ThePastContinuousExercise

SUBJECT + WAS/WERE + VERB+ING

I was sleeping

AFillthegapsusingtheverbinbracketsinthepastcontinuoustense.
1 I................................ lettersalldayyesterday.(write)
2 You................................ veryslowaboutit.(be)

3 You................................onthephoneforhoursandhours.(talk)
4 They................................ muchbusinessbeforelunch.(doNEGATIVE)
5 She................................tomeallweek.Sillycow.(speakNEGATIVE)

6 It................................forlong.(rainNEGATIVE)
7 What................................you................................whenIphonedyesterday?(do)
8 ................................you................................TVwhenithappened?(watch)

9 What................................you................................attheparty?(wear)
10 He................................horribletoeveryone,thenastypig!(be)
11 I................................computergamesallmorning.(play)

12 We................................allafternooninthelibrary.(revise)

Whatyouweredoing when... somethingsuddenlyhappened!

Pastcontinuous D Pastsimple

BFillthegapsusingtheverbinbracketsinthepastcontinuousandpastsimple.

1 I................................(watch)TVwhenabird................................intothewindow.(fly)
2 ThePrimeMinister................................(relax)onholidaywhilethecountry................................incrisis.(be)

3 Collin................................(have)ashowerwhenAngelina................................onthedoor.(knock)
4 We................................(have)acoffeewhenwe................................thenewsontheradio.(hear)
5 Theriots................................(start)whenthePresident................................thecountry.(visit)

6 Frank................................(pick)hisnosewhentheaccident.................................(happen)
07 Theearthquake................................(begin)whenwe................................chess.(play)

www.autoenglish.org WrittenbyBobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2007
Answers

A
1 Iwaswritinglettersalldayyesterday.
2 Youwerebeingveryslowaboutit.
3 Youweretalkingonthephoneforhoursandhours.
4 Theywerentdoingmuchbusinessbeforelunch.
5 Shewasntspeakingtomeallweek.Sillycow.
6 Itwasntrainingforlong.
7 WhatwereyoudoingwhenIphonedyesterday?
8 WereyouwatchingTVwhenithappened?
9 Whatwereyouwearingattheparty?
10 Hewasbeinghorribletoeveryone,thenastypig!
11 Iwasplayingcomputergamesallmorning.
12 We wererevisingallafternooninthelibrary.
B
1 Iwaswatching(watch)TVwhenabirdflewintothewindow.
2 ThePrimeMinisterwasrelaxing(relax)onholidaywhilethecountrywasincrisis.
3 Collinwashaving(have)ashowerwhenAngelinaknockedonthedoor.
4 We werehaving(have)acoffeewhenweheardthenewsontheradio.
5 Theriotsstarted(start)whenthePresidentwasvisitingthecountry.
6 Frankwaspicking(pick)hisnosewhentheaccidenthappened.
7 Theearthquakebegan(begin)whenwewereplayingchess.

www.autoenglish.org WrittenbyBobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2007