Past Continuous

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Past Continuous 

Past Continuous Form:

 to be (was/were) + ww + ing

Past Continuous Exercises:

Julia (to sleep) at three o'clock.

1. has been sleeping
2. slept
3. was sleeping
4. has slept

Mrs. Brown (not/ to walk) in the garden when the murder happened.

1. walked not
2. had not been walking
3. has not walked
4. was not walking

When you arrived at the party, ..... John and Ann( to sing) .....?

1. singing
2. sang
3. were .... singing
4. had .... already sung

When I saw you and Lucy last night, what .... you (to carry)?

1. were .... carrying
2. did ... carry
3. have .... carried
4. was .... carrying

The protestors ........ (to storm) the US Capital when VP Mike Pence ............. (to speak) to Congress.

1. is storming ... spoke
2. were storming ...was speaking
3. stormed ...was speaking
4. had stormed ... spoke

Write down the correct form.

David (to read) in his room when the murder happened.

Donald Trump (to sit) ....... in the bunker at the White House when the protestors (to attack) ....... the US Capital police officers.

During the Olympics, the African marathon runners (to run) ....... at a good pace from start to finish.

During vacation, the family members (to picnic) ........ close to the beach.

James (to drive) ......... home from work during a thunderstorm when a tree was struck by lightning and fell on the road.