I - Fill in the sentences with the correct form (past continuous) of the
appropriate verb, and then match the sentences to the pictures.
1) She _was dancing_ alone.
2) He __________________, he __________________ by the lake.
3) She __________________ tennis.
4) She __________________ and __________________ a phone call.
5) She __________________ the plants, she __________________ the floor.
6) He __________________ soccer.
7) He __________________, he __________________ TV.
8) He __________________ a picture.
9) She __________________ tea, she __________________ the net.
10) She __________________ a shower.
11) He __________________ the rope, he __________________.
12) She __________________ the shopping.
13) He __________________, he __________________.
14) He __________________ on the bed, he __________________.
15) He __________________ in the mountains. 1
II - Fill in the sentences with the correct form (past continuous) of the
appropriate verb, and then match the sentences to the pictures.
1) He _wasn’t drinking_, he _was eating_ a sandwich.
2) _____ he ______________ in the sun?
3) They __________________ a meeting in the office.
4) _____ she ______________ her sister’s hair?
5) They __________________ the wall but the fence.
6) He __________________ a bus.
7) _____ the fire ______________ in the fireplace?
8) The men __________________ the mountain.
9) She __________________ with her dog.
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10) _____ he ______________ in the shop all day?
11) The girls __________________ in the playground.
12) _____ Helen ______________ up the playground?
13) The cat __________________ on the fence.
14) _____ he ______________ a bike?
15) She __________________ for a needle.
EXERCISE: SIMPLE PAST TENSE VS SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
1. I ……………………...(watch) TV when she ………………………....(call).
2. When the phone ……………………(ring), she ………………….…. (write) a letter.
3. While we ……………….….(have) the picnic, it (start)…………………. to rain.
4. What (you, do)…………….…. when the earthquake ………………..…(start) ?
5. I ………………..(listen) to my iPod, so I ……………..…..(not, hear) the fire alarm.
6. You ………………(listen) to me when I ………….……..(tell) you to turn the oven
off.
7. While John …………………..(sleep) last night, someone …………….(steal) his car.
8. Sammy …………………(wait) for us when we ……………(get off) the plane.
9. While I ………………………….(write) the email, the computer suddenly went off.
10. Last night, she………………..…(call) Pizza Hut and the delivery
man……………………..(deliver) her order right away.
11. A: What were you doing when you broke your leg?
B: I ………………………………(snowboard).
12. When I ……………………...(walk) into the office, several people ………………..
(watch) news on CNN.
13. They………………………..(meet) my parents at eight this morning.
14. The salesman ……………….(help) the customer when the thief ………………...
(come) into the store.
15. While I ………………………….… (study), she …………………………..…(cook).
16. Children……………………..(talk), when I……………………(fall) asleep.
17. What……………………………..(she,do) during her holiday last month?
18. While I………………………….(take ) a bath, Suze…………………..(fix) the door.
19. Yesterday we …………………….(play) at the park. I ………………………..(throw)
the wood stick and my dog……………………….(catch) it for me.
20. What……………………………………..(you, do) during the Math class this
morning?