PAST CONTINUOUS Past Simple of verb to be (was/were) + main

verb + -ing form.

AFFIRMATIVE FORM
AFFIRMATIVE FORM NEGATIVE FORM INTERROGATIVE FORM

I was I wasn`t Was I

You were going You weren`t going Were you going?

He was playing He wasn`t playing Was he

She was She wasn`t playing?
It was drinking It wasn`t drinking Was she
Was it
We were eating We werent eating drinking?
You were You weren`t
They were singing They weren`t singing Were we eating?
Were you
Were they
singing?

What were/weren`t the people doing

when I arrived? 16. Peter . ( not phone) his
best friend.
1. Ann.. (read) a book.
17. The girl .. (sing) a song.
2. She .(eat) a cake..
18. They . (not break) a bottle
3. We . (play) in the garden.
19. We . (choose) clothes.
4. You (speak) with a cute boy.
20. Tim (wash) the car.
5.The boys .(fight) with each
21. The girls .(listen) to the radio.
other.
22. They (make) a lot of noise.
6. He . ( not throw) papers.
23. Jack .. (run) in the corridor.
7. John (drink) juice.
24. Jill .. (sit) in the sofa.
8. He .. (watch) a film on T.V.
25. They (not ride) bicycle.
9. The girl (sleep) on the chair.
26. Ann (bake) a cake.
10. Ian (not clean) the
27. Jennifer (not cook).
kitchen.
28. Jason (play) the guitar.
11. Paul (talk) to his friends.
29. They (not wash) the
12. The girls . .. (write) poems.
floor.
13. John . (do) the
30. Jack and Paul (feed) the cat.
homework.
14. Kate .(draw) a picture.
15. The boys .. (play)