Inglês: exercícios sobre o Past Continuous

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Was or Were

Decide whether to use 'was' or 'were'.

1. Boris was were learning English.

2. They was were swimming in the lake.

3. Your father was were repairing the car.

4. I was were reading a magazine.

5. You was were packing your bag.

6. My friends was were watching the match on TV.

7. It was were raining.

8. The dog was were barking.

9. The children was were brushing their teeth.

10. Anne and Maureen was were singing a song.

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

1. When I phoned my friends, they (play) monopoly.

2. Yesterday at six I (prepare) dinner.

3. The kids (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.

4. I (practice) the guitar when he came home.

5. We (not / cycle) all day.

6. While Aaron (work) in his room, his friends (swim) in the pool.

7. I tried to tell them the truth but they (listen / not) .

8. What (you / do) yesterday?

9. Most of the time we (sit) in the park.

Test

Write the ing form of the verbs.

1. live →

2. stay →

3. run →

4. win →

5. cycle →

Complete the table in past Continuous.

positive	negative	question
It was raining.
	They were not playing.
		Was I listening?
	Caron was not eating.
You were singing.

Was or Were?

1. We was were dancing.

2. The dog was were barking.

3. The printer was were printing out a photograph.

4. The pupils was were writing a test.

5. Sue and Gareth was were walking up the hill.

Write sentences in past Continuous.

1. he / the car / wash →

2. she / home / go →

3. they / not / the match / watch →

4. you / in the shop / work →

5. I / not / a magazine / read →

Write questions in past Continuous.

1. she / on a chair / sit →

2. you / your bag / pack →

3. his head / ache →

4. we / tea / drink →

5. you / the bike / repair →

Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.

1. Jamie was doing a language course in London. →

2. Andrew was carrying a heavy box. →

3. The teacher was testing our English. →

4. At six o'clock, we were having dinner. →

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