Past Progressive - Exercise 01: Ejercicios
Past Progressive - Exercise 01: Ejercicios
Past Progressive - Exercise 01: Ejercicios
w as eating
1. Yesterday at 5 o'clock I (eat).
w as dancin
2. Last night, at 10 o'clock she (dance).
w as cooking w as w atching
3. Tim (cook) while Susan (watch) TV.
w as painting w as sleeping
4. Barbara (paint), and Joe (sleep).
w as reading w as listening
11. James (read) and Emily (listen) to music.
w as singing w as jumping
12. While the singer (sing), the crowd (jump).
w as jogging
14. An hour ago I (jog).
Check Hint
Ejercicios
Ayer a las nueve, toda esta gente estaba haciendo algo. ¿Qué estaban
haciendo?
Escribe las soluciones adecuadas en past progressive.
w as w orking
1. Richard (work) on his computer at 9 o’clock yesterday.
w ere having
2. Lucy and Tom (have) dinner.
w as reading
3. I (read) an article in the newspaper.
w as w atching
4. The children (watch) a film on TV at that time.
w as chattin
5. Paula (chat) on the phone with a friend.
w ere sitting
1. When I came into the living room, the cats (sit) on the table.
w as lying
2. I could tell by his eyes that he (lie) to me.
w ere playin
3. We (play) Monopoly when our neighbours rang at the door.
w as listening
4. Helen (listen) to the radio when she heard a strange noise in the garden.
w as prepating
5. I (prepare) dinner yesterday when I noticed that the
w asn´t w orking
cooker (work/not) .
Q1 of 7
They ____ (not/do) their homework yesterday at 3 o'clock
w ere not doin
Q2 of 7
What _was____ he _watching____ (watch) on television when you arrived?
Q3 of 7
Howard _was liking___ (like) the movie.
Q4 of 7
My parents _were working___ (work) when I came home.
Q5 of 7
In 2010, was living____ (live) in a small flat in London.
Q6 of 7
She _was listening___ (listen) to music when I called.
Q7 of 7
_was____ it _raining____ (rain) when you left?
Complete the following sentences with past continuous affirmative, and then turn the sentences
into negative and interrogative. Write short forms:
was playing
1. She (play) basketball yesterday at five o’clock.
wasn´t playing
She basketball yesterday at five o'clock. (negative)
was playing
she basketball yesterday at five o'clock? (question)
were studying
2. We (study) hard yesterday afternoon.
weren´t studying
We hard yesterday afternoon. (negative)
were studying
we hard yesterday afternoon? (question)
were watching
3. They (watch) TV when I arrived.
weren´t watching
They TV when I arrived. (negative)
were watching
they TV when I arrived? (questions)
were stealing
4. The thieves (steal) when the police arrived.
weren´t stealing
The thieves when the police arrived. (negative)
were stealing
the thieves when the police arrived?
(questions)
were smoking
5. They (smoke) yesterday in the morning.
weren´t smoking
They yesterday in the morning. (negative)
were smoking
they yesterday in the morning? (interrogative)