other tasks well. Get used to being quick!

Grammar is a must

Although these grammar tests are not part of the official Cambridge exams, they are still important as they touch on language elements that you'll come across in all parts of the official exams, such as Reading and Use of English.

Strategy

Read the assessment so you understand what it is about.
Pay attention to the topic on the top-right corner of each assessment.
Check the words before and after each gap and look for grammatical collocations.
Remember that you select a choice by clicking on it.

Instructions

For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.

Exercise Details

Author

Maria Matos

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"Create a grammar exercise focusing on 'Past Continuous'"

Tone: Standard

Level: B2

Created on:

Aug 19, 2026

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