Positive Past Continuous
I ______ (sleep) when the telephone rang.
was sleeping
I was sleeping when the telephone rang.
When I entered her room, she ………………………. the piano. ( not/play )
wasn't playing
When I entered her room, she wasn't playing the piano. ( not/play )
___ they __________ on the floor during class? (sit)
Were they sitting
Were they sitting on the floor during class?
Make a sentence using these words:
She/ drive/ the car
She was driving the car
Fill in the sentence using either was or were:
The little kid ______ loud.
Was
The little kid was loud.
They _____________ the guitar when his mom came home. ( play )
were playing
They were playing the guitar when his mom came home.
My mom ____ (not/cook) when my dad arrived.
wasn't cooking
My mom wasn't cooking when my dad arrived.
___ we _____________ soccer last night? (play)
Were/ playing
Were we playing soccer last night?
Make a sentence using these words:
The boy/play football/ in the rain
The boy was playing football in the rain
Fill in the sentence using either was or were:
My sister ______ excited about seeing the new movie
Was
My sister was excited about seeing the new movie
She ________ her homework last night (do)
was doing
She was doing her homework last night
They ___________(not/watch) TV, when the lights went out.
weren't watching
They weren't watching TV, when the lights went out.
___ Julie __________ at 5 o'clock yesterday morning? (sleep)
Was Julie sleeping
Was Julie sleeping at 5 o'clock yesterday morning?
Make a sentence using these words:
He/ not/ read/ the newspaper/ yesterday
He wasn't reading the newspaper yesterday
Fill in the sentence using either was or were:
________ the students behaving today?
Were
Were the students behaving today?
You and I ________ all day yesterday. (paint)
were painting
You and I were painting all day yesterday.
You _____ (not/listen) to me while I was talking.
weren't listening
You weren't listening to me while I was talking.
__ I ________ yesterday at three o'clock? (work)
Was/ Working
Was I working yesterday at three o'clock? (work)
Write a question using these words:
you / eat / meat / yesterday evening?
Were you eating meat yesterday evening?
Fill in the sentence using either was or were:
There ______ a lot of people in the supermarket
were
There were a lot of people in the supermarket
We ______ (run) in the park when they lost their wallet.
were running
We were running in the park when they lost their wallet.
While Sara ______ (not/read), Kristen _____ (not/watch) TV.
wasn't reading/ wasn't watching
While Sarah wasn't reading, Kristen wasn't watching TV.
_____ he _____ (listen) to music while walking to school?
Was he listening
Was he listening to music while walking to school?
Write a question using these words:
you / watch a movie / when / I / come home?
Were you watching a movie when I came home?
Fill in the sentence using either was or were:
______ there a lot of traffic yesterday?
Was
Was there a lot of traffic yesterday?