PAST CONTINUOUS EXERCISES ANSWERS

1) Julie (sleep) at three o'clock. [ was sleeping ]
2) You (study) at three o'clock. [ were studying ]
3) Luke (read) at three o'clock. [ was reading ]
4) I (work) at three o'clock. [ was working ]
5) They (eat) chocolate at three o'clock. [ were eating ]
6) John (play) tennis at three o'clock. [ was playing ]
7) We (watch) TV at three o'clock. [ were watching ]
8) He (use) the internet at three o'clock. [ was using ]
9) You (cook) lunch at three o'clock. [ were cooking ]
10) We (travel) to London at three o'clock. [ were travelling ]
11) Mrs Brown (not/walk) in the garden when the murder happened. [ wasn't walking ]
12) Mr Black (not/work) in his study when the murder happened. [ wasn't working ]
13) Miss Jones (not/talk) to Mr. White when the murder happened. [ wasn't talking ]
14) You (not/play) cards when the murder happened. [ weren't playing ]
15) Dr Ford (not/read) in his room when the murder happened. [ wasn't reading ]
16) Mr. and Mrs. Green (not/eat) in the dining room when the murder happened. [ weren't eating ]
17) Mr Blue (not/drink) coffee in the library when the murder happened. [ wasn't drinking ]
18) The maid (not/clean) the bedrooms when the murder happened. [ wasn't cleaning ]
19) I (not/listen) to music when the murder happened. [ wasn't listening ]
20) The dogs (not/play) outside when the murder happened. [ weren't playing ] Choose Past Simple or Past Continuous 1 Make the past simple or past continuous 1) I (sit) in a cafe when you (call) . [ was sitting ][ called ] 2) When you (arrive) at the party, who (be) there? [ arrived ][ was ] 3) Susie (watch) a film when she (hear) the noise. [ was watching ][ heard ] 4) Yesterday I (go) to the library, next I (have) a swim, later I (meet) Julie for coffee. [ went ][ had ][ met ] 5) We (play) tennis when John (hurt) his ankle. [ were playing ][ hurt ] 6) What (they/do) at 10pm last night - it was really noisy? [ were they doing ] 7) He (take) a shower when the telephone (ring). [ was taking ][ rang ] 8) He (be) in the shower when the telephone (ring). [ was ][ rang ] 9) When I (walk) into the room, everyone (work). [ walked ][ was working ] 10) It (be) a day last September. The sun (shine) and the birds (sing) . I (walk) along the street when I (meet) an old friend. [ was ][ was shining ][ were singing ][ was walking ][ met ] 11) He (live) in Russia when the Revolution (start). [ was living ][ started ] 12) When her train (get) to the station, we (wait) on the platform. [ got ][ were waiting ] 13) He (be) so annoying! He (always leave) his things everywhere. [ was ][ was always leaving ] 14) On holiday we (visit) Rome, (see) the Vatican, and (spend) a few days at the beach. [ visited ][ saw ][ spent ] 15) Why (stand) on a chair when I (come) into the room? [ were you standing ][ came ] 16) They (live) in Germany when they (be) young. [ lived ][ were ] 17) At 7pm yesterday, we (listen) to music. [ were listening ] 18) When I (leave) the house, it (snow). [ left ][ was snowing ] 19) He (work) in a bank when he (meet) his wife. [ was working ][ met ] 20) What (you/do) when I (call) you last night? [ were you doing ][ called ]