Past Continuous

1
Past ContinuousPast Simple
2

• Open the brackets.
• When I (to ring) up my friend, he (to sleep).
• When grandfather (to watch) TV, he (to fall)
  asleep.
• When I (to go) to the stadium, I (to meet) Ann
  and Kate.
• When Nick (to ring) me up yesterday, I
  (to help) mother.
• When the children (to walk) through the wood,
  they (to see) a fox.
• When I (to come) home, my sister (to wash) the
  floor.

rang
was sleeping
was watching
fell
was going
met
rang
was helping
were walking
saw
came
was washing
3

• When Mike (to play) in the yard, he (to find) a
  ball.
• When I (to draw) yesterday, I (to break) two
  pencils.
• When I (to meet) Tom, he (to go) to the shop.
• When I (to look) out of the window, the children
  (to play) hide-and-seek.
• I (to go) to the theatre yesterday.
• At 7 oclock yesterday I (to go) to the
  theatre.
• What you (to do) at 5 oclock yesterday? I
  (to play) the piano.
• We (to play) in the yard the whole evening
  yesterday.

was playing
found
was drawing
broke
was going
met
looked
were playing
went
was going
were you doing
was playing
were playing
4

• When I (to prepare) breakfast in the morning, I
  (to cut) my finger.
• Last year I (to go) to the USA.
• You (to go) to Great Britain last year? No, I
  (to go) to France.
• What you (to do) yesterday? I (to translate) a
  long article.
• When I (to come) to school, the children
  (to stand) near the classroom.
• At this time yesterday I (to sit) at the
  theatre.
• He (to play) computer games from 2 till 5
  yesterday.

was preparing
cut
went
Did you go
went
did you do
translated
came
were standing
was sitting
was playing
5

• Last night I (to be) alone at home. I (to lie)
  on my bed and (to watch) TV when I (to hear) a
  strange noise. The noise (to come) from the
  kitchen. I (to go) downstairs, (to pick up) a
  heavy vase from the table and (to head for) the
  kitchen. I (to open) the door very slowly. Then I
  (to see) someone. He (to look for) something in
  the fridge. I (to be) so frightened that I (to
  drop) the vase I (to carry) and it (to
  crash) onto the floor. The man (to turn) towards
  he door and I (to see) his face. It (to be) my
  husband.

was
was lying
was watching
heard
came
went
picked up
headed for
opened
saw
was looking for
was
dropped
was carrying
crashed
turned
saw
was