Past Continuous

Let’s look at some examples of sentences

in the Past Continuous:

• I was participating in the protest march yesterday at 3 o’clock.

• They weren’t shouting at the march, were they?
We use the Past Continuous:

• to describe an action that was happening at a specific time in the

past.

I was studying yesterday at 4:30 pm.

We use the Past Continuous:

• to describe two actions happening simultaneously in the past.

I was writing an email to the President while dad was making

dinner.
Past Continuous
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GRAMMAR
PRACTICE
1. Complete with the Past Continuous.

were having
a. My friends _______________ wasn’t drinking
b. The girl ___________________
(have) fun at the party. (not drink) her milk at 9:30 am.
1. Complete with the Past Continuous.

was watching
c. While Mat _______________ was wearing
d. Danny _______________
was reading
(watch) TV, Mandy ____________ (wear) a nice denim jacket
(read) the news on her tablet. yesterday.
1. Complete with the Past Continuous.

wasn’t paying
e. I _______________ f. Last Tuesday my grandparents
(not pay) attention in class. were sitting
_______________ (sit) outside.
2. Complete the gaps with the affirmative or the negative form of
the verbs in the Past Continuous.

a. My mother was drinkingcoffee when I arrived home.

2. Complete the gaps with the affirmative or the negative form of
the verbs in the Past Continuous.

b. Kelly wasn’t playing outside this morning.

2. Complete the gaps with the affirmative or the negative form of
the verbs in the Past Continuous.

c. Leslie and I were listeningto our favourite songs on

YouTube.
2. Complete the gaps with the affirmative or the negative form
of the verbs in the Past Continuous.

d. The children weren’t eatingtheir sandwiches during

their lunch break.
2. Complete the gaps with the affirmative or the negative form of
the verbs in the Past Continuous.

e. George was swimmingat 11 am last Tuesday.