Past Continuous & Past Simple
Questions
Negative
100

I ___________ (read) a book when the phone rang.

was reading

100

(You / sleep) at 10 PM last night?

Were you sleeping...?

100

I ____________ (not / work) at 5 o'clock yesterday.

was not (wasn't) working

200

While they __________ (watch) TV, it started to rain.

were watching

200

What (she / do) when you saw her?

What was she doing...?

200

They _________ (not / play) football because it was hot.

were not (weren't) playing

300

We _________ (eat) dinner when the lights _________  (go) out.

were eating / went

300

(It / rain) when you left the house?

Was it raining...?

300

Correct the mistake: We wasn't listening to music.

We weren't listening to music.

400

He _______ (break) his leg while he ________(ski).

 broke / was skiing

400

Who (you / talk) to on the phone for two hours?

Who were you talking to...?

400

Make this negative: While I was cooking, the cat was sleeping.

1 While I wasn't cooking, the cat wasn't sleeping.
2 While I was cooking, the cat wasn't sleeping.

3 While I wasn't cooking, the cat was sleeping.

500

When I walked into the room, everyone _________ (work) and the sun _________ (shine).

was working / was shining

500

Form a question for the underlined part: They were playing chess.

What were they playing?

500

Combine and make negative: The teacher (talk) and the students (listen).

The teacher wasn't talking and the students weren't listening.

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