Past Continues Tense Exercises

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Past continues VS Simple Past tense exercises

Grammar
1. Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I (make) my dinner at 8 o’clock last night.
2. Joe and Sam (use) the wrong program in IT yesterday.
3.Who was that guy you (dance) with at the party?
4. Paula (come) home from school when she saw an accident.
5. In 1999 my father (live) in Dublin. That’s where he met my mother.
6. He (open) the box when he cut his finger.
7. This time last week, we (visit) my grandmother.
8. I (sit) at the back of the classroom so I couldn’t see the screen.
9. Andrew (insert) a photo into his document when the teacher stopped the class.
10. I (start) to do my homework when my friend sent me a message.

2. Choose the correct options.


1. I listened / was listening to the radio when I heard / was hearing this fantastic song.
2. When the teacher said / was saying ‘Stop!’, I still tried / was still trying to finish the last
question.
3. feel really silly! While I danced / was dancing, I fell / was falling and broke / was breaking
my elbow.
4. I played / was playing a computer game when his mum called / was calling him for lunch.
5. I looked / was looking for a file on my memory stick when I noticed / was noticing there
was a virus.
6. Ron found / was finding a really interesting website about dance music while he surfed /
was surfing the internet.
7. My mum had / was having breakfast near the computer when she spilled / was spilling her
cup of coffee on the keyboard.
8. When you saw / were seeing me yesterday, I didn’t go / wasn’t going to school, I went /
was going to the doctor’s – I felt terrible.
9. How many pictures did you take / were you taking while you travelled / were travelling
around Ireland?
10. Why did you chat / were you chatting to Philip while I tried / was trying to tell you
something really important?
3. Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.
1. I (switch off ) the computer because it (make) a strange noise.
2. My dad (listen) to classical music when I (arrive) home from school.
3. We (play) video games when my mum ,(say) ‘Turn the volume down!’
4. My cousin (meet) his wife, Bianca, while he (live) in Italy.
5. My little sister (draw) a picture while I (study) for my French exam.
6. While they (try) to fix the computer, all the lights (go out).
7. When we (leave) school yesterday, it (pour) with rain.
8. When you (see) Paul, he (wear) a black jacket?
9. I (try) to log on when the WiFi (stop) working.
10. While Dad (print) an article, the printer (run out) of paper

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