Question

Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1 I (make) my dinner at 8 o’clock last night.
2 Joe and Sam (use) the wrong program in IT yesterday.
3 Who was that guy you (dance) with at the party?
4 Paula (come) home from school when she saw an accident.
5 In 1999 my father (live) in Dublin. That’s where he met my mother.
6 He (open) the box when he cut his finger.
7 This time last week, we (visit) my grandmother.
8 I (sit) at the back of the classroom so I couldn’t see the screen.
9 Andrew (insert) a photo into his document when the teacher stopped the class.
10 I (start) to do my homework when my friend sent me a message.

6 Choose the correct options.

1 I listened / was listening to the radio when I heard / was hearing this fantastic song.
2 When the teacher said / was saying ‘Stop!’, I still tried / was still trying to finish the last question.
3 I feel really silly! While I danced / was dancing, I fell / was falling and broke / was breaking my elbow.
4 Tim played / was playing a computer game when his mum called / was calling him for lunch.
5 I looked / was looking for a file on my memory stick when I noticed / was noticing there was a virus.
6 Ron found / was finding a really interesting website about dance music while he surfed / was surfing the internet.
7 My mum had / was having breakfast near the computer when she spilled / was spilling her cup of coffee on the keyboard.
8 When you saw / were seeing me yesterday, I didn’t go / wasn’t going to school, I went / was going to the doctor’s – I felt terrible.
9 How many pictures did you take / were you taking while you travelled / were travelling around Ireland?
10 Why did you chat / were you chatting to Philip while I tried / was trying to tell you something re

Answer 1

Respuesta: Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1.-was making, 2 were using, 3 dancing, 4 was coming, 5 was living, 6  was opening, 7 were visiting, 8 was sitting, 9 was inserting, 10 was starting.

Choose the correct options.

1 was listening/was hearing, 2 was saying/was still trying, 3 was dancing/was falling/was breaking, 4 was playing/was calling, 5 was looking/was noticing, 6 was finding/was surfing, 7 was having/was spilling, 8 were seeing/wasn't going/was going, 9 were you taking/were travelling, 10 were you chatting/ was trying