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Past Continuous 1

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Past Continuous

A Complete the sentences with was or were.


was
1 It ...................... raining this morning when were
4 My parents ...................... sleeping when
I got up. the telephone rang.
2 ......................
Were you watching television at were
5 The lights went out while we ......................
six o’clock last night? having supper.
3 ......................
Was the man standing at the bus 6 I ......................
was walking to school when I
stop when the bus came? saw my friend.

B Complete the sentences with the Past Continuous form of the verb in brackets.

was watcing (watch) TV when my


1 I ............................. 5 The baby .............................
wasn't spleeping (not sleep) when
parents came home. we went to bed.
Was
2 ............................. Tom .............................
studying 6 You .............................
weren't riding (not ride) your bicycle
(study) for his test yesterday at seven o’clock? when I saw you.
3 The boys .............................
were playing (play) football 7 My parents .............................
were leaving (leave) the
when it started to rain. house when I got home.
Were
4 ............................. the dogs .............................
barking 8 When I phoned my friend, she
(bark) at midnight last night? .............................
was eating (eat) supper.

C Write questions using the Past Continuous.

1 you / walk / in the street / at seven o’clock / last night / ?


Were you walking in the street at seven o’clock last night?
...........................................................................................................................................................
2 your father / sleep / at eight o’clock / this morning / ?
...........................................................................................................................................................
Was your father sleeping at eight o'clock this morning?
3 you / listen / to music / in the bedroom / when Mum come in / ?
...........................................................................................................................................................
Were you listening to music in the bedroom when Mum come ?
4 your brother / wait / at the bus stop / ?
Was your brother waiting at the bus stop?
...........................................................................................................................................................
5 your friends / swim / at eleven o’clock / in the morning / ?
...........................................................................................................................................................
Were your friends swimming at eleven o'clock in the morning?

D Complete the text with the Past Continuous form of the verbs below.

listen play cut bark repair not smile

was playing the drums


Yesterday, my neighbour came home early from work. His son 1 .................................
in the living room and his daughter 2 .................................
was listening to jazz music on the radio. Workers
3 .................................
were repairing the road in front of his house, a dog 4 .................................
was barking in the garden,
and I ................................. the grass. A few minutes later, my neighbour got into his car. He
5 was cutting
6 .................................
wasn't smileing . “Where are you going?” I asked. “Back to work, where it’s quiet,” he
said.

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