Past continuous and used to

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