Past Continuous Tense

Explanation The Past Continuous Tense is used to show an action that was going on in the pass. Usually there are two or more actions at one time. The phrase to show Past Continuous Tense is formed using was or were + a verb ending with ing . Besides that, words like when and while are also used to show the tense. Examples Singular Was raining Was eating Was studying Plural Were playing Were watching Were cleaning

Exercise 1. My brother and sister______ tennis at 11am yesterday.

A. Are playing B. Were playing A. drove B. was drove A. was sleeping B. sleeping C. was playing D. playing C. driving D. was driving C. were sleeping D. are sleeping

2. At 8.30am today I __________ to work.

3. We _______in our bed at 11pm.

4. You _________ when she called. A. was studying C. studied B. were studying D. studying 5. _______ you _______ when she called? A. Was, studied C. Were, studying B. Was, studying D. Were, study 6. When the phone rang, she _______ a letter.

Sentences 1. It was raining when I walked to school this morning. 2. He was eating when you called. 3. While she was studying, somebody knocked at the door. 4. When we were walking to the shop, we saw the accident. 5. The girls were playing netball while the boys were playing football.

A. were writing B. are writing

C. was write D. was writing

7. Sammy ________ for us when we got off the plane. A. were wait C. were waiting B. was wait D. was waiting 8. What ______ you ______when the earthquake started? A. was, doing C. were, doing B. was,do D. were, do 9. While we ____________ the picnic, it started to rain. A. were having C. was have B. was having D. were have 10. I ___________ TV when she called. A. were watching C. was watch B. are watching D. was watching