PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE WORKSHEET

Match the following sentences with the best ending

!The sun was shining awhen he fell off the ladder.
"She was cooking in the kitchen bwhen I saw him yesterday.
#They were quarrelling cwhen we went out.
$I was watching a horror film dwhen I fell and hurt my leg.
%He was wearing a black suit ewhen the fire started.
6.Raymond was lying on the floor fwhen a rock fell on my fathers leg.
&He was painting the ceiling gwhen she saw a shark.
'I was running out of the house hwhen the lights went out.
(e were climbing a mountain iwhen the ambulance came.
!)She was swimming in the sea *when the teacher came.
What we+e the, doing when--. Choose the /e+bs f+o0 the bo1
hen the earthquake started!
! "arabara ######her son to school.
" $ick###### .
# Some students ######a test.
$ The doctor ######a patient.
% %r &ones ######home from work.
2 %r "rown ######in his office.
& 'aul and (ancy ######picnic.
' )arla and her husband ######lunch.
(&oe ######the walls.
!)%arie ######a dress.
3oin the sentences 4sing 5when6
! I was ha*ing a bath. The phone rang.
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" I met you yesterday. +ou were talking to someone.
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# The telephone rang. I got out of the bathroom.
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$ He was writing a letter. The storm began.
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3oin the sentences 4sing 7while8
! &ohn was working at home. She was rela,ing on a sofa.
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" The -ulf ar started. She was studying at uni*ersity.
# The girl .umped off the bus. It was mo*ing.
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$ Someone stole my clothes. I was swimming in the ri*er.
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% I was walking in a narrow street. / do attacked me.
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Co09lete the sentences Use the 9ast contin4o4s o+ the si09le 9ast fo+0
of each /e+b in 9a+entheses
0. hen I 1see2 ###saw###at the drugstore! he 1buy2 ###was
buying###some medicine.
" I 1hear2 ######a loud bang while I 1read2 ######a book.
# /s I 1walk2 ######in the gra*eyard last night! I 1see2
######a ghost.
$ hile I 1sit2 ######at a bank! someone 1co*er2 ######my
eyes.
% hen I 1see2 ######the boys! they 1play2 ######on the
grass.
2 I 1put2 ######on my dress and 1go2 ######to open the
door.
& hen I 1go2 ######in! she 1lie2 ######on the floor.
' She 1work2 ######in a hotel when she first 1meet2 ######
her husband.
( She 1wait2 ####for them when they 1arri*e2 ## at the airport.
Answe+ the :4estions as in the e1a09le
! /3 ere you doing your homework at 04 last night5 1play the piano2
"3 (o! I wasnt. I was playing the piano.
" /3 as &ane sleeping when the doorbell rang5 1cook dinner2
"3
# /3 ere they flying to Spain when their plane crashed. 1-ermany2
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$ as 6ucy climbigng a tree when she fell5 1a ladder2
"3
% /3 $id &im say 7hello when he saw the shark5 1get out of the water2
"3
2 /3ere you coming home when you lost your purse5 1shop at a
supermarket2
"3
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dri*e buy ha*e eat take e,amine fish paint take sleep
& /3 ere Simon and &udy working at the shop when someone threatened
them with a gun5 1walk in a dark street2
"3
' /3 ere you dancing when you stepped on your girlfriends toes5 1walk2
"3
Answe+ the following :4estions Use the 9ast contin4o4s o+ the 9ast
si09le fo+0 of the /e+bs in 9a+entheses
/3 hat were you doing when the earthquake started5
"3 I 1cut2 ##was cutting####some bread.
! /3 hat did you do when the earthquake started5
"3 I 1run2 ######out of the building.
" /3 hat were you doing when the phone rang5
"3 I 1ha*e2 ######a shower.
# /3 what was happening when she shouted loudly5
"3 The baby 1sleep2 ######in her bed.
$ /3 hat were they doing when some rocks fell on their heads5
"3 They 1dig2 ######a tunnel.
% /3 here was your sister li*ing when you *isited her5
"3 She 1li*e2 ######in -ermany.
A; <ill in the blan=s with a co++ect fo+0 of PAST CONTINUOUS>
!/lice hurt herself while she ###############1skate2.
"I met my neighbor while I ######### 1walk2 home from work.
#Sally saw a friend while she ##### 1ride2 her bicycle along 'ark St.
$'eter fell asleep while he ############## 1study2.
%"ob stepped on &anes feet while they ########1dance2 together.
2I cut myself while I ##############. 1sha*e2.
&%r. and %rs. "rown burned themsel*es while they
##########... 1bake2 cookies.
'Tommy had a nightmare while he ##### 1sleep2 at a friends house.
?; How did it ha99en.
!How did /lice hurt herself5 1play soccer2
She hurt herself while she was playing soccer.
"How did %artin burn himself5 1iron his clothes2
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# How did Helen cut herself5 1slice onions2
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$How did &ennifer meet her husband5 1fi, a flat tire2

% How did %ar*in break his arm5 1skate2
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2How did you lose your wallet5 1ride my bicycle2
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&How did &eff meet his wife5 1swim at the beach2
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'How did "ob get a black eye5 1fight with his brother2
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(How did your children burn themsel*es5 1make breakfast2
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!)How did %artha fall5 1dance2
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Co09lete the sentences with the wo+ds in 9a+entheses 4sing the
SIMP@E PAST o+ the PAST PROARESSIBE>
!Sally ########### 1eat2 dinner last night when someone
#######..1knock2 on the door.
"I began to study at se*en last night. 8red ###########
1come2 at se*en9thirty. I ############ 1study2 when 8red
#########.. 1come2.
#hile I ############. 1study2 last night! 8red
###########1drop by2 to *isit me.
$ %y roommates parents #############. 1call2 him last
night while we##############.. 1watch2 T:.
%%y mother called me around fi*e. %y husband came home a little after
fi*e. hen he############.. 1come2 home! I
#############.. 1talk2 tomy mother on the phone.
2+esterday Tom and &anice ######### 1go2 to the ;oo around
one. They########## 1see2 many kinds of animals. They stayed
at the ;oo for two hours. hile they ########### 1walk2
home! it #####.##.. 1begin2
to rain! so they ###########.. 1stop2 at a small caf< and
########1ha*e2 a cup of coffee.
&+esterday afternoon I ########## 1go2 to *isit the 'arker
family. hen I########.. 1get2 there around two oclock! %rs.
'arker #######.. 1be2in the yard. She
############# 1plant2 flowers in her garden. %r. 'arker
#########.. 1be2 in the garage. He #########1work2
on their car. He ###########.. 1change2 the oil.