Learn Past Continuous Tense: Exercises and Examples
Enhance your understanding of past continuous tense with exercises and examples in positive, negative, and question forms. Practice forming and using this tense correctly.
Learn Past Continuous Tense: Exercises and Examples
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Past continuous – positive negative
Completethesentences ! + I ______(cook) in thekitchen. - She ______(wear) her glasses. - We _____(have) breakfast. + They _____(learn) English. + Tom _____(watch) TV. - He _____(wash) up. - Mr. andMrs. Green _____(listen) to music. + My parents _____(wait) forme.
Key to exercises ! + I wascooking in thekitchen. - Shewasn´t wearing her glasses. - Weweren´t havingbreakfast. + TheywerelearningEnglish. + Tom waswatching TV. - He wasn´t washingup. - Mr. andMrs. Green weren´t listening to music. + my parentswerewaitingforme.
Past continuous - questions Wereyoudoingyourhomework? Weretheylistening to theteacher? Yes, I was. No, I wasn´t. Yes, theywere. No, theyweren´t.
Completethequestions ! _____________you/carrythebooks? _____________she/play basketball? _____________Jack/go home? _____________youandyourfriend/play computergames? _____________it/snowyesterday? _____________you/ride a horse? _____________Sue/wear a jacket? _____________they/have lunch at 2 o´clock?
Key to exercises ! Wereyoucarryingthebooks? Wassheplaying basketball? Was Jack goinghome? Wereyouandyourfriendplayingcomputergames? Wasitsnowingyesterday? Wereyouriding a horse? WasSuewearing a jacket? Weretheyhaving lunch at 2 o´clock?
We use past continuous… I washaving lunch when my mumopenedthedoor. While I and my fatherwereclimbing a mountain, I broke my arm.
Writethesentences ! 1) I and my friend/learn/History/Peter/wakeup 2) we/have/a picnic/it/start/rain 3) Sue/listen/music/she/fall/her bike
4) I/set/the table/I/drop/a plate 5) SaraandJess/play/chess/Sara/see/mouse 6) we/do/homework/my mobil/ring
Key to exercises ! 1) I and my friendwerelearningHistorywhen Peter wokeup. 2) Whilewewerehaving a picnic, itstarted to rain. 3) WhenSuewaslistening to music, shefellof her bike.
Key to exercises ! 4) While I wassettingthe table, I droppedthe plate. 5) SaraandJesswereplayingchesswhenSarasaw a mouse. 6) Whenweweredoingourhomework, my mobil rang.