The past continuous tense

Утвердительная форма		Вопросительная форма				Отрицательная форма
... + was/were + IV		Was/Were ... +  IV ?				... was/were not +  IV
I was playing. Я играл. (в то время, когда... )		Was I playing? Я играл?				I was not (=wasn't) playing. Я не играл.
He She It	was playing	Was	he she it	playing?	He She It	was not playing =(wasn't playing)
We You They	were playing	Were	we you they	playing?	We You They	were not playing =(weren't playing)

Ex 1. Use the Past Continuous tense.

1. I ______ to watch) television.

2. Ben ________ (to finish) his homework.

3. She ________ (to put) her books into her bag.

4. Jenny and I ________ (to tidy) the classroom.

5. You ________ (not to listen) to the teacher.

6. Some boys _________ (to look out) of the window.

7. Sam _______ (to do) his math homework when the phone rang.

8. Dad _______ (to cook) our dinner when I got home.

9. When I saw Joe, he _______ (to look for) his dog.

10. What _______ (to do) they when the bell rang?

Exercise 14

Ex 2. Complete the sentences with the Past Continuous tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. At the block party lots of people (dance) in the street.

2. I (sit) in my bedroom reading a book.

3. Someone (make) a very loud noise in the street.

4. Why you all (laugh) when I came in?

5. Mike and John (wash) their paintbrushes.

6. Sally (practice) the piano.

7. I ran so fast that my heart (beat) really hard.

8. Our neighbors (have) a barbecue.

Ex 3. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the Past Continuous tense.

1. I ___________ to my friend. (to talk)

2. He ____________ the beds. (to make)

3. The boys ___________ the parrots. (to feed)

4. We __________ breakfast at 5:30 this morning. (to have)

5. She ___________ a nice skirt. (to wear)

6. Tom's younger brother _________. (to cry)

7. You _________ photos with my new camera, weren't you? (to take)

8. My father __________ vegetables at the supermarket. (to buy)

9. They ___________ on the sofa. (to sit)

10. Robert ____________ on the beach. (to lie)

Ex 4. Fill in the gaps with the Simple Past or the Past Continuous.

1. While I ____________,  the school bus ___________. (to text) (to arrive)

2. Cindy __________ her leg while she ___________. (to break)

(to snowboard)

3. He _________ to the radio while he ___________ breakfast. (to listen)

(to prepare)

4. My father __________ at 70 km/h when a policeman ________ him. 

(to drive) (to stop)

5. The girl ___________ that the boy __________ her. (to notice) (to watch)

6. My dad ___________ the ladder while he ____________ the carport. 

(to fall off) (to paint)

7. While we __________, we ____________ crossword puzzles. (to wait)

(to do)

8. Nick ____________ sick while he ____________ in Texas. (to become)

(to travel)

9. What _______ when you ___________ about 9/11? (to do) (to hear)

10. She said that she ________ happy, so I _________ to her. (not/to feel)

(to talk)