Revision exercises
Fill in the blanks with the past continuous form of the verbs given in brackets.
- The children was playing hide and seek in the park. (play)
- They were going to the movies. (go)
- I was reading the book you gave me on my birthday. (read)
- Winnie was sititch her new dress. (stitch)
- The dogs were barking all night. (bark)
- Ron was cleaning his room when he heard the noise. (clean)
- It was geting darker with each passing moment. (get)
- The gardener was watering the lawn. (water)
- The army were going to Ladakh when the enemy attacked them. (go)
- My sister was rideing a Royal Enfield yesterday. (ride)
- The students were working on their assignments. (work)
- That boy was danceingin class. (dance)
- The kid was watching television all evening. (watch)
- The girl was listening to rock music. (listen)
- The birds were flying in the sky. (fly)
Ecercise 2 – Change into the past continuous tense
Read the following sentences and change them into the past continuous tense.
- Raj was drinkng coffee.
- Sweta was singing her favourite song.
- Siraj was lefting home.
- My friends were playing on the field.
- I was going to France.
- The boy was crying all night.
- The cat was running in the streets.
- I was performing at the school function.
- The parrot was talking back.
- Tia was visiting her granny.
Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).
When I phoned my friends, they were playing (play) monopoly.
Yesterday at six I was prepareing (prepare) dinner.
The kids were playing (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
I was practice (practice) the guitar when he came home.
We were not cycle (not / cycle) all day.
While Alan was working (work) in his room, his friends were swiming (swim) in the pool.
I tried to tell them the truth but they (not / listen ) .
What was you doing (you / do) yesterday?
Most of the time we were siting (sit) in the park.
I was listening (listen) to the radio while my sister was watching (watch) TV.
When I arrived, They were playing (play) cards.
We were studying (study) English yesterday at 4:00 pm .
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