ThePastContinuousExercise

SUBJECT + WAS/WERE + VERB+ING

I was sleeping

AFillthegapsusingtheverbinbracketsinthepastcontinuoustense.
1 I.....was writing...................... lettersalldayyesterday.(write)
2 You......were being....................... veryslowaboutit.(be)
3 You....were talking.....................onthephoneforhoursandhours.(talk)
4 They......weren't doing.................... muchbusinessbeforelunch.(doNEGATIVE)
5 She...wasn't speaking...................tomeallweek.Sillycow.(speakNEGATIVE)
6 It......wasn't raining.........................forlong.(rainNEGATIVE)
7 What.......was....................you...........doing.................whenIphonedyesterday?(do)
8 ...Was.........................you........watching.....................TVwhenithappened?(watch)
9 What.......was......................you.........wearing......................attheparty?(wear)
10 He......was being........................horribletoeveryone,thenastypig!(be)
11 I......was playing.....................computergamesallmorning.(play)

12 We.....were revising.......................allafternooninthelibrary.(revise)

Whatyouweredoing when... somethingsuddenlyhappened!

Pastcontinuous D Pastsimple

BFillthegapsusingtheverbinbracketsinthepastcontinuousandpastsimple.
1 I..was watching.........................(watch)TVwhenabird...flew.............................intothewindow.(fly)
2 ThePrimeMinister.....was relaxing..........(relax)onholidaywhilethecountry.....was.......................incrisis.(be)
3 Collin...was having.....................(have)ashowerwhenAngelina......knocked......................onthedoor.(knock)
4 We.....were having.......................(have)acoffeewhenwe.....heard........................thenewsontheradio.(hear)
5 Theriots.....were starting..........................(start)whenthePresident......visited.....................thecountry.(visit)
6 Frank......was picking.....................(pick)hisnosewhentheaccident......happened........................(happen)
07 Theearthquake.....was beginning........................(begin)whenwe.....played.........................chess.(play)

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