complete these sentences with the past continuous tense.

1. What ___________________ (you do) when he arrived?

2. She ___________________ (watch) TV at two o'clock.
3. They ______________________________ (not sleep) at five o'clock.
4. Peter _________________________ (work) when I telephoned.
5. Tim _________________________ (study) German while they were studying French.
6. I _______________________________ (not pay attention) during the presentation.
7. _________________________________ (Brian talk) during the lesson?
8. We _______________________________ (not cook) when he walked in the door.
9. Jason ____________________ (play) the piano at three o'clock yesterday afternoon.
10. When _____________________________ (Howard give) the presentation exactly?
11. Andrea _________________________________ (not expect) you to arrive so early!
12. What ____________________________________ (you think) when you said that?!
13. ___________________________ (she do) the housework when you telephoned?
14. Carlos _____________________________ (drink) tea when I walked into the room.
15. They _________________________ (meet) with Smith and Steve at exactly 2.35 pm.
16. My cousin ____________________________ (not have) a good time when I arrived.
17. They ____________________________ (discuss) the issue when she telephoned.
18. __________________________ (they work) in the garden when you arrived?
19. She ____________________________ (sleep) so he entered the room softly.
20. They ______________________ (not take) notes during the presentation, but paying
attention to every word.

complete these sentences with the past simple and/or the past
continuous.
1. What__________ you ______________ (do) at eight o'clock last night?
2. The police ___________ (stop) Willis as he ____________________ (drive) to the airport.
3. When I _______________ (get) to work, I _____________________ (realise) that I
______________________________ (not wear) my watch.
4. Where ________________Rob and Rebecca __________________(live) when they
__________________(have) their first child?
5. Anyway, what ______________ I ________________ (talk) about? I can't remember.
6. By the time we ______________ (get) to the party, everybody ____________ (go) home.
7. One of our teachers ________________ (tell) us that we _________________ (not work)
hard enough.
8. I _______________________ (shop) when you called.
9. The kids _____________________(play) happily when I got home.
10. I told him but he didn't hear me as he __________________(watch) the news.
11. Joe and Anu ___________________(work) in the office when the boss walked in.
12. The red team players _______________________ (warm up) when the blue team arrived
at the stadium.
13. While she was studying, Talin _____________________ (cook) her favorite dish.
14. I ________________________ (drive) when you called so I couldn't answer.
15. I saw you yesterday when you ___________________ (walk) down the street.
16. My mother ______________________(exercise) and my father was sleeping.
17. Joanna _____________________(feed) her baby and reading a book at the same time.