Exercise on Past Progressive

Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).

1. When I phoned my friends, they (play) were playing monopoly.
2. esterday at si! I (prepare) dinner.
". #he $ids (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
%. I (practise) the guitar when he came home.
&. We (not ' cycle) all day.
(. While )aron (wor$) in his room, his friends (swim) in the pool.
*. I tried to tell them the truth but they (listen ' not) .
+. What (you ' do) yesterday,
-. .ost of the time we (sit) in the par$.
Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).
1. When I phoned my friends, they were playing monopoly.
2. esterday at si! I was preparing dinner.
". #he $ids were playing in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
%. I was practising the guitar when he came home.
&. We were not cycling all day.
(. While )aron was wor$ing in his room, his friends were swimming in the pool.
*. I tried to tell them the truth but they were not listening .
+. What were you doing yesterday,
-. .ost of the time we were sitting in the par$.
Questions with Interrogatives
)s$ for the information in the bold part of the sentence.
1. /enry was living in London last year. Where was /enry living last year,
2. )nita was wor$ing at a restaurant last week. When was )nita wor$ing at a restaurant,
". 0ic$y was waiting for Holly. Who was 0ic$y waiting for,
%. Sarah was singing a song. Who was singing a song,
&. 1oe was reading a book. What was 1oe reading,
(. At six o'clock, .yriam and her family were having dinner. When were .yriam and her
family having dinner,
*. 2ob was wal$ing home because his car had a flat tire. Why was 2ob wal$ing home,
+. )t half past seven, ister Logan was driving home. Who was driving home at half past
seven,
-. #he children were playing in the sandbox. Where were the children playing,
13.4laire was visiting her best friend. What was 4laire doing,
!as or !ere
5ecide whether to use 6was6 or 6were6.
1. 2oris was learning 7nglish.
2. #hey were swimming in the la$e.
". our father was repairing the car.
%. I was reading a maga8ine.
&. ou were pac$ing your bag.
(. .y friends were watching the match on #9.
*. It was raining.
+. #he dog was bar$ing.
-. #he children were brushing their teeth.
13.)nne and .aureen were singing a song.
"egative Sentences
:omebody believes that yesterday at " pm the following people were in the middle of an action.
#hat cannot be, however, as yesterday at " pm these people were not doing those things.
Write negative sentences in past progressive.
1. :arah and ;u$e ' not ' wor$ :arah and ;u$e were not wor$ing.
2. .ister .iller ' not ' teach ' chemistry .ister .iller was not teaching chemistry.
". 2arry ' not ' drive ' a lorry 2arry was not driving a lorry.
%. .andy ' not ' have ' lunch .andy was not having lunch.
&. )lbert ' not ' play ' tennis )lbert was not playing tennis.
(. #aylor and 2ob ' not ' cycle ' home #aylor and 2ob were not cycling home.
*. )nnie ' not ' clean ' the table )nnie was not cleaning the table.
+. 2en<amin ' not ' write ' an e=mail 2en<amin was not writing an e=mail.
-. 1ane ' not ' e!ercise ' in the gym 1ane was not e!ercising in the gym.
13.0obert ' not ' buy ' flowers 0obert was not buying flowers.
Questions
ou want to $now whether the following people were in the middle of an action at a certain time in
the past.
Write >uestions in past progressive.
1. 0achel ' feed ' the cat Was 0achel feeding the cat,
2. the children ' paint ' a picture Were the children painting a picture,
". 4lar$ ' repair ' his computer Was 4lar$ repairing his computer,
%. /a8el ' swim ' in the pool Was /a8el swimming in the pool,
&. ;ucas ' have ' a shower Was ;ucas having a shower,
(. 1ason and )ron ' run ' down the street Were 1ason and )ron running down the street,
*. 2etty ' do ' her homewor$ Was 2etty doing her homewor$,
+. 4indy and 1ames ' ma$e ' dinner Were 4indy and 1ames ma$ing dinner,
-. 0ebecca ' watch ' :tar #re$ Was 0ebecca watching :tar #re$,
13.)nita and ;inda ' sit ' in the $itchen Were )nita and ;inda sitting in the $itchen,