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The Past Continuous Exercise at Auto-English
The Past Continuous Exercise at Auto-English
AFillthegapsusingtheverbinbracketsinthepastcontinuoustense.
1 I................................ lettersalldayyesterday.(write)
2 You................................ veryslowaboutit.(be)
3 You................................onthephoneforhoursandhours.(talk)
4 They................................ muchbusinessbeforelunch.(doNEGATIVE)
5 She................................tomeallweek.Sillycow.(speakNEGATIVE)
6 It................................forlong.(rainNEGATIVE)
7 What................................you................................whenIphonedyesterday?(do)
8 ................................you................................TVwhenithappened?(watch)
9 What................................you................................attheparty?(wear)
10 He................................horribletoeveryone,thenastypig!(be)
11 I................................computergamesallmorning.(play)
12 We................................allafternooninthelibrary.(revise)
BFillthegapsusingtheverbinbracketsinthepastcontinuousandpastsimple.
1 I................................(watch)TVwhenabird................................intothewindow.(fly)
2 ThePrimeMinister................................(relax)onholidaywhilethecountry................................incrisis.(be)
3 Collin................................(have)ashowerwhenAngelina................................onthedoor.(knock)
4 We................................(have)acoffeewhenwe................................thenewsontheradio.(hear)
5 Theriots................................(start)whenthePresident................................thecountry.(visit)
6 Frank................................(pick)hisnosewhentheaccident.................................(happen)
07 Theearthquake................................(begin)whenwe................................chess.(play)
www.autoenglish.org WrittenbyBobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2007
Answers
A
1 Iwaswritinglettersalldayyesterday.
2 Youwerebeingveryslowaboutit.
3 Youweretalkingonthephoneforhoursandhours.
4 Theywerentdoingmuchbusinessbeforelunch.
5 Shewasntspeakingtomeallweek.Sillycow.
6 Itwasntrainingforlong.
7 WhatwereyoudoingwhenIphonedyesterday?
8 WereyouwatchingTVwhenithappened?
9 Whatwereyouwearingattheparty?
10 Hewasbeinghorribletoeveryone,thenastypig!
11 Iwasplayingcomputergamesallmorning.
12 We wererevisingallafternooninthelibrary.
B
1 Iwaswatching(watch)TVwhenabirdflewintothewindow.
2 ThePrimeMinisterwasrelaxing(relax)onholidaywhilethecountrywasincrisis.
3 Collinwashaving(have)ashowerwhenAngelinaknockedonthedoor.
4 We werehaving(have)acoffeewhenweheardthenewsontheradio.
5 Theriotsstarted(start)whenthePresidentwasvisitingthecountry.
6 Frankwaspicking(pick)hisnosewhentheaccidenthappened.
7 Theearthquakebegan(begin)whenwewereplayingchess.
www.autoenglish.org WrittenbyBobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2007