Past Continuous Worksheet 1
Conjugate the verb in parentheses in the past
continuous tense. In the case o questions, use the indicated subject as well.
What were
you doing when he arrived?
She was
watching TV at two o’clock
They weren’t
sleeping at five o’clock
Peter was
working when I telephoned
Tim was
studying German while they were studying French
I wasn’t
paying attention during the presentation
Was Brian
talking during the lesson?
We weren’t
cooking when he walked in the door
Jason was
playing the piano at three o’clock yesterday afternoon
When was
Howard giving the presentation exactly?
Andrea wasn’t
expecting you to arrive so early!
What were
you thinking when you said that?!
Was she
doing the housework when you telephoned?
Carlos was
drinking tea when I walked into the room.
They were
meeting with Smith and Co at exactly 2.35 pm
My cousin
wasn’t having a good time when I arrived
They were
discussing the issue when she telephoned
Were they
working in the garden when you arrived?
She was
sleeping so he entered the room softly
They weren’t
taking notes during the presentation, buy paying attention to every word
Past Continuous Worksheet 2
Choose the correct time expression used with
the past continuous tense.
What were
you doing during the meeting?
Tim was
finishing the report at five o’clock
They were
discussing the problem when I walked into the room
Jackson
wasn’t listening while he was explaining the situation
Was Alice
paying attention during the presentation?
They were
having a quite breakfast this morning when he arrived
What were
they doing when that happened?
Sheila was
playing the piano while he was working on the computer
I was
working at the computer at seven o ‘clock this morning
Alex wasn’t
playing golf this morning. He was working
What were
they doing at four o’clock?
She was
working quietly when he opened the door
Peter wasn’t
doing the housework yesterday morning. He was working in the garden
Where were
they sleeping when he got home last night?
Jason was
thinking about the problem when he asked for an answer.
Our teacher
was explaining math when he burst into the room with the news
Dilbert was
working at the computer at four o’clock this morning!
Were they
listening as he asked the question?
She wasn’t
working when he came into the office
They weren’t
thinking about that when they made the decision
A.
Rewrite each sentence with used to
a) I used to be in the school swimming team.
b) Sophie used to has long hair when
she was 7
c) Mary didn’t use to listen when her
teachers were speaking
d) Ricardo used to get up at 6:00 when
he was training for the Olympics
e) What did use to do on
Saturday evening?
f) My brother used to wear glasses when
he was small
g) Becky used to be afraid of dogs when
she was a little girl
h) We always used to give our teacher
presents at the end of the term
