PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE Fill in was or were in the sentences: Sally talking over the telephone Nick and Mike _ playing football My mum _ cooking in the kitchen It _ snowing in the morning yesterday The cat _ playing with the ball We _ preparing for the test Sam _ sending an SMS They _ watching a comedy Tom _ playing golf in the field 10 The girls _ discussing a new plan 11 I _ paying computer games 12 We _ swimming in the river 13 Kate _ helping her mother 14 The birds _ singing in the yard 15 They _ laughing Fill in the correct form of the verb: Tim was (feed) the dog The boys were (run) in the yard Liz was (cry) Sam and Tom were (have) dinner Nick was (write) a letter Tim was _ (draw) a lion We were (listen) to the music Kate was _ (dance) They were (play) with the cat 10 My friend was (send) a telegram 11 Nick was (catch) the bird 12 Bob and Peter were (sleep) 13 We were (read) a novel 14 He was _ (jump) with a parachute 15 Bob was _ (ride) a bike Write negative forms of the verbs: Nick _ (do) his homework It _ (snow) outside Pam _ (read) the text on computer They _ (have) lunch Bill (paint) the walls We _ (make) snowballs Pat _ (swim) in the pool The dogs _ (chase) the cat Ben (watch) TV 10 They (go) to the park 11 Jack (complain) to his friends 12 Kate _ (eat) an apple 13 The boys _ (draw) a battle 14 I (drink) milk 15 He _ (wash) the plates Write the questions: 1. _ they _ (have) dinner? _ she _ (play) music? _ Ben _ (show) his collection? _ Liz _ (feed) her pet? _ the boys (run) in the park? _ you (watch) a football match? _ he _ (help) you at home? _ the dog (bark)? _ the butterflies _ (fly) 10 _ the boys (fight)? 11 _ he _ (drive) his car? 12 _ she (buy) tomatoes? 13 _ Sam (choose) a present? 14 _ Kate _ (sleep)? 15 _ you (throw) the balls? Write questions to the underlined words: They were watching TV He was writing a letter Nick was singing at o’clock yesterday Pat was playing basketball She was helping her brother They were training in the gym We were writing a test He was riding a bike in the park The cat was sleeping under the table 10 Liz was cleaning her room 11 Nick was reading a new novel 12 Ben was standing at the door Choose Past Simple or Past Continuous: I _ (live) there three years ago It _ (rain) when I left home Liz _ (clean) the room when I came Pete (win) the game last month Bill _ (buy) a book when I saw him They (run) at o’clock yesterday I (see) a nice film yesterday We (arrive) days ago Kate _ (cook) when Sam called her 10 I _ (receive) a letter days ago 11 He (write) when his mum came 12 She _ (knit) when I entered the room Key: Choose Past Simple or Past Continuous: I lived there three years ago It was raining when I left home Liz was cleaning the room when I came Pete won the game last month Bill was buying a book when I saw him They were running at o’clock yesterday I saw a nice film yesterday We arrived days ago Kate was cooking when Sam called her 10 I received a letter days ago 11 He was writing when his mum came 12 She was knitting when I entered the room