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3. Write questions. Use was/were –ing.

e.g. (what/Tim/do/when you saw him): What was Tim doing when you saw him?

1. (what/you/do/at 11 o’clock?) 3. (it/rain/when you went out?)

2. (what/she/wear/yesterday?) 4. (where/you/live/in 1981?)

4. Use your own ideas to complete these sentences. Use the Past Continuous.

e.g. Tom burnt his hand while he …was cooking the dinner… .

1. The door bell rang while I … . 3. We saw an accident while we … .

2. Mary fell asleep while she … . 4. The TV was on but nobody … .

5. Put the verbs into the correct form, the Past Continuous or Past Simple.

e.g. Jane …was waiting … (wait) for me when I …arrived… (arrive).

1. What ………. (you/do) this time yesterday? – I was asleep.

2. ………. (you/go) out last night? – No, I was tired.

3. Was Carol at the party last night? – Yes, she ……… (wear) a really nice dress.

4. How fast …….. (you/drive) when the accident ………. (happen)?

5. John ………. (take) a photograph of me while I ………. (not/look).

6. We were in a very difficult position. We ………. (not/know) what to do.

7. I haven’t seen Alan for ages. When I last ………. (see) him, he ……… (try) to find a job in London.

8. I ………. (walk) along the street when suddenly I ………. (hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody ………. follow) me. I was frightened and I ……… (start) to run.

9. When I was young, I ……… (want) to be a driver.

10. The boys ……… (break) the window when they ……… (play) football.

11. When Harry ……… (wake up), we ……… (tell) him the news.

12. Everyone ………. (wait) for the concert to begin when a message ………. (arrive).

13. Mary ………. (want) a relaxing holiday, so she ……… (choose) to stay in a small island.

14. When Roberto ………… (study) in America, his parents ……….. (phone) him every week.

15. Ann ………….. (watch) a film on TV while Julie ………… (arrive).

16. When the lights …………. (go out), I ………… (lie) in bed reading.

17. When you ………….. (go) to the Chinese restaurant, what …………. (you/eat)?

6. Underline the correct word or phrase from ones in the italics in each sentence.

1. When I got/was getting home I received/was receiving a phone call.

2. Last summer I was going swimming/went swimming every weekend.

3. When the dog bit/was biting Ann’s leg, she screamed/was screaming.

4. When you fell/was falling over the cliff, what happened/was happening next?

5. While Mary washed/was washing up, she broke/was breaking a cup.

6. I didn’t see/wasn’t seeing where the bus stop was, so I was missing/missed the bus.

7. What did you do/were you doing when I phoned/was phoning you last night?

7. Put the verbs into the correct form, the Past Continuous or Past Simple.

1. I ….… (see) Sue in town yesterday but she ………. (not/see) me. She ………. look) the other way.

2. I ……… (meet) Tom and Ann at the airport a few weeks ago. They …….. (go) to Berlin and I ……… (go) to Madrid. We ………. (have) a chat while we …….. (wait) for our flights.

3. I ……… ( cycle) home yesterday when suddenly a man …….. (step) out into the road in front of me. I ……… (go) quite fast but luckily I ……… (manage) to stop in time and ……… (not/hit) him.