Exercise on Past Progressive
Was or Were
Decide whether to use 'was' or 'were'.
- Boris_______ learning English.
- They_____ swimming in the lake.
- Your father ______repairing the car.
- I________ reading a magazine.
- You______ packing your bag.
- My friends _______watching the match on TV.
- It _____raining.
- The dog ______barking.
- The children______ brushing their teeth.
- Anne and Maureen_______ singing a song.
Exercise on Past Progressive
Questions
You want to know whether the following people were in the middle of an action at a certain time in the past.
Write questions in past progressive.
- Rachel / feed / the cat
- the children / paint / a picture
- Clark / repair / his computer
- Hazel / swim / in the pool
- Lucas / have / a shower
- Jason and Aron / run / down the street
- Betty / do / her homework
- Cindy and James / make / dinner
- Rebecca / watch / Star Trek
- Anita and Linda / sit / in the kitchen
Exercise on Past Progressive
Negative Sentences
Somebody believes that yesterday at 3 pm the following people were in the middle of an action. That cannot be, however, as yesterday at 3 pm these people were not doing those things.
Write negative sentences in past progressive.
- Sarah and Luke / not / work
- Mister Miller / not / teach / chemistry
- Barry / not / drive / a lorry
- Mandy / not / have / lunch
- Albert / not / play / tennis
- Taylor and Bob / not / cycle / home
- Annie / not / clean / the table
- Benjamin / not / write / an e-mail
- Jane / not / exercise / in the gym
- Robert / not / buy / flowers