PastSimple & Past Continuous-1

Verb Exercise

1. We ______ for the bus for over an hour.
a) have been waiting
b) have waited

2. When we arrived, they said “We______ for an hour”.
a) wait
b) have been waiting

3. He ______ a book when the phone rang.
a) was reading
b) read

4. They ______ for days now and still not reached their destination.
a) have been traveling
b) traveled

5. The kids ______ in the park yesterday.
a) play
b) were playing

6. I ______ Spanish for two years until now.
a) learned
b) have been learning

7. She______ for her exams last summer.
a) was studying
b) is studying

8. While I was studying, my friends ______ outside.
a) played
b) were playing

9. She ______ on the project for a month and next week she is finally going to submit it.
a) has been working
b) is working

10. The team ______ for the match last night.
a) has been practicing
b) was practicing