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PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE WORKSHEET

Match the following sentences with the best ending

!The sun was shining awhen he fell off the ladder.

"She was cooking in the kitchen bwhen I saw him yesterday.

#They were quarrelling cwhen we went out.

$I was watching a horror film dwhen I fell and hurt my leg.

%He was wearing a black suit ewhen the fire started.

6.Raymond was lying on the floor fwhen a rock fell on my fathers leg.

&He was painting the ceiling gwhen she saw a shark.'I was running out of the house hwhen the lights went out.

(e were climbing a mountain iwhen the ambulance came.

!)She was swimming in the sea *when the teacher came.

What we+e the, doing when--. Choose the /e+bs f+o0 the bo1

hen the earthquake started!

!"arabara ######her son to school.

"$ick###### .

#Some students ######a test.

$The doctor ######a patient.%%r &ones ######home from work.

2%r "rown ######in his office.

&'aul and (ancy ######picnic.

')arla and her husband ######lunch.

(&oe ######the walls.

!)%arie ######a dress.

3oin the sentences 4sing 5when6

!I was ha*ing a bath. The phone rang.

##########################.

"I met you yesterday. +ou were talking to someone.

##########################.# The telephone rang. I got out of the bathroom.

##########################.

$He was writing a letter. The storm began.

##########################.

3oin the sentences 4sing 7while8

!&ohn was working at home. She was rela,ing on a sofa.

##########################.

"The -ulf ar started. She was studying at uni*ersity.

#The girl umped off the bus. It was mo*ing.

##########################.

$Someone stole my clothes. I was swimming in the ri*er.

##########################.

% I was walking in a narrow street. / do attacked me.

##########################.

Co09lete the sentences Use the 9ast contin4o4s o+ the si09le 9ast fo+0

of each /e+b in 9a+entheses

0. hen I 1see2 ###saw###at the drugstore! he 1buy2 ###wasbuying###some medicine.

"I 1hear2 ######a loud bang while I 1read2 ######a book.

#/s I 1walk2 ######in the gra*eyard last night! I 1see2

######a ghost.

$hile I 1sit2 ######at a bank! someone 1co*er2 ######my

eyes.

%hen I 1see2 ######the boys! they 1play2 ######on the

grass.

2I 1put2 ######on my dress and 1go2 ######to open thedoor.

&hen I 1go2 ######in! she 1lie2 ######on the floor.

'She 1work2 ######in a hotel when she first 1meet2 ######

her husband.

(She 1wait2 ####for them when they 1arri*e2 ## at the airport.

Answe+ the :4estions as in the e1a09le

!/3 ere you doing your homework at 04 last night5 1play the piano2

"3 (o! I wasnt. I was playing the piano.

"/3 as &ane sleeping when the doorbell rang5 1cook dinner2

"3

# /3 ere they flying to Spain when their plane crashed. 1-ermany2

"3$ as ucy climbigng a tree when she fell5 1a ladder2

"3

%/3 $id &im say 7hello when he saw the shark5 1get out of the water2

"3

2/3ere you coming home when you lost your purse5 1shop at a

supermarket2

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dri*e buy ha*e eat take e,amine fish paint take sleep

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&/3 ere Simon and &udy working at the shop when someone threatened

them with a gun5 1walk in a dark street2

"3

'/3 ere you dancing when you stepped on your girlfriends toes5 1walk2

"3

Answe+ the following :4estions Use the 9ast contin4o4s o+ the 9ast

si09le fo+0 of the /e+bs in 9a+entheses

/3 hat were you doing when the earthquake started5

"3 I 1cut2 ##was cutting####some bread.!/3 hat did you do when the earthquake started5

"3 I 1run2 ######out of the building.

" /3 hat were you doing when the phone rang5

"3 I 1ha*e2 ######a shower.

#/3 what was happening when she shouted loudly5

"3 The baby 1sleep2 ######in her bed.

$/3 hat were they doing when some rocks fell on their heads5

"3 They 1dig2 ######a tunnel.

% /3 here was your sister li*ing when you *isited her5"3 She 1li*e2 ######in -ermany.

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!/lice hurt herself while she ###############1skate2.

"I met my neighbor while I ######### 1walk2 home from work.

#Sally saw a friend while she ##### 1ride2 her bicycle along 'ark St.

$'eter fell asleep while he ############## 1study2.

%"ob stepped on &anes feet while they ########1dance2 together.

2I cut myself while I ##############. 1sha*e2.

&%r. and %rs. "rown burned themsel*es while they

##########... 1bake2 cookies.

'Tommy had a nightmare while he ##### 1sleep2 at a friends house.

?; How did it ha99en.!How did /lice hurt herself5 1play soccer2

She hurt herself while she was playing soccer.

"How did %artin burn himself5 1iron his clothes2

###############################

#How did Helen cut herself5 1slice onions2

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$How did &ennifer meet her husband5 1fi, a flat tire2

%How did %ar*in break his arm5 1skate2

###############################

2How did you lose your wallet5 1ride my bicycle2

###############################

&How did &eff meet his wife5 1swim at the beach2

###############################

'How did "ob get a black eye5 1fight with his brother2

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(How did your children burn themsel*es5 1make breakfast2###############################

!)How did %artha fall5 1dance2

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Co09lete the sentences with the wo+ds in 9a+entheses 4sing the

SIMP@E PAST o+ the PAST PRORESSIBE>

!Sally ########### 1eat2 dinner last night when someone

#######..1knock2 on the door.

"I began to study at se*en last night. 8red ###########

1come2 at se*en9thirty. I ############ 1study2 when 8red#########.. 1come2.

#hile I ############. 1study2 last night! 8red

###########1drop by2 to *isit me.

$%y roommates parents #############. 1call2 him last

night while we##############.. 1watch2 T:.

%%y mother called me around fi*e. %y husband came home a little after

fi*e. hen he############.. 1come2 home! I

#############.. 1talk2 tomy mother on the phone.

2+esterday Tom and &anice ######### 1go2 to the ;oo around

one. They########## 1see2 many kinds of animals. They stayed

at the ;oo for two hours. hile they ########### 1walk2

home! it #####.##.. 1begin2to rain! so they ###########.. 1stop2 at a small caf< and

########1ha*e2 a cup of coffee.

&+esterday afternoon I ########## 1go2 to *isit the 'arker

family. hen I########.. 1get2 there around two oclock! %rs.

'arker #######.. 1be2in the yard. She

############# 1plant2 flowers in her garden. %r. 'arker

#########.. 1be2 in the garage. He #########1work2

ontheir car. He ###########.. 1change2 the oil.