Ongoing in the Past: Mastering Past Continuous Tense for Class 3 

This Grade 3 worksheet helps students understand and use the Past Continuous Tense (was/were + ing) correctly. Learners explore how to describe ongoing actions in the past — like “Ravi was playing” or “They were studying.” The worksheet includes multiple activities such as MCQs, True or False, Fill in the Blanks, Sentence Rewriting, and Paragraph Writing to reinforce the concept through fun, structured practice. 
 

Why Past Continuous Tense Matters in Grammar?

 The Past Continuous Tense is key for expressing actions that were in progress at a particular time in the past. For Grade 3 learners, this topic is important because: 
1. It helps students describe real-life past events using action verbs. 
2. It strengthens understanding of helping verbs “was” and “were.” 
3. It encourages smoother writing and storytelling with time-based context. 
4. It connects grammar to daily conversation and descriptive writing. 
 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Students choose the correct sentence showing Past Continuous Tense. Example: Ravi was playing cricket after school. 

Exercise 2 – True or False 
Students identify whether each sentence uses the correct helping verb and tense form. 

Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
Students complete sentences with “was” or “were” and the correct -ing form. 

Exercise 4 – Sentence Rewriting 
Students rewrite present tense sentences in the Past Continuous form. 

Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing 
Students read a short passage about children during a rainy morning and fill in blanks using the Past Continuous form. 
 

Answer Key (For Parents & Educators) 

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
1. Ravi was playing cricket after school. 
2. Meera was reading a story every night. 
3. The teacher was writing on the board. 
4. The children were singing songs in class. 
5. Mother was cooking lunch for everyone. 
6. The boys were running around the playground. 
7. Father was driving to work every day. 
8. We were watching a movie on Sunday. 
9. The dog was barking at strangers. 
10. The children were jumping rope in the park. 

Exercise 2 – True or False 
1. T 
2. T 
3. F 
4. F 
5. F 
6. F 
7. F 
8. T 
9. T 
10. T 

Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
1. was 
2. were 
3. was 
4. were 
5. was 
6. were 
7. was 
8. was 
9. were 
10. were 

Exercise 4 – Sentence Rewriting 
1. Ravi was playing football. 
2. We were cleaning our classroom. 
3. The sun was shining brightly. 
4. Riya was reading a story. 
5. Mother was cooking lunch. 
6. The children were singing songs. 
7. The teacher was writing on the board. 
8. The dog was barking at strangers. 
9. My brother was painting pictures. 
10. They were eating breakfast early. 

Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing 
1. were running 
2. was drying 
3. was helping 
4. was writing 
5. were opening 
6. were shaking 
7. was covering 
8. were waiting 
9. were laughing 
10. were drawing 

Help your child strengthen grammar and confidence with this action-packed Past Continuous Tense worksheet designed to make learning interactive and fun! 

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