PAST CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

Past Continuous - Positive and Negative

Make the positive or negative past continuous

1) Julie (sleep) at three o'clock.

2) You (study) at three o'clock.
3) Luke (read) at three o'clock.

4) I (work) at three o'clock.

5) They (eat) chocolate at three o'clock.

6) John (play) tennis at three o'clock.

7) We (watch) TV at three o'clock.

8) He (use) the internet at three o'clock.

9) You (cook) lunch at three o'clock.

10) We (travel) to London at three o'clock.

11) Mrs Brown (not/walk) in the garden when the murder happened.

12) Mr Black (not/work) in his study when the murder happened.

13) Miss Jones (not/talk) to Mr. White when the murder happened.

14) You (not/play) cards when the murder happened.

15) Dr Ford (not/read) in his room when the murder happened.

16) Mr. and Mrs. Green (not/eat) in the dining room when the murder happened.

17) Mr Blue (not/drink) coffee in the library when the murder happened.

18) The maid (not/clean) the bedrooms when the murder happened.

19) I (not/listen) to music when the murder happened.

20) The dogs (not/play) outside when the murder happened.


Choose Past Simple or Past Continuous 1

Make the past simple or past continuous


1) I
(sit) in a cafe when you
(call) .

2) When you
(arrive) at the party, who
(be) there?

3) Susie
(watch) a film when she
(hear) the noise.

4) Yesterday I
(go) to the library, next I
(have) a swim, later I
(meet) Julie for coffee.

5) We
(play) tennis when John
(hurt) his ankle.

6) What
(they/do) at 10pm last night - it was really noisy?

7) He
(take) a shower when the telephone
(ring).

8) He
(be) in the shower when the telephone
(ring).

9) When I
(walk) into the room, everyone
(work).

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.

11) He
(live) in Russia when the Revolution
(start).

12) When her train
(get) to the station, we
(wait) on the platform.
[ . ][ . ]

13) He
(be) so annoying! He
(always leave) his things everywhere.

14) On holiday we
(visit) Rome,
(see) the Vatican, and
(spend) a few days at the beach.

15) Why
(stand) on a chair when I
(come) into the room?

16) They
(live) in Germany when they
(be) young.

17) At 7pm yesterday, we
(listen) to music.

18) When I
(leave) the house, it
(snow).

19) He
(work) in a bank when he
(meet) his wife.

20) What
(you/do) when I
(call) you last night?

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