Past Continuous

A. Fill in the blanks with “was” or “were”. B. Write the correct “ing” verb in the blank.

1) Jane _____ doing homework. 1.John was ___________ coffee (drink) .

2) We_______ eating cookies. 2.They were ____________ (read).
3) The dog ____ barking.
3.We were __________ for Easter eggs (hunt).
4) Mom ________ cooking dinner.
5) The boys _____ playing baseball 4.Mom was _____________ (exercise).
6) Dad ______ watching TV. 5. I was ____________ Easter eggs (paint).
7) It ____ raining outside. 6.The children were _________ TV (watch).
8) The baby ____ crying. 7.You were ______________ to Kate (talk).
9) The girls _____ listening to music. 8.The dog was _____________ the cat (chase).
10) I _____ taking a photo. 9.The cat was ________________ (run).
11) They ______ running.
10.It was _____________ outside(snow).
12) You ______studying at home.

C. Negative form. Fill in blanks with D. Make a question.

“was/ were /not” and/or an “ing”verb” Fill in the blank with “be” and an “ing” verb
1. The dog was not _________ (bark).
1._______ they _____________ dinner? (eat)
2. I _______ not eating candy.
2. ______ I ______________ to music? (listen)
3. They were not ___________ (laugh).
3._______ it ______________? (snow)
4. It _____ ____ _________ (snow).
4.______ we_______________ TV? (watch)
5. We were _____ _________ TV(watch).
5. ____you___________Easter eggs? (paint)
6. We were _____ painting Easter eggs.
6.______ she ____________homework ? (do)
7. You ______ _____ _________(listen).
7. ____ the dog________________ ?(bark)
8. She _____ ____ ______ homework (do).
8._____ she ________________ a photo ?(take)
9. Kate and John _______ not eating dinner.
9.______he _____________soccer?(play)
10. The dog _____ _____ _________
10______Kate and John ___________ fast?(run)
the cat (chase).

1. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple of the verbs in brackets.
1) My sister _________ (go) to the cinema yesterday.
2) He __________ (not like) football, so he ________ (play) voleyball.
3) He _______ (break) the window when he _______ (be) 5.
4) My mum ______ (be) very angry because we _______ (come) home very late.
5) She ______ (told) me the problem with her mum and I _______ (help) her.
6) They ________ (not visit) the museum of the town, they ________ (preffer) going to the funfair.
7) _____ they ______ (visit) their grandparents yesterday?
8) Who ____ you _____ (be) with when the accident happen?
2. Complete the sentences. Use the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1) I _____________ (study) Science for my test.
2) He _______________ (not do) his homework.
3) They ______________ (not play) rugby because they think is boring.
4) _____ they _______ (listen) to music when you opened the door?
5) She ____________ (go) to the cinema, but her friends didn’t come.
6) That boy ___________ (play) the violin very well. Maybe, he ____________ (have) musical classes.
7) Jane, David and Polly ________________ (watch) TV when the light turned off.
8) I _______________ (begin) my English project when my sister fall.
3. Complete the text. Use past simple and continuous.
It _____ (be) a rainy day of November. We __________ (come) from school at 2 o’clock.
We ________ (not be) very hungry but we ______ (be) too cold. While we ____________ (walk) with
my umbrella, we ______ (find) a coin. It _____ (not be) a normal coin, it _____ (be) a strange coin. We ________ (not
continue) walking. We _____ (be) a bit nervous. What should we do? Maybe, we ______ to (have) put the coin
where we ______ (find) it. We _____ (do) this. We ________ (walk) on the street, when a tall man ______ (ask) us for
the coin. We ______ (tell) him that the coin _____ (be) at the beginning of the street. We _________ (know) what
______________ (happen), so we ________ (continue) walking.
4. Choose the best one.
1. I didn’t understand / wasn’t understanding anything.
2. I had / was having a dream last night. The cats talked / were talking, the people sang / were
singing and the trees walked / were walking. It was odd.
3. Who did you visit / were you visiting yesterday?
4. Susan thought / was thinking that it wasn’t a mistake.
5. The teacher talked / was talking about something seriously but the students made / were
making noise.
6. When I came / was coming home, my mother washed / was washing the dishes.
7. My grandparent died / was dying last year.
8. She went / was going out two hours ago.
9. Sue washed the dishes and then went / was going to bed.
10. What did you do / were you doing when I phoned / was phoning you?
5. Match the questions with answers
a. Yes, he did.
1. What was he doing when you saw her?
b. I went to the cinema with Ashley.
2. Did Martin help you?
c. They were drawing something.
3. What were the students doing?
d. She was preparing the dinner.
4. Did they like the film?
e. No, he was doing his homework.
5. Where did you go two hours ago?
f. No, they didn’t.
6. Was Arthur playing computer games?
6. Make sentences. Xếp từ thành câu hoàn chỉnh.
1. When – I – see – her – she – wash – the dishes.
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2. They – not – want to – watch TV.
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3. She – try to – open – the door – but – she could – not.
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4. John – open – the door – look out – and – begin – to run.
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5. We – watch TV – when – he – have – an accident.
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6. He – not believe – me – although – I – tell – the truth.
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7. While – I – sleep – the bell – ring.
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8. I – not – want to – go to – the beach.
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9. My brother – have a rest – while – my mother – cook.
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10. They – play – football – when – we – see – them yesterday.
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7. What were the people doing when Lorenzo walked into the room? Use Past Continuous tense.
a) Helen /watch/ a documentary. -------------------------------------------------------------------------
b) Richard / draw/ a picture. -------------------------------------------------------------------------
c) Simon and Alice/ play/video games. -------------------------------------------------------------------------
d) The dog/ sleep/ on the rug. -------------------------------------------------------------------------
e) Mom / talk/ on the phone. -------------------------------------------------------------------------
8. Complete the sentences: Use did, didn’t, was, wasn’t, were, weren’t.
a) ……… he having a shower when the phone rang? No, I ………
b) ……… she visit the Eiffel Tower while she ……living in Paris? Yes, she ……
c) ………. you tidying up when your friend got home? Yes, I ……..
d) ……… they cooking when you phoned? Yes, they ………..
e) ………...we driving when it began to rain? No, we ……….
9. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple and the past continuous tense.
a) They ………………. (walk) along the street when they ………………. (see) the accident.
b) When Peter ……… (get) up yesterday it ……………. (not rain).
c) While Elisa ……. (cross) the street, she ………… (fall) down.
d) It …………. (get) dark when I ……….. (arrive) home.
e) The bus driver …………. (drive) when he ……… (receive) a message from his wife.
f) She …………. (wear) glasses when I ………. (meet) her at the park.
g) My mum …………… (listen) to the radio while my father ….. (play) cards with a friend.
h) The footballer ………. (score) a goal while his friends ……….. (cheer) him up.
i) They ……….. (rehearse) the play when the teacher ……….. (come) to the theatre.
10. Complete the text with past simple tense of the verbs in brackets.
Jonathan ……… (be) born in Canada. He …….. (go) to school and he …….. (become) an astronomer. He ……… (earn)
a lot of money and soon he ……. (begin) to write books. He ……… (marry) a clever woman from Germany. They
…….. (enjoy) their life because they …….. (be) rich and famous.