Past Continuous Tense

A. Supply the correct continuous tense

Form the past continuous tense with the form of the verbs in parentheses.
past tense of to be and the present
participle of the main verb. 1. They ___________ (eat) in the
restaurant on the corner when I saw
I was working them.
You were working (They were eating in the restaurant on
He was working the corner when I saw them.)
She was working 2. It __________ (rain) when I left
It was working home.
We were working 3. When you telephoned, I ___________
You were working (have) dinner.
They were working 4. They ___________ (travel) in Europe
when they heard the news.
The past continuous tense describes a past 5. The baby __________ (sleep) soundly
action which was going on when another when I went to wake him.
action took place. 6. He _________ just __________
(order) breakfast when I went to his
I was sleeping when you called. hotel room.
They were eating dinner when we arrived.
7. I got sick while we ___________
(drive) to my grandmother’s.
8. He __________ (work) in California
when his father died.
9. I __________ just __________
(take) a nap when you called.
10.She __________ (talk) with Mr.
Samuels when I saw her in the hall.
11.The accident happened while they
___________ (travel) in Greece.
12.The flight attendant fell as she
__________ (get) into a taxi.
13.The car __________ (travels) at high
speed when it approached the corner.