EXTRA EXERCISE 01

Use the past progressive to complete the sentences.

1. The girls ______________(play) cards.
2. Greg ______________(look) for his wallet.
3. Mr Miller ______________(not wash) his car.
4. Susan ______________ (do) her homework.
5. They ______________(not play) football yesterday afternoon.
6. I ______________(wait) for her in the park.
7. Carol and I ______________(have) dinner when he arrived.
8. We ______________(play) the guitar when she entered.
9. Tom ______________(not swim) in the pool.
10. The boys ______________ (cycle) home from school.
11. She ______________ (work) in her office.
12. I (______________not study) the new words.
13. Ann ______________(lie) on the beach.
14. We ______________(sit) on the bench for a long time.
15. He ______________(phone) his aunt.
16. We ______________(write) the essay together.
17. Frank ______________(prepare) breakfast.
18. Mrs Summers ______________(not listen) to him.
19. Daniel ______________(do) the shopping.
20. They ______________(not read) the book.
21. I______________ (have) a shower.
22. He ______________ (not watch) TV.
23. We ______________(swim) in the sea.
24. Tom and I ______________ (vist) the castle.
25. The sun ______________(shine).
26. She______________ (clean) the windows.
27. I ______________ (show) them most of the sights.
28. Ann ______________(not take) a lot of photos.
29. We ______________(play) voleyball on the beach.
30. They ______________ (talk) to their neighbours.
31, They ______________ cards. (play)
32. I ______________ the floor. (sweep)
33. Sam ______________ the newspaper. (read)
34. A lot of children ______________ at the station. (wait)
35. Mum ______________ in her office. (work)
36. He to school. (walk)
37. When they looked at her, she ______________ . (smile)
38. We ______________ outside when it started to rain. (play)

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Answer
1. What were you doing last night from 8 to 10?
2. What was she doing when she hurt her leg?
3. When were you planning on telling me?
4. Why were you crying last night?
5. What time were you studying in the library yesterday?
6. What food was he buying when you saw him?
7. Which hotel was he going into when you saw him?
8. We can make other questions with the word "How".
9. How many cigarettes were you smoking per day when you were a smoker?
10. How much time were you spending writing reports when you worked there?
11. What was he doing when he broke his leg?
12. What was she doing when her baby got hurt?
13. What were they doing when their dog ran away?
14. Who was crying last night?
15. What was making that noise last night?
16. How many people were watching the movie at your house last night?
17. Where were you playing?
18. What were you doing when you saw him?
19. What were you doing when you saw him?
20. What was she doing when she got hurt?
21. What were you two talking about?
22. Where was she going when you saw her?
23. Where were you playing soccer yesterday?
24. Where were they playing music last Friday?
25. When was the movie playing?
26. When were the children studying?
27. When were you having a picnic in the park?
28. Why were you crying?
29. Why was he laughing?
30. Why were the managers acting worried?
31. Who were you talking to?
32. Who were they fighting with?
33. Who was playing the piano earlier?
34. Who was laughing during the speech?
35. How were you not crying during the movie?
36. How was he walking with a broken leg?
37. What time were you playing basketball last Saturday?
38. Which book were you reading when I saw yo
39. A) What were you doing when I saw you last night?
40. A) Who were you walking with? Was that your boyfriend?
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