1. At 7:10 Mr. Anderson was taking a shower.

_____________________________________________

2. At 7:15 Mrs. Anderson __________________________________________________________________

3. At 8:15 Mr. and Mrs. Anderson__________________________________________________________

4. At 10:00 Mr. Anderson __________________________________________________________________

5. At 11:00 Mrs. Anderson__________________________________________________________________
6. At 12:30 Mr. Anderson___________________________________________________________________

And Mrs. Anderson______________________________________________________________________

7. At 1:30 Mrs. Anderson___________________________________________________________________

8. At 3:30 Mrs. Anderson___________________________________________________________________

9. At 4:30 Mr. Anderson_____________________________________________________________________

And Mrs. Anderson_______________________________________________________________________

10. At 8:00 Mr. and Mrs. Anderson___________________________________________________________

11. At 12:30 am Mr. and Mrs. Anderson______________________________________________________
Write sentences in past progressive.

he / the car / wash →

she / home / go →
they / not / the match / watch →
you / in the shop / work →

I / not / a magazine / read →

Write questions in past progressive.

she / on a chair / sit →

you / your bag / pack →

his head / ache →

we / tea / drink →

you / the bike / repair →

Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.

Jamie was doing a language course in London.

Andrew was carrying a heavy box.

The teacher was testing our English.

At six o'clock, we were having dinner.

Sally was hurrying to school because she was late.

positive negative question

He was shouting.

They were not talking.

Were you reading?

Brad was not waiting.

Diana was laughing.

Use the past continuous tense to complete the sentences

1. They ___________________ on the corner when I saw them.

(stand)
2. The sun ___________________ when I woke up this morning.

(shine)
3. It___________________ when I left the office.

(rain)
4. | ___________________ dinner when you called me.

(eat)

5. She got very sick while she ___________________ overseas.

(travel)

6. Martin ___________________ in the garden when it started to rain.

(work)
7. | ___________________ dinner when the phone rang.
(cook)

8. Mr. Johnson cut himself while he___________________

(shave)

Complete the following sentences using the correct form

(past progressive or simple past) of the verbs provided in brackets.

1. He ______________________ off the ladder while he _______________________________ the ceiling.

(Fall) (paint)
2. ____________________ you __________________________ when I ____________________ you last night?
(study) (call)
3. They __________________________ very fast when the police _________________________officer them
(drive) (stop)
4. While I __________________________ to work yesterday, I __________________________ an accident.
(drive) (see)
5. I __________________________ a great book last week.
(read)
6. My friends ________________________ for a visit while I __________________________ TV last night.
(drop in) (watch)
7. I __________________________ Andrea at the party last night.
(see)
She __________________________________ a beautiful dress.
(wear)

Write sentences in past progressive. Was or Were

We / feed / the birds
1. I ________ having dinner.

2. You ________ rushing down the street.

Jenny / ride / a horse 3. The birds ________ sitting in the tree.

4. The teacher ________ pointing to the board.

5. The water ________ dripping on the floor.

my parents / not / eating / at a restaurant

James and Phil / build / a tree house

their mother / not / cook / dinner

Write questions in past progressive.

Jane / tidy / her room →

Brendan / drive / a lorry →

Sue and Jane / sell / fruits →

the pupils / write / a test →

your little sister / cry →

Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.

Misses Bush was correcting our tests.

An hour ago, Carol was talking on the phone.

Avril was painting the kitchen.

Katie was sitting in the living room.

The children were running around noisily.

Use the past continuous tense to complete the sentences

1. She fell asleep while she ___________________ the movie.

(watch)

2. Andrea broke her ankle when she________________________

(skate)

3. While I ___________________ home, | saw a bad accident.

(drive)

4. She found a ten dollars bill while she ___________________ home.

(walk)
5. They ___________________ when the accident happened.
 (speed)
6. The baby ___________________ when we got home from the party.

(sleep)
7. She broke a plate while she ___________________ the dishes.

(do)
8. When you called, I ___________________ a shower.

(take)
9. David met his neighbors while he ___________________ into his new apartment.

(move)

positive negative question

They were not chatting.

Was the couple kissing?

They were complaining.

It was not getting dark.

Bob was studying.

Was or Were?

1. The pirates ________ fighting for the treasure.

2. We ________ discussing the problem.

3. The candle ________ burning.

4. The cat ________ chasing the mice.

5. The mice ________ running away from the cat.

Write sentences in past progressive.

1. the snowman / melt / in the sun →

2. we / explore / a new territory →

3. the secretary / print out / a document →

4. the girls / not / concentrate / on the task →

5. Garth / not / practice / on the piano →

Write questions in past progressive.

1. Jill / dance →

2. your cousins / swim / in the lake →

3. the student / answer / a question →

4. William / play / the guitar →

5. Janet / sit / on the bench →

Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.

8. At a quarter past six, Phil was translating the document.

9. Sheila was waiting in the park.

10. The pupils were talking about the United States.

11. The boss was dictating a letter.

12. Barbara was looking for her necklace.

Complete the following sentences using the correct form

(past progressive or simple past) of the verbs provided in brackets.

1. The children _________________ to bed at 9:00 last night. At 10:00, they ___________________
(go) (sleep)
2. We ________________ dinner at a new restaurant last night.
(have)
While we__________________________, one of the waiters _______________ a tray on the floor.
(eat) (drop)
3. Monty _______________ in his garage last night when he____________________ a loud noise.
(work) (hear)
He__________________ down his tools and _____________________ outside into the yard.
(put) (go)
While he _______________________ around, someone _______________________ out of his front door.
(look) (run)
Monty _______________________ the police. He _______________________ the police that the robber
(call) (tell)
__________________________ a black ski jacket and jeans.
(wear)
4. When Sue _______________________ at the theatre,
(arrive)
her friends _______________________ for her inside.
(wait)
5. John _______________________ his leg while he _______________________ football.
(break) (play)
6. Mr. Duncan _______________________ home last night while his wife _______________________
(get) (cook)
dinner and the children _______________________ Tv.
(watch)
7. Paula _______________________ home yesterday because it ______________________ very heavily.
(stay) (snow)