WAS/ WERE + V-ing Exercise 1. Make the positive or negative past continuous 1) Julie (sleep) at three o'clock.
2) You (study) at three o'clock.
3) Luke (read) at three o‘clock.
4) I (work) at three o‘clock.
5) They (eat) chocolate at three o‘clock. 6) John (play) tennis at three o‘clock.
7) We (watch) TV at three o‘clock.
8) He (use) the internet at three o‘clock.
9) You (cook) lunch at three o‘clock.
10) We (travel) to London at three o‘clock.
Exercise 2. Open the brackets and use either the Past Indefinite or the Past Continuous.
1. We (walk) in silence when he suddenly (ask) me to help him.
2. When I (finish) my letter in the hall, a tall beautiful woman with red hair (enter), a dog
(follow) her.
3. Ann (drop) two cups while she (wash up) last night, but neither of the cups (break).
4. I (walk) along the street watching what (go on) around me. Fast cars (rush) in both
directions and it (be) impossible to cross the street.
5. The old man who (sit) on the bench beside me (keep) silence. Then suddenly he (turn
round) to me and (begin) to speak.
6. I (stand) near the fence when suddenly I (hear) the voices.
7. He well (remember) the day when he first (go) to school.
8. We (talk) about Jim when he (run) into the room.
9. The day was marvelous: the sun (shine), the birds (sing) so we (decide) to go for a walk.
10. Miss Brown's telephone (ring) when she (dress).
11. I (light) my pipe and (nod) to him to show that I (listen).
12. When he (come) into the office the secretary (do) a crosswords puzzle.
13. Why you (not listen) to me while I (speak)?
Exercise 3. Open the brackets and use either the Past Indefinite or the Past Continuous.
1. I (to play) computer games yesterday.
2. I (to play) computer games at five o'clock yesterday.
3. He (to play) computer games from two till three yesterday.
4. We (to play) computer games the whole evening yesterday.
5. What Nick (to do) when you came to his place?
6. What you (to do) when I rang you up?
7. I (not to sleep) at nine o'clock yesterday.
8. What he (to do) yesterday? He (to read) a book.
9. What he (to do) the whole evening yesterday? He (to read) a book.
10. She (to sleep) when you came home?
11. My brother (not to play) tennis yesterday. He (to play) tennis the day before yesterday.
12. My sister (not to play) the piano at four o'clock yesterday. She (to play) the piano the
whole evening.
13. When I came into the kitchen, mother (to cook).
14. She (to cook) the whole day yesterday.
15. We (to wash) the floor in our flat yesterday.
16. We (to wash) the floor in our flat from three till four yesterday.
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17. You (to do) your homework yesterday?
18. You (to do) your homework from eight till ten yesterday?
19. Why she (to sleep) at seven o'clock yesterday?
20. He (to sit) at the table the whole evening yesterday.