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Past Continuous Exercise

Past continuous tense expresses an action that was happening (or in progress) at a specific time in the past.
Structure:
I was verb+ing
She was verb+ing
He was verb+ing
It was verb+ing
We were verb+ing
You were verb+ing
They were verb+ing
 

Time to practice!

Complete these sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs provided.

Welcome to your Past Continuous

1. The boys tennis when Tim broke his arm. (play)

2. Everyone when I arrived home. (sleep)

3. While the teacher the lesson, my phone rang. (explain)

4. I in the local market when I came across an old friend. (shop)

5. Why an hour ago? (the children/scream)

6. At this time last night, my father on his computer. (work)

7. We to contact you when you called. (try)

8. My brother _ in the living room when the guests arrived. (study)

9. What when you fell down? (you/do)

10. It when I left home. (rain)

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