The past continuous tense tells us about actions that were going on in the past.
Exercises
Q. Make sentences by picking up words from the given columns.
1. I | teasing the old man | |
2. He | was | helping your mother in kitchen |
3. We | were | waiting for the chief guest. |
4. You | doing his work | |
5. George | going to meet our teacher |
Answer
- I was teasing the old man.
- He was helping your mother in kitchen.
- We were waiting for the chief guest.
- You were doing his work.
- George was going to meet our teacher.
Q. Fill in the blanks with the past continuous form of the verbs given in bracket.
- Emma ______________ when her friends came to meet her. (sleep)
- Joy and David ______________ their bicycles in the park yesterday. (ride)
- Marry ______________ when the children came back from school. (work)
- They ______________ a movie yesterday. (watch)
- He ______________ to music. (listen)
Answer
- was sleeping
- were riding
- was working
- were watching
- was listening