45 - Past Continuous Tense

A- Complete sentences with past continuous
1- In the morning the sun………………………….(shine)

2- She ……………………………(dream) at the office.
3- He…………………………..(sit) silently.
4- They………………………………(wait) for the bus.
5- It……………………….(drink) milk.
6- You………………………….(eat) pizza.
7- They…………………………..(dance) at the party.
8- She…………………………(read) magazine.
9- He……………………………(wear)a tie.
10- The dog …………………………(swim)
B- Complete the sentences with past continuous or simple past
1- The game………………………..(start) when I…………………(push) a button.
2- The baby…………………………(cry) when I ……….…………(come) in the room.
3- The baby ……………………….(cry) while his mother ……………......(sleep).
4- The dog……………………(chase) the cat when they………………..(see) each other.
5- He ………………………..(watch) TV while she ………………………(study) English.
6- They ……………………….(write) invitation when they………………..(hear) the news.
7- He…………………………..(break) his foot while he……………………….(play) football.
C- Underline the correct choice

1. While Mary was talking /talked on the phone, she fell down.
2. Did you get sad when you were hearing / heard the news?
3. I was meeting/met her two years ago.
4. What did you think/ were you thinking when he proposed you?
5. He was shaking/ shook my hand when he saw me.
6. She studied/was studying when I called her.
7. They danced/were dancing when we ate cake.
8. When she saw the crime, she was calling/called the police.
D- Make sentences in the past continuous and simple past

1. When/I/see/him/I/shop ……………………………………………………………………..
2. Jane /break/ her finger/ while/ she/ play/ volleyball ……………………………………………………
3. My sister/ not go/ to party/ because/ she/ not feel/ better …………………………………………
4. While / we/ have/ lunch/ they/ send/ a voice message ………………………………………………..
5. You/ watch/ TV/ when/ I/ phone? …………………………………………………………………….
E- Choose the best answer

1. We visited our parents and ……………….. out for dinner last night.
a- were going b- went c-gone
2. What ……………………….. when you saw your name on the newspaper?
a- did you do b- were you do c-you doing
3. He hurt himself because he …………………….. the helmet on the motorbike.
a- didn’t wear b-wasn’t wearing c-was wearing
F- Complete the sentences with the past continuous or simple past form of the verbs in the
parenthesis
1. While Fred………………..…….(work)non project, Patrick …………………(drink) coke.
2. When she …………………….(hear) that I passed exam, she …………………(get) jealous.
3. Robert and Jenny ……………………(not talk) each other, so we ………………….(not enjoy) the
party.
4. James…………………………..(wait) in the line when he……………………(eyewitness) the
accident.
5. I…………………………….(buy)Savage Garden’s latest album when I ………………….(see) the big
discount.
G- Make questions in past continuous form. Put the words in the correct order.
1. you/do/ at 8 o’clock/ yesterday morning/what
................................................................................................?
2. the butcher’s/do/what
................................................................................................?
3. everybody/look at/where
................................................................................................?
4. the two boys/what/wait for
................................................................................................?
5. the teenagers/walk/where
................................................................................................?
6. your brother/ ask for/ what
................................................................................................?
H- Complete the questions using correct forms of the verbs in the brackets, either simple past
or past continuous
1. What…………………….Daniel………………………when you………………..round? (do, come)
2. He……………………………..grass. (mow)
3. What………………………..he………………………..when he…………………..you? (do, see)
4. He………………………….me a cup of coffee. (offer)
5. ……………………………..you…………………….. coffee when the accident …….………….(drink,
happen)
6. No. We……………………………goodbye to each other (say)
I- Correct one verb in each sentence.

1. When I saw them at the café, they had a drink………………………………
2. I was studying English when you were ringing. ………………………………
3. When I was coming in, they were sleeping. ………………………………
4. While I waited for you, there was an accident. ………………………………
5. Jack read book when she prepared tea for him. ………………………………
6. When police fined for park, I shopped. ………………………………
7. I was listening to music when the door bell was ringing. ………………………………

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A- Complete sentences with past continuous

1- In the morning the sun………………………….(shine)

C- Underline the correct choice

D- Make sentences in the past continuous and simple past

E- Choose the best answer

I- Correct one verb in each sentence.

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