ThePastContinuousExercise

SUBJECT + WAS/WERE + VERB+ING

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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

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)

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WrittenbyBobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2007

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Iwaswritinglettersalldayyesterday.
Youwerebeingveryslowaboutit.
Youweretalkingonthephoneforhoursandhours.
Theywerentdoingmuchbusinessbeforelunch.
Shewasntspeakingtomeallweek.Sillycow.
Itwasntrainingforlong.
WhatwereyoudoingwhenIphonedyesterday?
WereyouwatchingTVwhenithappened?
Whatwereyouwearingattheparty?
Hewasbeinghorribletoeveryone,thenastypig!
Iwasplayingcomputergamesallmorning.
We wererevisingallafternooninthelibrary.
Iwaswatching(watch)TVwhenabirdflewintothewindow.
ThePrimeMinisterwasrelaxing(relax)onholidaywhilethecountrywasincrisis.
Collinwashaving(have)ashowerwhenAngelinaknockedonthedoor.
We werehaving(have)acoffeewhenweheardthenewsontheradio.
Theriotsstarted(start)whenthePresidentwasvisitingthecountry.
Frankwaspicking(pick)hisnosewhentheaccidenthappened.
Theearthquakebegan(begin)whenwewereplayingchess.

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WrittenbyBobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2007