Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks.Complete the sentences using the Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1. She __________ (watch) TV when I arrived.
2. We __________ (walk) in the park at 7 p.m.
3. They __________ (not listen) to the teacher.
4. I __________ (write) an email while he was talking.
5. What __________ you __________ (do) at 10 p.m. last night?

She was watching TV when I arrived.
We were walking in the park at 7 p.m.
They weren’t listening to the teacher.
I was writing an email while he was talking.
What were you doing at 10 p.m. last night?

Exercise 2: Choose the correct option.Pick the correct verb form.

1. He (was cooking / cooked) dinner when the guests arrived.
2. I (were studying / was studying) all night for the exam.
3. We (was playing / were playing) football in the rain.
4. She (wasn’t sleeping / didn’t sleep) when the phone rang.
5. What (were / was) they doing during the meeting?

He was cooking dinner when the guests arrived.
I was studying all night for the exam.
We were playing football in the rain.
She wasn’t sleeping when the phone rang.
What were they doing during the meeting?

Exercise 3: Make questions .Use the past continuous to ask questions.
Example:
You / sleep / at 11 p.m. → Were you sleeping at 11 p.m.?

1. He / drive / when it started raining?
2. What / you / do / yesterday evening?
3. They / work / all afternoon?
4. Why / she / cry / during the movie?
5. Who / you / talk to / on the phone?
   Was he driving when it started raining?
   What were you doing yesterday evening?
   Were they working all afternoon?
   Why was she crying during the movie?
   Who were you talking to on the phone?Exercise 4: Correct the mistakes
6. I was play football yesterday.
7. They was studying when I called.
8. We weren’t went to school at that time.
9. She crying when I saw her.
10. What was you doing?
11. I was playing football yesterday.
12. They were studying when I called.
13. We weren’t going to school at that time.
14. She was crying when I saw her.
15. What were you doing?