Revision exercises

Past continuous

Fill in the blanks with the past continuous form of the verbs given in brackets.

1. The children were playing hide and seek in the park. (play)
2. They were going to the movies. (go)
3. I was reading the book you gave me on my birthday. (read)
4. Winnie was stitching her new dress. (stitch)
5. The dogs were barking all night. (bark)
6. Ron was cleaning his room when he heard the noise. (clean)
7. It was getting darker with each passing moment. (get)
8. The gardener was watering the lawn. (water)
9. The army were going to Ladakh when the enemy attacked them. (go)
10. My sister was riding a Royal Enfield yesterday. (ride)
11. The students were working on their assignments. (work)
12. That boy was dancing in class. (dance)
13. The kid was watching television all evening. (watch)
14. The girl was listening to rock music. (listen)
15. The birds were flying in the sky. (fly)

Ecercise 2 – Change into the past continuous tense

Read the following sentences and change them into the past continuous tense.

1. Raj drinks coffee.

Raj was drinking coffee.

1. Sweta is singing her favourite song.

Sweta was singing her favorite song.

1. Siraj left home.

Siraj was living home.

1. My friends played on the field.

My friends were playing on the field.

1. I will be going to France.

I was going to France.

1. The boy cried all night.

The boy was crying all night.

1. The cat ran in the streets.

The cat was running in the streets.

1. I performed at the school function.

I was preforming at the school function.

1. The parrot talked back.

The parrot was talking back.

1. Tia will visit her granny.

Tia was visiting her granny.

PUT THE VERBS INTO THE CORRECT FORM (PAST PROGRESSIVE).

1. When I phoned my friends, they were playing (play)  monopoly.
2. Yesterday at six I was preparing (prepare)  dinner.
3. The kids were playing (play)  in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
4. I was practicing (practice)  the guitar when he came home.
5. We weren’t cycling (not / cycle)  all day.
6. While Alan was working (work)  in his room, his friends were swimming (swim)  in the pool.
7. I tried to tell them the truth but they weren’t listening (not / listen )  .
8. What were you doing (you / do)  yesterday?
9. Most of the time we were sitting (sit)  in the park.
10. I (listen)  to the radio while my sister was watching (watch)  TV.
11. When I arrived, They were playing (play)  cards.
12. We were studying (study)  English yesterday at 4:00 pm .