Reinforcement activities Past continuous

1. Complete the sentences with past continuous

a. He ________________ (read) a book in bed at 9pm.
b. My friends ______________________ (swim) in the swimming pool.
c. Leslie _____________________ (watch) a romantic film.
d. My mum _____________________ (drive) her car.
e. Hey ___________________ (listen) to pop music.
f. We _________________________ (have) a wonderful time at the party.

2. Write the sentences from the previous exercises in the negative form of the
past continuous.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

3. Put the words in the correct order

a. In the morning / was / swimming / Peter / ?
i. ___________________________________________________
b. Maggie / playing baseball / was / at 6pm / ?
i. ___________________________________________________
c. You / were / doing homework / yesterday afternoon / ?
i. ___________________________________________________
d. At / 9 am / he / was / having breakfast / ?
i. ___________________________________________________
e. Your friends / basketball / playing / at 6 pm yesterday / were / ?
i. ___________________________________________________

4. Complete the sentences with Past simple or Past continuous

a. While I ____________________ (waiting), I _________________ (see)
my dad in his car
b. He _______________________ (carry) the shopping when he
__________ (drop) the apples.
c. While he _________________ (watch) TV, I __________ (make) dinner.
d. My mum _____________________ (work) at the office when I
___________ (call) her.
Reinforcement activities Past continuous

e. I ___________________ (do) my homework when my friend

____________ (call) me.
f. When I _________________ (meet) Susan, she
______________________ (wear) glasses.
5. Choose when or while
a. I was singing when / while the microphone broke.
b. They heard a big noise when / while they were watching a horror film.
c. When / while I was cleaning my bedroom, I found my watch under the
bed.
d. When / while my sister arrived home, I was sleeping.
e. I was revising for the exam when / while the teacher arrived.
f. My dad found some good books when / while he was cleaning his office.
6. Write the past simple form of these verbs

Play
Study
Think
Leave
Cook
Can
Buy
Swim
Ring
Call
Arrive
Be
Bring
Choose
Come
Eat
Drink
Fall
Fly
Grow