PAST CONTINUOUS

The Past Continuous is used when talking about something

that was in progress at a particular time in the past.
e.g. They were dancing when I arrived at the hotel.
We orm the past Continuous rom the past tense o be
!was"were# $ ing orm.
A# Imagine %ou arri&ed at the 'otel %esterda% at ( o)clock. What were these people
doing* + Write sentences. There are some &erbs in the bo, that will help %ou-
Walk drink dance all
.a% sleep watch eat
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/# 0ill in the gaps with the past continuous o the &erbs in brackets.
Mark __________ (study) when the telephone rang.
They __________ ( not/watch) T.V when Susan arrived.
_________ we __________ (shop) when we met Susan
I remem!er _________ (not play) tennis at that time.
"hen I ___________ (make) lunch# Susan called me.
_______ $ames _______ (do) his homework when his mother asked him
%or help
"hile I _________ (cross) the street# a car had a puncture.
The teacher ________ (not/talk) when $ohn arrived.
The pupils _________ (play) when the !ell rang.
&ucy _________ (study) when someone knocked at the door.
________ one o% the students ________ (cheat) when the teacher looked
at her
C# 1ake sentences with past continuous &erbs.
"hen I walked in /children %ight (a%%irmative)
't (.)) on Sunday we watch TV. ('%%irmative.)
"hen I saw him he was holding a paper /!ut he read (negative)
"hen you heard them# they speak *nglish (+uestion)