laughing. soccer. You were not laughing.

Past Continuous
Past Continuous Affirmative
Past Continuous Negative Past Continuous Question
we use “be”(past) + “ing” verbs
we use “be” (past) +”not” + “ing” We use “be” (past) followed by
I was running fast. verbs “Pronoun or subject”
She was doing homework. He was
watching TV. It was snowing. I was not running fast. Was I running fast? Was she
They were exercising. We were She was not doing homework. He doing homework? Was he
was not watching TV. watching TV? Was it snowing?
It was not snowing. Were they exercising? Were we
playing soccer. You were They were not exercising. playing soccer? Were you
We were not playing laughing?

A. Fill in the blanks with “was” or
“were”. 1) Jane _was____ doing
homework. 2) We___were____
eating cookies.
3) The dog __was__ barking.
4) Mom __was______ cooking
dinner. 5) The boys __were___
playing baseball 6) Dad __was____
watching TV.
7) It __was__ raining outside.
8) The baby __was__ crying.
9) The girls __were___ listening to
music. 10) I ____was_ taking a
photo.
11) They __were____ running.
12) You _were_____studying at home.
6We were not___ painting Easter
eggs.
7. You ___were not listening_(listen).
8. She __was not doing___ _ homework (do).
9. Kate and John __were_____ not eating
dinner.
10. The dog ___was not chasing the cat
(chase).
B. Write the correct “ing” verb in the
blank. 1.John was __drinkig_________
coffee (drink) . 2.They were
_reading___________ (read).
3.We were ___hunting_______ for Easter
eggs (hunt). 4.Mom was
____exercising_________ (exercise). 5. I was

C. Negative form. Fill in blanks with _____painting_______ Easter eggs (paint).

“was/ were /not” and/or an “ing”verb”
1. The dog was not ___barking______
(bark). 2. I _was______ not eating
candy.
3. They were not __laughing___ (laugh). 4.
It _was____ __not__ __snowing_______
(snow). 5. We were __not___
__watching_______ TV(watch).
6.The children were __whatching_______ TV
(watch). 7.You were
__talking____________ to Kate (talk).
8.The dog was ___chasing__________
the cat (chase). 9.The cat was
__running______________ (run). 10.It was
__snowin___________ outside(snow).
D. Make a question.
Fill in the blank with “be” and an “ing” verb
1.were_______ they __eating dinner? (eat)

2. _was_____ I ___listening___________ to
music? (listen)

3.was_______ it _snowing_____________?
(snow)

4._were_____ we_______watching________
TV? (watch)

5. _were___you____painting_______Easter
eggs? (paint)

6.___was___ she
______doing______homework ? (do)

7. __was__ the dog__barking______________

?(bark)

8.__was___ she ___takin____ a photo ?(take)

9.___was___he
___playing__________soccer?(play)
10__were____Kate and John
____running_______ fast?(run)