Test yourself!
Put the verbs into the past progressive/continuous.
1. When the phone rang, I ________________ (sleep).
2. As I ______________ (cross) the street, somebody called my name.
3. While dad ______________ (wash) his car, mum _____________ (clean) the garage.
4. She got fired because she ________________ (not do) her job well.
5. What _______________ (do) when the fire broke out?
6. While the teacher ______________ (talk), some children _______________ (not listen).
7. Why ___________ you __________________ (scream)?
8. What ___________ they ________________ (do) at the crime scene?
9. Most of the time I ___________________________ (watch) TV.
10. I _________________________ (not pay) attention to time.
Write sentences in past progressive/continuous.
1. Susan/ try/ to make/ snowman __________________________________________
2. Christophor Columbus/ explore/ the new world _____________________________
3. Students/write / essays /on environment _______________________________
4. Mary /practice/ on the piano _____________________________________________
Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.
1. At half past eight, Jack was reading a book. __________________________________?
2. Ann was sitting on the bench in the park. ___________________________________?
3. The students were talking about the new film. _________________________________?
4. The secretary was typing a memo. __________________________________________?
5. Jane was looking after her little niece. ________________________________________?